Intel Extreme Masters World Championship
The World Championship of the fourth Intel Extreme Masters (Electronic Sports League) in World of Warcraft 3v3 Arena will be held on March 2-4 at CeBIT in Hannover, Germany.
Twelve international teams will show lots of thrilling action while competing for an overall prize pool of $50,000. You can see all the matches live with English commentary on ESL TV — a free non-stop video stream. For more details, including team profiles, interviews with participants, and the video stream, see the
official coverage page.
Intel Extreme Masters World Championship is a post from Ucigasa’s WoW site.
Developer Chat on Twitter — 2/26/10
We will be holding our next Developer Chat on Twitter on Friday, February 26, at 5:00 p.m. PST with World of Warcraft’s lead content designer and lead systems designer. This chat session will focus on Icecrown Citadel and other Fall of the Lich King content.
Questions will be taken live through Twitter, so be sure to sign up for a Twitter account and follow account @Warcraft in order to participate! For more information, visit the
forum post.
Developer Chat on Twitter — 2/26/10 is a post from Ucigasa’s WoW site.
BlizzCast #13
In our thirteenth BlizzCast episode, we focus on the recent start of the StarCraft II beta! An interview with the StarCraft II’s production director and game director discusses what beta testers and the overall StarCraft community can expect in the latest multiplayer version of the game. The developers also provide some insight into other topics such as the single player campaign, eSports, and macro mechanics. In our second segment, World of Warcraft and Diablo community managers take you through a Q&A segment sharing exciting information about how the future of those series are shaping up.
Check out BlizzCast 13 now!
BlizzCast #13 is a post from Ucigasa’s WoW site.
Stormrage: Sneak Preview 2
When the world of Azeroth was young, the godlike titans brought order to it by reshaping its lands and seas. Throughout their great work, they followed a magnificent design, a blueprint for what they envisioned Azeroth would become. Although the titans departed Azeroth long ago, that design endures to this day. It is known as the Emerald Dream, a lush and savagely primal version of the world of Warcraft.
Read our second excerpt from the book here. The first excerpt can still be viewed here. Collector’s editions of Stormrage are available at Premier Collectibles — they include a numbered and signed copy in a collector’s gift box.
Stormrage: Sneak Preview 2 is a post from Ucigasa’s WoW site.
Anniversary Interviews: The Players’ Perspective
In our continuing expansion of the World of Warcraft five-year anniversary site, we now bring to you an ongoing series of player interviews. We begin today with an intimate look at a unique role-play guild, Shadowclan, which has carved its own niche within the Warcraft universe. Read how World of Warcraft has shaped this guild’s gameplay experience in different ways over the years on our anniversary page.
Anniversary Interviews: The Players’ Perspective is a post from Ucigasa’s WoW site.
Show Your Allegiance With Faction Shirts
Swagdog.com, the place for customizable World of Warcraft t-shirts, hoodies and hats, has just launched its newest on-demand item, the Faction shirt. Whether you’re Horde or Alliance, you can wear you allegiance with pride on the shirt’s front, with your character name (and optionally guild name) on the back, for a uniquely-yours item. Available in seven different styles and up to five different colors, it’s available now from SwagDog.
Show Your Allegiance With Faction Shirts is a post from Ucigasa’s WoW site.
New Features Under Development
We’ve added some juicy new bits of information briefly touching upon what you can expect to see added to World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. From the Random Battleground interface option to the Ruby Sanctum 10- and 25-player raid dungeon, you can learn more on our updated Under Development page.
New Features Under Development is a post from Ucigasa’s WoW site.
Blizzard Entertainment YouTube Channel Update
The official Blizzard Entertainment channel on YouTube just received a visual update in the form of a new channel skin. Head over there now and check out high-quality streaming versions of our cinematics, gameplay trailers, and in-game movies.
Blizzard Entertainment YouTube Channel Update is a post from Ucigasa’s WoW site.
Pandaren Monk Helps Make Wishes Come True
On Tuesday, Feb. 16, we were honored to host a special event at our Irvine, Calif. headquarters to mark the donation of more than $1.1 million to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Make-A-Wish Foundation International, two organizations that grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions in 36 countries around the world.
This donation, which was based on 50 percent of the total sales during November and December of the Pandaren Monk pet for World of Warcraft, was ultimately made possible by the World of Warcraft community. We appreciate the support the community showed for this important cause.
As part of yesterday’s event, we invited 15 wish children and their families to tour the Blizzard campus, meet with the World of Warcraft development team, and participate in a variety of fun activities. Check out the press release to read more about the event, and visit the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Make-A-Wish Foundation International websites to learn more about these organizations.
Photos provided courtesy of Marc Weisberg
Pandaren Monk Helps Make Wishes Come True is a post from Ucigasa’s WoW site.
Love is in the Air!
Something is in the air in the major cities of Azeroth.
Some call it love, and some just call it friendship and admiration. Whichever it is, many guards and townsfolks now spend their days giving and receiving
tokens and gifts to other amorous citizens. The more skeptical, however, are suspicious of the strange “love sickness” clouding the hearts of so many…
Don’t miss the exciting gift exchange and worldwide popularity contest to hit Azeroth when love is in the air!
Achievements
During this event, you will be able to complete achievements related to the event. If you complete all of the Achievements for a particular seasonal event, your character will gain a special title.
