Author: Ucigasa

This past weekend brought the Warcraft Regional Finals for the World of Warcraft Arenas and Warcraft III to Madrid, Spain. The Blizzard Europe Community team has posted coverage of the two day event for anyone who could not make it to enjoy! Take a moment to check out the Regional Finals Day One and Day Two coverage on our forums. We have also posted the results of the World of Warcraft Arena Tournaments and Warcraft III on our Regional Finals site.

Thanks to everyone who showed up and made the Regional Finals such a great event! Also, good luck to the Arena Regional Finalists, X6tence and Nihilum Plasma and to the Warcraft III Regional Finalists, Happy, SaSe, and LucifroN7, all of whom will be competing in the Tournament Finals at BlizzCon in October!

We have just added a new wallpaper to our World of Warcraft wallpapers section. This wallpaper features some amazing artwork from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game. Head over to the Upper Deck Entertainment website now to learn more about the game, see more art, or even download some demo decks.

This week’s wallpaper features an orc warlock contemplating the putrid puissance of his demonic powers.

Wrath of the Lich King has been on shelves for close to a month now, and the reviews from most major gaming media outlets are in. Check them out to see what people are saying about the newest addition to World of Warcraft:

And if you missed the initial batch of reviews from a couple of weeks ago, here they are again:

Blizzard Entertainment is pleased to present the brand new Oswald statue, to be presented to the best-in-category machinima submissions at BlizzCon 2008. The winners will be showered in prestige, and will write the first chapter in the history of our annual Oswald award.

Oswald recipients will be selected based on three categories for outstanding machinima production:

• Action/Adventure
• Comedy
• Drama/Romance

We look forward to awarding the talents of our finest machinima contestants this week at BlizzCon 2008!

Due to the enthusiasm of the Russian players in converting to the localized Russian World of Warcraft, we have decided to make the European to Russian account conversion process available again from 8 to 28 October (inclusive).

You should transfer your characters before converting your account. Thus, the free character migration from European to Russian realms has also been extended until 28 October. Please check our character migration FAQ for further information.

We’ve added Soilworker’s latest creation, Blood Elf Portrait to the Blizzard Fan Art gallery. Gaze upon the haunting, dark beauty of one of the sin’dorei!

We’re always looking for new fan art and if you’re an artist, you can submit your work to us here. We update the Gallery regularly and encourage you to check regularly to see what new and talented submissions are on display.

We are now accepting entries for our BlizzCon online contests, including our Diorama, Motivational Poster, and Movie contests. Whether you have tickets to BlizzCon or not, your application is welcome. Simply fill out the Submission form and be prepared to demonstrate your creative talents! For more contest information visit our BlizzCon Contests page.

For those BlizzCon attendees looking to show off graceful dance moves, fill the convention center halls with laughs, or come dressed as your favorite Warcraft, StarCraft, or Diablo characters, the Submission form for all applicants is now available! For more contest information visit our BlizzCon Contests page.

Summer draws to a close and the leaves of the trees begin to turn from vibrant green to rusty red, reminiscent of the blood of fallen heroes. The Harvest Festival has arrived and adventurers from all over Azeroth are gathering in Stormwind and Orgrimmar to remember those who have passed on into the Light over the fading year. Processions wind their way to Uther the Lightbringer’s tomb and to Grom Hellscream’s memorial as both the Horde and Alliance take a moment to pause, reflect, and remember the great ones.

To learn more about this festival, please check out our Harvest Festival page.