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And the comic contest winner for January, 2013, is ... Lee Taylor (Kaelstra). The talented winner will receive a SteelSeries World of Warcraft Wireless® MMO Mouse! In February, we’ll be giving away a Risk®: Starcraft Collector’s Ed...

Published Feb 8, 2013

Patch 5.2 PTR and Patch Notes - February 5

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Published Feb 7, 2013

Story of Warcraft Wallpaper and Art Updates

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Published Feb 7, 2013

World of Warcraft: Dawn of the Aspects - Part 1 Coming Soon

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Published Feb 6, 2013

University Relations Q&A;

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Patch 5.2 PTR: LFR testing starts today, open through the weekend

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Published Feb 7, 2013

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Published Feb 7, 2013

Nethaera puts the Knaak hate in perspective

Filed under: News items Some of the people who follow the WoW books are not very big fans of Richard A. Knaak. They don't feel that his characters are developed, that the plots connect well, and that his stories themselves are well don...

Published Feb 7, 2013

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Published Feb 6, 2013

Yes, Tabard storage is still in development

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Published Feb 5, 2013

Incoming: 250,000 More Beta Invites 4.4.12

Bashiok postedThats right were in the process of sending 250,000 additional betatest invites to Annual Pass holders. Keep an eye on your email and...

Published Apr 5, 2012

100,000 More Beta-Test Invites(3.30.12)

Bashiok postedYesterdays 100,000 Annual Passholder betatest invites ran through the night, and were still in the process of notifying the invitees by...

Published Mar 30, 2012

Dev Watercooler MoP Looting Explained

Ghostcrawler postedHey, how about that landslide of Mists of Pandaria information? It has taken a few days, and will probably take a few more, for the...

Published Mar 27, 2012

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Published Mar 25, 2012

I'ts...AALLIIIIVE!

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Published Mar 25, 2012

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Published Feb 8, 2013

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Published Feb 8, 2013

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Published Feb 8, 2013

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#74 - Convert to Raid: Ion Hazzikostas interview!

By Zhug a - Posted Dec 5, 12

On this special episode, Pat Krane sits down one on one with Ion Hazzikostas, Lead Encounter Designer for Blizzard. They discuss a lot of the end game content: scenarios, challenge modes, Brawler's Guild, dailies, dailies and more dailies, and of course every single mode of raid content! Trials, tribulations, lessons learned, and triumphs abound in this jam packed interview!

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