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The Blizzard Fan Art Section has been updated with new pieces of artwork.

Arena Season 4 has now officially begun, and players can immediately begin competing for the new Brutal Gladiator and Guardian PvP item sets. Players will now also be able to purchase Arena Season 2 items using the honor system. Please note that we have reset all Arena team and personal ratings, though players retain their Arena points and teams. The team and personal rating have simply been reset to the default 1500, allowing all teams to once again compete for top honors with a fresh start. Also, with the end of the third season, players on the top teams from each battlegroup will be receiving their end-of-season rewards approximately one week from today. These include Arena-specific titles that they can display proudly until the end of the new season, and, for the best of the best, an Armored Nether Drake.

Here is the next honorable mention from this month’s comic contest submissions.
Remember, the contest will go on all year long, so don’t miss your chance to win
a copy of the World of Warcraft Battle Chest signed by both Vice President of Creative Development Chris
Metzen and Art Director Chris Robinson, as well as a World of Warcraft 60 day pre-paid time card.

Keep those comics coming! Check out today’s honorable mention from Azurah.

Have a comic to submit? It’s not too late to enter the comic contest. Read the official rules, and submit your comics today!

Each summer, the arrival of the Midsummer Fire Festival signals a time of merriment and a chance to revel in the hottest season of the year by lighting celebratory bonfires across the land and sharing in what the elemental spirits have to offer. This year (beginning Saturday, June 21st and continuing until July 5), the festival features some brand-new events, quests, and prizes, including a special summoned boss for groups of high-level players. Learn more about the new Midsummer Fire Festival content in our updated page, which also includes a
new screenshot gallery. Once the event begins,
submit your screenshots of Festival fun here.

Each summer, the arrival of the Midsummer Fire Festival signals a time of merriment and a chance to revel in the hottest season of the year by lighting celebratory bonfires across the land and sharing in what the elemental spirits have to offer. This year (beginning tomorrow and continuing until July 5), the festival features some brand-new events, quests, and prizes, including a special summoned boss for groups of high-level players. Learn more about the new Midsummer Fire Festival content in our updated page, which also includes a
new screenshot gallery. Once the event begins,
submit your screenshots of Festival fun here.

The Blizzard Fan Art Section has been updated with new pieces of artwork.

Beginning tonight at midnight, Paris time (CEST), and running until 10:00 Paris time June 19th, all web services will be undergoing maintenance. Therefore, access to services such as Account Creation, Account Management, Subscription Renewal, Paid Character Transfer, Paid Character Name Change, the European World of Warcraft forums, the Armory, and WoW-Europe.com may be disrupted during this time.

The newest issue of the World of Warcraft comic book series from WildStorm will arrive in stores tomorrow, 6/18/08. “The Return”
begins a new story arc, as upon learning he is in fact the missing king of Stormwind, Lo’Gosh returns to reclaim his throne with
his comrades-in-arms Valeera and Broll. But all is not as it seems in the Eastern Kingdoms, especially if one informed dwarf has
anything to say about it. Check out the online preview now.

If you like what you see, you can
visit Wildstorm for more information,
locate a nearby comic store, or
subscribe to the series directly.