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19th January 2010 - Metzen: Warcraft shares DNA with "Tolkien fantasy", "a lot of heart"

What makes Warcraft? Blizzard's Chris Metzen says it's that they give the world "a lot of heart," and while cheesy to say it's "the X-factor". More at Strategy Informer

22nd December 2009 - Blizzard news roundup!

Lots going on at the moment! Along with 3.3's release, we have: more BattleCry tiles unlocked, a Shane Dabiri interview, a Pandaren Brewmaster figurine interview, Holiday Fan Art Calendar Contest, and The Rise and Fall of the Lich King Screenshot Contest. Good luck in the contests!

10th December 2009 - Blizzard stagger Icecrown Citadel's opening, no Lich King fight yet

World of Warcraft has received its 'Fall of the Lich King' update, but Blizzard haven't exactly swung open the dungeon doors to Arthas quite yet. More at Strategy Informer

1st December 2009 - Blizzard: While "flattering" to emulate WoW, "not the right move"

Shane Dabiri is a lead producer at Blizzard, and he's given warning not to copy World of Warcraft's MMO recipe because we need innovation. WoW is big and worth buckets of cash, but studios who think they can "somehow capture that" won't. Players want "new and different" MMOs. More at Strategy Informer

24th November 2009 - 15 years of Warcraft, 5 years of WoW!

Check out Blizzard's Warcraft anniversary celebration site at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wowanniversary/

18th November 2009 - More Patch 3.3 previews!

Blizzard have posted more previews of Patch 3.3 features: quest tracking improvements, the legendary axe, Shadowmourne, and new raid difficulty settings.

28th October 2009 - Patch 3.3: New Dungeon Finder!

In Patch 3.3 a new Dungeon Finder system will be added that will take the place of the current Looking For Group. Find out more or check out the walkthrough!

20th October 2009 - Don't Buy Gold! It makes baby murlocs cry.

If that isn’t enough to dissuade you all by itself, you might be interested in checking out the informational webpage that Blizzard have put together to make sure players have the facts about the negative impact of purchasing gold and using power-leveling services. Read all about it!

10th October 2009 - The October Gadgetzan Times is here!

Brought to you straight from a printing press deep in the frozen hills of Icecrown, the new edition of the Gadgetzan Times has hit the stands and is packed full of Azerothian goodness. Read it here.