As players wait to burst into the last bastion of the Lich King, weapons and spells at the ready, we've rounded up some of the patch 3.3-related announcements we made over the past few weeks for your reading pleasure. Head over to the forums to check out the latest edition of

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In case you missed the news last week, the Major League Gaming (MLG) PC Circuit, which features World of Warcraft Arena competitions, makes its final regular-season stop at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA from November 6 through 8. The best 3v3 Arena teams in the world, including SK (Europe), SK (U.S.), Complexity (U.S.), Complexity BHMS (U.S.), Button Bashers (Korea), Check-6 (U.S.), Fnatic (U.S.), and EG (U.S.) will be competing for over $15,000 cash and a chance to compete in the MLG Championship in January 2010.

We're always on the lookout for eye-catching screenshots of World of Warcraft. Do you have a screenshot that would make other people go "Wow!"?

As the threats within Icecrown Citadel continue to take shape, so do the rewards for the brave souls who seek to face them. We've updated our Under Development page with high-resolution images of a

Today we're pleased to introduce the Pet Store for World of Warcraft, a new way for players to obtain in-game pets to join them on their adventures in Azeroth. Two brand-new companions are now available for purchase exclusively at the Pet Store in the online Blizzard Store: Lil' K.T. and the Pandaren Monk.

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This year marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of World of Warcraft on November 23, 2004 -- and to kick off the celebration, every week for the next five weeks, we'll be giving out prizes to players as a way to say "thanks" for being a part of the World of Warcraft community these past five years. Each week, we'll randomly select winners from a different group of accounts based on how long they’ve been playing the game. The first week’s winners will receive a World of Warcraft Charge of the Great Dragonflights stein courtesy of this week'’s sponsor, Taverncraft. For more details on prizing and eligibility, please check out the rules at

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With the legendary heroes Highlord Tirion Fordring of the Argent Crusade and Highlord Darion Mograine of the Knights of the Ebon Blade joining forces to lead the charge through the fortified gates of Icecrown Citadel, members of the Horde directed by High Overlord Saurfang, and Alliance marshalled by King Varian Wyrnn, will be called to end the reign of the Lich King once and for all. It may be the greatest challenge our most courageous adventurers have yet seen. With animosity between the Horde and Alliance building, and the most potent forces of the Scourge standing between the front gates of the citadel and the Frozen Throne, the task is nigh impossible.

Today, FigurePrints launched Series 2 of FigurePets, limited-edition pets created to go along with their custom character statues, and manufactured using the same high-tech 3D printing process. Series 2 features Egbert, Snarly, and Sleepy Willy, and is only available until October 31, after which the pets will not be produced again. You can purchase them individually for $29.95 or get the whole set for $74.85, and with any FigurePets order, you’ll also get a 10% discount on a FigurePrints character statue. For more information or to place an order, head over to

In ages past the great Dragon Aspects worked alongside the night elves to forge powerful prismatic blades that could be used to thwart any evil that came into the world. One of these weapons, Quel'Serrar, was recently unearthed. Another will soon be found...

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In our eleventh episode of BlizzCast, we have a roundtable discussion with members of the community team to recap the major happenings, announcements, and other highlights of this year's BlizzCon. Join our discussion as we relive some of our favorite moments from the show.

The new World of Warcraft Race Change service is now live. After purchasing a Race Change for a character, a player can choose any race of their same faction that is compatible with the character's current class. For more information on the Race Change service, please read the