WoW News

Today we bring you a final look at the new art for druids coming in the next major content patch. You can check out the full preview, along with a first look at the .

The first Blizzard Entertainment global creative writing contest has been judged and the winning entries
chosen. After poring over nearly 17 million words, our judges have decided on one grand prize winner and
seven runners-up. Take a moment to enjoy the ideas and creative stories of all the
.

The will visit the company headquarters to meet and eat with
the Blizzard Entertainment creative writing staff, and will receive a Frostmourne sword. The seven
runners-up will be sent signed copies of the
,
,
, and
.

In the third installment of our continuing preview of the new druid art for cat and bear forms, we’re taking a look at the textures available for tauren cats. .

We have just updated our with two new calendar wallpapers for June, 2009.

Arthas: Rise of the Lich King , the new Warcraft novel by Christie Golden, has made the
, debuting at #16. The novel explores the story of Arthas Menethil, from his origin as a paladin and the crown prince of Lordaeron to his eventual descent into evil. If you haven’t read it yet, it’s on shelves in bookstores around the country, and limited quantities of the signed and numbered are also still available.

We just added a to our World of Warcraft . These desktops feature some amazing artwork from Wildstorm’s monthly comic series. If you like what you see, you can visit for more information, , or .

Want to do your part to protect Azeroth from interstellar invasion? Everyone who attends BlizzCon 2009 or purchases the
via DIRECTV will be
joined by a new World of Warcraft in-game companion, Grunty the murloc marine. This tiny terror is fully armored and comes
equipped with a gauss rifle, which he’ll occasionally fire into the air to make sure no invisible spacecraft are swooping
in to attack.

BlizzCon 2009 takes place on August 21-22 in the Anaheim Convention Center. Tickets go on sale on Saturday, May 16, with a
second allotment to be released on May 30. For further details, check out the
and the
.

The buzz over , being held this year in Anaheim, California
August 21 and 22, has begun. Whether you’re planning on attending the convention or following it from home,
we have everything you need to know right here.

We welcome players to join in on the discussion of this year’s BlizzCon on our
.