WoW News

We have just updated our with a new wallpaper featuring Wrath of the Lich King.

We’ve updated our with 23 of the best player submissions. As always, if you’d like to contribute to our , please submit your screenshots. You can view all of our screenshot galleries
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Don’t miss Upper Deck’s “Spectral Safari,” a global, one-day World of Warcraft Miniatures Game tournament at select hobby stores on March 14 and 15, 2009. The victor of each individual tournament will bag one of the biggest World of Warcraft trophies, a Spectral Tiger Loot card!
In addition to the first–place prize, high-level finishers will receive minis boosters. Plus, a Red Bearon Loot card will be a door prize at each location. And if that’s not enough, every participant from around the world will automatically be entered into a drawing to have the World of Warcraft character he or she plays online made into a mini. Visit for more information or to find a location near you.

SteelSeries has just launched the World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse, featuring 15 programmable buttons, ergonomic design, 16 million illumination options, and advanced macro creation capabilities. For full details, please visit ; the mouse is now available in major gaming and electronics stores everywhere.

Season 3 of the (Electronic Sports League) is taking place at CeBit in Hanover, Germany from now until March 8, with hard-fought matches determining the winner of the 3v3 Arena Tournament.

During the competition, the Electronic Sports League will provide a free non-stop video stream, allowing everyone to watch the matches live with commentary in English. For more details, including team profiles, rules, and the video stream, see the
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If you consider yourself a pro World of Warcraft player, love watching eSports, or have always wanted your chance to provide play-by-play commentary for Arena matches, here’s your chance. Blizzard Entertainment is proud to present our first Arena Shoutcasting Contest. can download an Arena match from the World of Warcraft website, record their best play-by-play account, and submit the completed work. One winner and three runners-up will be eligible to win some fantastic prizes. We look forward to hearing your announcements. See the for further details.

Additional photos from have been sorted into our BlizzCon , , and
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One of the new features that will be popping up in the game in the near future is the ability to “dual-spec,” or have two separate sets of talents that can be easily switched between as the situation requires. To find out more about this feature, our Q&A with Senior Game Designer Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street.