WoW News

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
.

The StarCraft II beta-test period is coming in the months ahead! If you’d like a chance to participate, now’s the time
to let us know. Simply go to the
“” page in Battle.net
account management to go through the new beta opt-in process and upload a snapshot of your system specs. During this
process, you’ll also have the opportunity to opt in to future betas for other Blizzard Entertainment games. Please note
that even if you’ve opted in to our betas previously, you’ll need to complete this new process and upload your current
system specs to have a chance to be invited.

For more information, see the — or
to opt in now. If you have an unused beta code from
BlizzCon 2008 or WWI 2008, visit to enter your code.

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 .