WoW News

Creative Labs has announced that a limited number of Sound Blaster World of Warcraft Wireless Headsets are now available for pre-order at www.amazon.com for $159.99. The World of Warcraft Wireless headset features two sets of interchangeable graphic headset lenses, custom World of Warcraft-themed voice presets, advanced uncompressed wireless technology and THX TruStudio PC audio technology. For more information on the Sound Blaster World of Warcraft Headset, visit www.soundblaster.com.

Riding on the chill winds that flow around the frozen spires of Icecrown Citadel comes the once-noble steed of Prince Arthas Menethil. Now this beast, raised from its grave, bears the fearsome Lich King on its winged back. Even in undeath, it remains an ever-faithful servant. Learn more of its tainted history here.

Create a great-looking custom print and you could win a gift code to use on Printwarcraft.com! Show us your creativity by visiting the Printwarcraft.com site, creating your own unique poster of your character, and submitting it. One winner will be chosen each week during the month of February to win a $10 gift code. After the fourth week, we’ll be choosing one entry each as our grand prize, second place, and third place winners for even more prizes. Find out more on our contest page.

Protecting the citizens of Azeroth is extremely important to us. Our new Battle.net Account Security Awareness page provides helpful advice on what you can do to safeguard your computer, how to spot scams, info on the adverse effects of buying gold, and tried-and-true methods to help prevent account compromises.

With the next Arena season just around the corner, we’d like to give you a sneak peek at the new season 8 armor sets, designed to strike fear into the hearts of your opponents in battle. Take a look at the Wrathful Gladiator’s attire of choice.

As the confrontation with the Lich King draws nearer, fire erupts in the skies above Icecrown Citadel. Skybreaker and Orgrim’s Hammer, the flag-flying gunships of the Alliance and Horde, clash near Deathbringer’s Rise — but it wasn’t too long ago that they were just ideas on paper. Read on to find out how our development team built this airborne assault.

The premiere issue of the World of Warcraft Official Magazine is now arriving in subscribers’ mailboxes. Issue #1 includes a look at the lore surrounding Icecrown Citadel; interviews with the developers on the upcoming Cataclysm expansion; profiles of pet collectors, Arena champs, and achievement seekers; expert advice from top raiding guilds and PvPers; and much more. You can still receive Issue #1 if you subscribe before February 28. For more info, including a whopping 40-page preview of some of the features in the first issue, head over to www.worldofwarcraftthemagazine.com.

Time is winding down on the Holiday Fan Art Calendar contest, but it’s not over yet! We’re inviting players to create a piece of artwork that helps us set the tone for each month and season, using any major in-game holiday as inspiration. Here’s your chance to get a piece of art in the 2011 World of Warcraft calendar, and one lucky grand prize winner will also receive a Wacom Cintiq 12WX digital input tablet (the same kind used by many of our very own Blizzard Entertainment artists) to take his or her art to the next level.

The contest ends February 8, 2010, so get into the spirit of your favorite in-game holiday and let your cup of creativity flow over! See the contest page for full details.