World of Warcraft News
What can be better than fresh-baked cookies or cakes? Cookies, cakes, and scrumptious desserts created with care to represent elements of the Warcraft, StarCraft, or Diablo universes, of course! We’re holding our Blizzard Holiday Dessert contest again and calling out all those talented bakers and pastry chefs to get out their flour, sugar, and rolling pins to create something amazing to tantalize the eye.
Find out more on our contest page!
In our twelfth BlizzCast episode, we celebrate two major anniversaries: five years of World of Warcraft and 15 years of the Warcraft series as a whole. Join us as our developers turn back the clock to talk about each of the releases and expansions since Warcraft: Orcs & Humans hit store shelves in 1994 and how it all came together to make Warcraft the franchise that it is today. We also reflect on World of Warcraft’s past, present, and continual evolution with the upcoming World of Warcraft: Cataclysm expansion and beyond.
Check out BlizzCast 12 now!
Show everyone in Azeroth that you’re serious about account security with man’s (and orc’s) best friend! Beginning today, any World of Warcraft player who protects his or her Battle.net account using either a Blizzard Authenticator or the Battle.net Mobile Authenticator will get their very own in-game Core Hound Pup, a fiery and feisty guard-dog pet. Adopting this molten mutt is easy: If you’ve got any kind of Authenticator attached to your account, you’ll find your new canine companion waiting for you the next time you log in.
We’ve also just released a new Blizzard Authenticator token featuring a Core Hound-themed look and design. Click here to order one through the online Blizzard Store. For more information on account security and the various Authenticator options available to you, check out our Account Security and Authenticator pages.
Fall of the Lich King, the latest World of Warcraft content update, is now live! The heroes of the Horde and the Alliance have faced unimaginable horrors and suffered terrible losses in their desperate struggle against the Scourge. Now the time has come to break through the fortified gates of Icecrown Citadel and confront the Lich King in the frozen heart of his domain. Follow Jaina Proudmoore or Sylvanas Windrunner through the Forge of Souls, Pit of Saron, and Halls of Reflection in an attempt to subvert the Lich King’s army in a new multi-wing 5-player dungeon. Join the Ashen Verdict as they charge through the citadel’s main gate to take on the Scourge’s most powerful leaders and fearsome monstrosities in a new 10- and 25-player raid. Fall of the Lich King also introduces the cross-realm Dungeon Finder interface, new quest-tracking features designed to make it easier to find objectives, and much more.
Watch the trailer now, or check out our Fall of the Lich King page or official patch notes for more information.
Countless players have aided Thassarian in World of Warcraft as he battles against the Lich King’s agents in Northrend, but few know the details of his former life. But that’s about to change, as TOKYOPOP’s newest self-contained manga, Death Knight, is in stores now, and it tells Thassarian’s story — a tale that reveals the origins, motivations, and darkest secrets of this tragic class.
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve expanded the hours of operation for our phone support teams, in order to make it as easy as possible for players to get help at a convenient time. Both our technical support team and our billing and account services teams are now accepting calls seven days per week, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Pacific time. If you’re experiencing any issues, please don’t hesitate to give us a call; the number for billing and account services is 1-800-592-5499, and for technical support it is 1-949-955-1382. You can also check our support webpage for more information:
We’ve updated our Pilgrim’s Bounty screenshot gallery with 33 of the best player submissions. As always, if you’d like to contribute to our galleries, please submit your screenshots. You can view all of our screenshot galleries
here.
#WoWLoot Twitter Sweepstakes – Win In-Game Pets & Mounts!
In our continuing celebration of World of Warcraft’s five-year anniversary, we’re in the mood to give away some fantastic prizes to a lucky selection of those following us on Twitter. Our offices are brimming with spare World of Warcraft loot codes and we feel it’s time to give back to those who have made this gaming community so great. Are you a pet collector who has yet to get your hands on a Robotic Homing Chicken, Baby Hippogryph, Ethereal Plunderer, or Baby Monkey pet? Have you ever wanted to cruise Northrend on an Area 51 Rocket, a Riding Turtle, Spectral Tiger, or Rooster mount? Well here’s your chance to win these and other extremely rare loot codes!
All you have to do is join the tens of thousands of people already following us at www.twitter.com/warcraft; and hey, if you’re already a follower, you may already have a chance to win (see our contest rules for details). Between November 30 and December 11, 2009 we’ll be selecting random winners daily from our growing list of followers, so start following our feed today!
To determine your eligibility, please read our contest rules.
