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

New World of Warcraft Fan Art

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

World of Warcraft has been nominated for seven different Spike TV Video Game Awards this year, including Game of the Year, Best Multiplayer Game, and Best PC Game! In addition to the categories voted on by Spike TV's judges, World of Warcraft has been nominated for the Best Game World award, which is open to public voting at www.spiketv.com. You can see how World of Warcraft fares when Spike TV airs its Video Game Awards show on December 10, 2005 at 9 PM ET/PT.

Murgurggugl. It is a sound that we have all come to love, hate, or outright fear. DJ Zeta, however, took it one step further and turned it into a techno-esque sound unlike any other. Check it out!

• DJ Zeta Feat. Murloc - Creature Labs 1

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One of our players, Epic Joe, has taken it upon himself to create a flash guide showing the "do's" and "do not's" of groups. It contains useful information for beginners and veterans alike. Enjoy!

• Epic Joe's Guide to Grouping?

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The Demon Soul and The Sundering conclude the epic tale of the dragon-mage Krasus' and the young druid Malfurion's quest to save Azeroth from utter destruction at the hands of the Burning Legion. Set thousands of years before the events depicted in the Warcraft computer games, the War of the Ancients unveils a pivotal point in the history of Azeroth, when the Burning Legion first invades the world of Azeroth.

These final two chapters of the War of the Ancients Trilogy are now available for purchase in the Blizzard Online Store, in addition to the first book in the trilogy: The Well of Eternity.

To accomodate our ever-growing population in World of Warcraft, we're glad to announce the opening of several new realms! If you're just joining us in Azeroth or a veteran looking for a fresh start, these realms are the right place for you! Come forge a new community on the following realms:

Azshara (PvP)
Agamaggan (PvP)
Lightninghoof (RP-PvP)
Malfurion (PvE)

We're also happy to announce our new Oceania-preferred realms! Located on the West Coast, these two new realms are the perfect place to go if you live in the Oceania region or happen to be a night owl. The realm time is set to GMT+11, allowing those of you who've been unable to attend time-sensitive world events to experience the content on your own time! (Please be aware that these realms are still located in the US and thus subject to the usual maintenance times.) If you've been seeking someplace with a community that serves the Oceania schedule, look no further than these realms:

Frostmourne (PvP, Oceania-preferred)
Khaz'goroth (PvE, Oceania-preferred)

Join these realms and enjoy your adventures in the yet-untamed lands of Azeroth!

Azeroth may not look like it is up on the times, but looks can be deceiving! Crazygear.net has discovered a rare picture of Thrall jamming out to some tunes on his iPod:

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The following realm-to-realm transfers are currently available:

Burning Blade -> Spirestone
Ner'zhul -> Nathrezim
Warsong -> Gurubashi

These transfers will be available at the normal time, 3:00AM-3:00PM PST, until November 9th at 3:00PM.

Realm-to-realm character transfers are offered in order to alleviate queue times and overpopulation. If you're not satisfied with your realm's performance, moving to a realm with a lower population can make your play experience more enjoyable. Please plan accordingly and take advantage of this opportunity!

Following the successful release of World of Warcraft in China and then Singapore this past summer, today we launched the game in the region of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. This marks the sixth release of World of Warcraft in a different territory in less than a year! If you're interested in learning more about this latest milestone for World of Warcraft, please check out our new press release here. You can also visit the official World of Warcraft Web site for the region of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau here.

Our web team has put together a guide to the reputation system. If you're seeking information on one of the numerous factions out in Azeroth, look no further!

Have you created your own high-quality class guides? We plan on linking to the best player-created guides on a new special links page. If you've written an excellent guide on playing a particular class, there's a good chance we'll link to it on worldofwarcraft.com! Here are the requirements:

• Page must be focused entirely on how to play one of the nine classes:
• You must host the guide on your own web site
• Site must be capable of getting traffic from our web site (estimated 1,000-20,000 hits a day)
• Guides must contain quality information
• Must not contain offensive content or link to offensive content
• Broken links will be removed if site is gone for a long period of time
• Blizzard reserves the rights to add/remove links at any time based on internal criteria

To submit your guide, mail the link to [email protected]. Don't forget to include the class in question in the subject line!

Gamespy has a new article up about World of Warcraft!

Have a fantastic photo from your crazy BlizzCon weekend? We want to see it! Send it to [email protected]. While we'd like to see all your best shots, we're definitely looking for any costumes you captured. We'll collect the finest of your submissions and post them on the site for all to see. Thanks!

There's more content on the way for www.blizzcon.com; check back later for the results of our contests, pictures, and more!

Seiren is a Hunter who loves his pet. His pet is named Hootie, and is a Strigid Screecher. Hootie means so much to Seiren, that he decided to have a song and video made about him. Enjoy!

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