Curious about the changes to Hunter talents in the upcoming content patch? Wonder no longer! In this interactive preview of the changes, you can view the progression, read up on the new abilities and enhancements within the various trees, and experiment with new builds!

This is also a preview of our impending new web feature: the talent calculator! In the coming days, all classes will be available, allowing players to plan out their progression and save it. Stay tuned!

We have just updated our World of Warcraft Wallpapers section with a new wallpaper featuring Dustwallow.

The Blizzard Fan Art Section has been updated with three new pieces of artwork.

Tickets to BlizzCon, Blizzard's inaugural player convention, are now on sale. If you are interested in attending, you can buy tickets here. If you'd like more information about BlizzCon and what awaits you at the show, please be sure to visit the BlizzCon Web site.

"The end of Azeroth is near..would you have the courage to stand?" Dogs of Warcraft presents - Rise of the Living Dead Episode II a Sleeping Dogs Production. Fans of the first episode will not be disappointed! If you have trouble viewing this movie, check it out here.

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Check out this week's Forum Watch. We discuss a variety of topics, including the fine art of role-playing. Don't forget to check out some of the other hot topics found in the new Warcraft Weekly sticky post!

• Blackwing Lair Hotfix
• Role-Playing
• Caster Itemization

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Tickets to BlizzCon, Blizzard's inaugural player convention, are now on sale. If you are interested in attending, you can buy tickets here. If you'd like more information about BlizzCon and what awaits you at the show, please be sure to visit the BlizzCon Web site.

We've added another new US realm: Ursin (PVP). This is in addition to the two realms we launched on 7/21: Moonrunner (PvE) and Kelecgos (PvP)! The addition of these realms increases the total number of US realms to 100. We hope you enjoy these new opportunities for a fresh start on Azeroth. The new realms have been tagged with a "New" label on the realm-selection list to make them easy to spot. Happy adventuring, and see you online!

We're happy to announce the winner of the Blizzard Insider Battlegrounds Screenshot Contest! The grand prize is a rare, life-size Night Elf Female statue. Check out the winning entry here. We also posted Honorable Mentions to show off some of the great additional submissions we received. We'd like to congratulate the winner and thank all the participants for their excellent screenshots!

We have just updated our World of Warcraft Wallpapers section with a new wallpaper featuring the Battlegrounds.

The Blizzard Fan Art Section has been updated with three new pieces of artwork.

Upon the release of the two new realms, myself and Caydiem (in her Fangtooth disguise) decided that it would be fun to create characters on Kelecgos in an attempt to organize a raid against Maggot Eye, the undead Gnoll. Check out our adventures below!

• Maggot Eye Raid

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World of Warcraft continues to take the world by storm as it launches in yet another territory in Asia. On July 21, World of Warcraft goes on sale in Singapore, making the island nation the third territory in Asia to support World of Warcraft and the sixth region worldwide, after North America, Australia and New Zealand, Korea, Europe, and China. We welcome our friends from Singapore into the world of Azeroth and look forward to many great adventures together. Read more here.

We're proud to announce that World of Warcraft has been embraced by more than 1.5 million players in China since its launch there last month, bringing the total worldwide population for the game to 3.5 million players! We want to take this moment to again thank all of our players for helping us bring the world of Azeroth to life. If you're interested in seeing the full details of the press announcement that went out today about this, please click this link.

The Mounts page has been completely redesigned and contains thumbnail pictures of each mount! Information such as requirement, availability and pricing are all detailed as well. Check out the new face of our Mounts section here!

Download Intro War II, a musical selection from the Warcraft soundtrack.

We've teamed up with iCoke, Coca-Cola's name-brand presence in China to create a joint World of Warcraft and Coca-Cola televised commercial, featuring Chinese pop sensation SHE blended with the magic of our cinematics! To begin watching this video click here.

The Honor System Mini-Site has been updated to show the new artwork for the PvP Honor System Weapon rewards.

Take a moment to go check it out and see what weapons you can wield if you bring honor to your faction! Using these weapons, you'll be sure to strike fear into the hearts of all who dare oppose you.

Today's spotlight* is a great parody about Semoth's interpretation of a meeting between the Community Team and the Developers! Warning: Watching this video may cause uncontrolled bouts of laughter!

• What Fangtooth Doesn't Want You To Know by Semoth

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WoW Radio held auditions to see who had what it takes to be the next World of WarCraft super-star vocalist! Check out the amazingly talented winners here!

The World of Warcraft Cinematics are captured in stunning, glossy stills on this 40" x 27" poster complete with signatures from the World of Warcraft dev team. Order this poster exclusively - as well as hats, t-shirts and other merchandise - through the Blizzard Online Store.

We have just updated our World of Warcraft Wallpapers section with a new wallpaper featuring the Alterac Valley Battleground Entrances.

The Blizzard Fan Art Section has been updated with three new pieces of artwork.

The World of Warcraft team is happy to announce the release of the new 1.6 content patch!

Highlights of patch 1.6:

• Blackwing Lair - The new high level raid dungeon, and home of Nefarian the dragon.
• The Darkmoon Faire traveling carnival
• New Battlegrounds Battlemasters
• And much more!

You can read the entire patch notes here.

We have another sampling of our talented filming community. Today's link is titled "WoW Intro - Reloaded". This is Krankypants' version of World of Warcraft's introductory cinematic, and it is great!

• WoW Intro - Reloaded by Krankypants

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For fast and easy downloads of new World of Warcraft patches and other game demos, check out this exclusive 50% discount on a full-year membership for Blizzard fans only by clicking here.

Still have questions about playing in Battlegrounds? You'll find answers in our new Battlegrounds F.A.Q. We've updated it with the latest information and tips so check it out.

Today starts the new look of Community Watch! We are going to be showcasing one link a day, four days a week! Today's link is titled Benzie Rover. It is a tale about a Dwarf who sails the world over, breaking hearts wherever he goes. It also has a catchy tune, so enjoy!

• Benzie Rover by Anhina

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Blizzard today unveiled the BlizzCon™ Web site, presenting many new details about the upcoming gaming convention. Set to take place on October 28 and 29 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, BlizzCon is open to gamers of all ages.

Tickets will go on sale at a special BlizzCon ticketing Web site at 8:00 am PDT on July 21, 2005. 4,400 tickets will be made available at $120 per ticket, with a limit of four (4) tickets per customer. Highlights of BlizzCon include:

• Q&A panels with the World of Warcraft and StarCraft: Ghost developers
• Playing World of Warcraft Battlegrounds live with friends
• 1st public hands-on gameplay of Blizzard's StarCraft: Ghost, Blizzard's highly anticipated tactical-action console title
• BlizzCon Invitational Tournament, featuring top Warcraft III and StarCraft professional gamers from around the world
• Contests for die-hard gamers to compete in for great loot
• Custom BlizzCon merchandise in the BlizzCon store
• A special closing-night concert featuring a to-be-announced band

Please see the BlizzCon Web site for further details on the event, including hotel and travel information, an extensive FAQ, and more.

We've updated our Battlegrounds site with a new massive guide to Alterac Valley. The guide includes information on quests and key enemies, and even has an interactive map! We've also made navigating between the pages a lot easier with a new menu system at the top of the page.

We have just updated our World of Warcraft Wallpapers section with a new wallpaper featuring the Gnome Racial Shield.

The Blizzard Fan Art Section has been updated with three new pieces of artwork.

Each week we spotlight the wonderful creations submitted by our players in the Community Watch. It brings us great joy to open up [email protected] and see what new and exciting entries await. Well, now we want more! More movies, more guides, more songs, more comics, more World of Warcraft! Think you have what it takes? Just submit your work to [email protected], and you might just see your submission spotlighted on the front page of the World of Warcraft community site!

And now, without further ado, we bring you another week's worth of submissions for the Community Watch! First up is the beginning of KJ Wars, next is a comic about a sneaky rogue, and then we bring to you a guide on how to play a sneaky, rogue. Let the fun begin!

• KJ Wars Episode 1: Chapter 1: A Tenuous Fate by Socrates
• Totally Aryn's Quote by Machall
• Rogue Strategy Guide by WoW OGaming

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Deep within the cavernous halls of Undermine, goblins labor and toil over their strange and fanciful engineering creations. When they are not constructing powerful devices of destruction, they find making fireworks a diverting pasttime. They work tirelessly over strange chemical concoctions used to produce precisely the right color and, of course, spectacular explosion. It is an artform that comes naturally to those who find great pleasure in making things explode in a variety of ways. Competition is fierce among the engineers as they strive for perfection within their pyrotechnics.

Since holding an exhibition indoors -- particularly within range of a goblin engineer's workshop -- is completely out of the question, it was decided by the Tinker's Union that a day would be chosen wherein the pyrotechnists would go out into the world and share their creations with the world (for a modest fee, of course). For one glorious day, the sky would be alight with the fantastic creations of engineers throughout Azeroth.

Whether Alliance or Horde, these pyrotechnists are more than happy to help you set the sky on fire during the Engineers' Explosive Extravaganza! (Just remember, point all incendiaries away from the face.)

World of Warcraft recently launched with amazing fanfare and success in China. Partnering with Blizzard to usher in this blockbuster launch was iCoke, Coca-Cola's name-brand presence in China. In the weeks leading up to and after the launch, iCoke led the way in promoting World of Warcraft, celebrating the game in real-life replicas of Stormwind Castle and Thunder Bluff, creating a joint World of Warcraft and Coca-Cola televised commercial featuring Chinese pop sensation SHE, and unveiling an iCoke-branded World of Warcraft site. The site is in Chinese, but even if you can't read it, it's well worth checking out. We also have photos from the recent launch in China so you can see the excitement as Chinese gamers joined the World of Warcraft.

Make sure that you keep up to date on all the latest in the World of Warcraft June, 2005 News Archive.