WoW News

The novel Arthas: Rise of the Lich King will debut on store bookshelves on April 21, but you can get a sneak peek today by participating in our Arthas Novel Quiz Contest. Simply read an of the book and answer three questions based on what you’ve read. If you answer all of the questions correctly, you’ll be entered into a drawing to win one of 20 Arthas: Rise of the Lich King leather collector’s gift boxes, which includes a numbered and signed copy of the book. Enter today at our .

Phase 3 of the 2009 Arena Tournament will be ending next Monday, April 6, at 9:00 p.m. PDT. Please keep in mind that you have until the end of this phase to complete the 200 rated 3v3 games required to qualify for prizes. Participants must also remain on their team for the duration of the tournament to ensure prize eligibility. The Arena Tournament realms will be shut down for a week in preparation for Phase 4 of the tournament (the invitational ladder), which will determine who advances to the regional finals. Phase 4 will begin on Tuesday, April 14, after maintenance. For more information on the tournament, please visit our ; to discuss the tournament with your fellow players, please visit the . Thank you to all of the participants, and good luck to everyone who qualified for the invitational ladder!

We hope you enjoyed our April Fools’ Day events. If you missed them, check out this year’s jokes:

The Blizzard Entertainment Joke Team will see you again next year. Just kidding — we’re always around waiting to pounce.

We’ve updated the with one more dungeon and three raids introduced in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. This update includes
,
, , and
. Each page includes pertinent information on the dungeon or raid such as its location,
final boss, and background lore, and contains a link to its loot table on the Armory.

We have recently seen an increase in the number of “spoof” emails players are receiving that are attempting to steal account information. These types of emails often appear authentic and usually request your login name, security question/answer, AND password. Please keep in mind that official Blizzard Entertainment emails will always come from a blizzard.com email address and will NEVER ask for your password.

For further details on this issue and an example of a recent spoof email that we’ve seen, please visit our
.

Where one comic contest ends, another begins. This time around we’re partnering with to bring you a global contest with some fantastic prizes and industry exposure. The year-long World of Warcraft Comic Contest now begins again, and we’re looking for the funniest or most creative World of Warcraft comics to post on our website.

Each month’s winner will receive three volumes of Blizzard Entertainment manga, and will be considered by TOKYOPOP for contributions to upcoming volumes of both Warcraft: Legends and StarCraft: Frontline. Read the
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We have just updated our with a new calendar wallpaper for April, 2009.

We’ve just released an in-depth preview of a brand-new feature coming soon to World of Warcraft: the PvP Dance Battle system!

If you want respect, you’ve got to take it. The new Dance Battle system will challenge you to make your move, and let the best
moves win. But even in the fiercest PvP dance-off, what matters is not where you’re from — it’s where you’re at.

Check out the now!