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World Cyber Games U.S.A. Finals
Soldier on September 27, 2005 |
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The World Cyber Games (WCG) U.S.A. Finals were held recently in New York, NY at the Manhattan Center. It was a widely attended event yielding the U.S. representatives for the WCG Grand Finals in Singapore in mid-November. Shortround, PureE, and Wizard will be competing for the Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne title. Striderdoom and Mahbod will be battling it out in StarCraft: Brood War.
Two days of powerful competition mixed with the intense excitement from the crowd created an exciting tournament. We wish the players the best of luck when they take on the world in Singapore!
WCG U.S. Finals
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The Offspring to Play at BlizzCon!
Block on September 26, 2005 |
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Blizzard is proud to announce that the closing-night concert at BlizzCon will feature multi-platinum recording artists The Offspring! The band established itself internationally with the hit singles "Come Out and Play (Keep ‘Em Separated)," "Self Esteem," and "Gotta Get Away" from their 1994 album Smash, which went on to become the most successful independent release of all time. Most recently, The Offspring released Greatest Hits, a career-spanning compilation of their most memorable songs.
We look forward to putting on a great two-day show for the thousands of gamers and journalists attending BlizzCon, and we're excited that The Offspring will help us end with a bang. Visit the BlizzCon site to learn more about the event, scheduled for October 28 and 29 in Anaheim, CA, and check out the press release for more information about the closing-night The Offspring concert.
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Fantasy Flight Games and Blizzard Entertainment announce World of Warcraft: the Board Game
Block on September 26, 2005 |
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Explore the misty eaves of the Silverpine Forest, the hills of the Hinterlands, the ravaged plains of the Plaguelands, as well as the rest of the world of Warcraft in World of Warcraft: The Board Game.
World of Warcraft: the Board Game draws the epic computer game out of your desktop computer and onto the top of your desk with over 135 gorgeous plastic models and components that help bring Azeroth to life in a way never seen before. Play as one of 16 different characters and classes, for either the Horde or the Alliance, and help shape the lands of Azeroth on your very own tabletop.
For more information, be sure to check out the official web site and keep your eyes peeled for a special pre-order promotion with Fantasy Flight.
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New Warcraft III Bonus Map - Deadfall
Blaze on September 23, 2005 |
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For years the mages of Moonbrook have debated, "If a brave warrior falls in a forest with no one to hear it, then does it make a sound?"
Download Deadfall a new Bonus map for Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.
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BlizzCon Realm Meeting Schedule
Nebu on September 22, 2005 |
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Are you curious who has been buying out all of the silk in the Auction House, zerging your base, or creating far
too many "cow" games? We'll help you put faces to the names! To ensure that BlizzCon attendees have an opportunity
to meet others from their World of Warcraft or Battle.net realm, we've organized a meeting schedule. For details,
check out our Realm Meeting Times. Locations for each meeting will be designated at the event.
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Ladder Season Three Around the Corner
Araxas on September 21, 2005 |
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Warcraft III has been updated in recent days with the 1.19 patch and many of the maps available for ladder play have received a fresh coat of polish. We're pleased to present the first in-depth look at Ladder Season III and our new ladder implementation.
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BlizzCon Original Song Contest
Nebu on September 21, 2005 |
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We're proud to announce our official BlizzCon Original Song Contest, sponsored by Creative Labs and
FilePlanet! We're looking for some talented musicians to create an original song based on Diablo,
Starcraft, or Warcraft. The five most-talented bards will receive a Sound Blaster Platinum X-Fi Sound
Card, a free year of World of Warcraft, and much more. Interested?
Click here for more information!
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Gaming-Comic Creators at BlizzCon!
September 20, 2005 |
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Blizzard invites you to come out and meet Tycho and Gabe, Scott, and Woody -- the respective creators of
Penny Arcade,
PvP, and
GUComics
-- as they discuss their experiences on their own BlizzCon panel. For a complete list of the panel topics that will be presented at BlizzCon, please visit the
BlizzCon Q&A Panels page.
These hyperlinks will take you to websites that are not affiliated with Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., and the destination websites may contain content that
may be unsuitable for minors and therefore parental discretion is advised. Additionally, the opinions expressed on the destination sites are not endorsed by
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
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World of Warcraft Patch 1.7 Released!
Sun on September 13, 2005 |
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The World of Warcraft team is happy to announce the release of the new 1.7 content patch!
Highlights of patch 1.7:
You can read the entire patch notes here.
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New Warcraft III Bonus Map - Wizard's Retreat
Nebu on September 9, 2005 |
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Nestled in the Arathi Foothills lies the pristine resort enclave where the wizards of Dalaran retreat from the front lines to recuperate while relaxing in steamy hot mana pools.
Download Wizard's Retreat a new Bonus map for Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.
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BlizzCon Invitational Map Update
Araxas on September 9, 2005 |
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The winning entries of the BlizzCon Invitational Map Design Contest were announced on September 7. Players interested in
seeing the winning map designs may check the original announcement here, but please note that we will be making
minor tweaks and be reissuing the five winning maps. If you would like to help test these maps, please report any
bugs or issues you encounter in this thread on the Battle.net forums.
Players participating in the StarCraft and Warcraft III matches will be able to "thumbs-down" or veto up to one map
being used at the invitational. If this veto process yields three maps approved by players in any one match, then the
non-vetoed maps will be played in a random order. If this process yields four maps (both players veto the same map),
three of the four remaining maps will be selected and played at random.
The maps for Warcraft III will be: Twisted Meadows, Turtle Rock, Lost Temple (RoC), Gnoll Wood (TFT), and Terenas Stand.
The maps for StarCraft will be: King of the Abyss, S ignal, Nightlight, Roads to Antiga Prime, and Crusader.
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BlizzCon Costume Contest
Helcon on September 9, 2005 |
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Blizzard Entertainment is pleased to announce our official BlizzCon Costume Contest, co-sponsored by Intel and Alienware. Show up to BlizzCon on Friday,
October 28th as your favorite Blizzard Entertainment character and enter to compete with others for prizes and great fun! Interested?
Click here to learn more.
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StarCraft Map Contest Winners Announced
Helcon on September 7, 2005 |
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The five winning StarCraft maps that will be used in the BlizzCon Invitational have been chosen! We received hundreds of great entries, and the process of judging the winners was certainly not easy. In October, the eyes of the entire StarCraft community will be on the talented players from across the globe who will be competing on these maps at BlizzCon.
The winning maps can be viewed and downloaded from here.
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New World of Warcraft Battleplan
Helcon on September 7, 2005 |
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Volume 2 of the World of Warcraft Battle Plan is now live in the forums. This edition discusses a number of things we have in store for players leading up to BlizzCon and
beyond.
Head over to the General forum now to check it out!
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Help the Red Cross!
Ordinn on September 1, 2005 |
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Our heartfelt condolences go out to the individuals and families affected by Hurricane Katrina. We encourage everyone to assist the federal, state, and local organizations doing vital work on the ground by making a donation to the relief efforts. The Department of Homeland Security has asked that donations be made in the form of financial contributions, rather than supplies, which are difficult to get into the affected areas at this time. If you would like to make a donation to the relief efforts, please contact the American Red Cross: www.redcross.org; 1-800-HELP NOW (1-800-4357-669).
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