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Blaze on January 27, 2006

In today’s spotlight map, Archer Stronghold, up to eight players are given the task to collectively defend a stronghold from waves of invading barbarians. Check it out here.

SOLDIER on January 25, 2006

The Worldwide Invitational 2006 mini-site has just been launched. The mini-site includes daily news updates, replays, results, and interviews covering everything that will occur before and during the event.

We've also announced the seedings and bracket structure for both the Ladder Season 3 finals, as well as the StarCraft Invitational tournament. Visit the Worldwide Invitational tournament website here.

SOLDIER on January 23, 2006

The Blizzard Worldwide Invitational 2006 is right around the corner. Once the Worldwide Invitational kicks off, a mini-site will be made available to provide ongoing coverage of the StarCraft and Warcraft III matches.

The Warcraft III Season Three Finals roster has also been updated. Due to the fact that Xyligan and Karin-Answer will not be able to attend the Invitational, Northrend's third-place finisher RotterdaM and Lordaeon's third-place finisher WizPizSizZiZ will be taking their places in Korea.

Keep checking back for updates on the Worldwide Invitational 2006 mini-site for bracket updates, webcasts, and news about the show!

SOLDIER on January 20, 2006

Imagica RPG is our very first RPG mod to be spotlighted, but it’s sure not to be our last. You can download it here and discuss it here.

Helcon on January 19, 2005

Players can now listen to their favorite in-game music from the Diablo series with just a few mouse clicks. The Diablo 2 MP3 player features many unforgettable tracks from the game, including: Tristram, Toru, and Hell! Click below to check it out.

Diablo II: Lord of Destruction Mp3 Player

Blizzard is proud to announce that our second Worldwide Invitational will be held next month in Seoul, Korea on February 3-5. The Worldwide Invitational will be home to an invite-only StarCraft tournament as well as the Warcraft III Season Three Finals.

The StarCraft invitational players will be announced in the days leading up to the event. Season Three of the Warcraft III ladder ended in December and the finalists from the season-ending qualifiers will be playing in the Season Three Finals. Click here for more information.

This week's spotlight map is Battle for Icecrown, an excellent Aeon of Strife map with many good heroes and a dynamic terrain system. Check out this map here.

Congratulations to SouthSea who has defeated Boo by a match score of 2-0 and taken third place on Azeroth's online Ladder Season Three finals. Since Shortround will be unable to attend the finals next month, SouthSea will be replacing Shortround in the grand finals held in Seoul, Korea in early February.

Replays of this match can be downloaded here.

Driven by nightmares to the ruins of a mysterious tomb, Lord Aldric Jitan hopes to awaken a terrible evil that has slept since the fall of Tristram. Drawn by the growing darkness in the land, the enigmatic Necromancer, Zayl, stumbles upon Jitan's plot -- unaware that one of his own brethren has set these dire events in motion. Now, as the celestial Moon of the Spider rises, the nefarious demon, Astrogha, prepares to unleash his minions upon the world of Sanctuary.

Moon of the Spider is an original tale based on the award-winning, M-rated computer game franchise, Diablo. Moon of the Spider is intended for mature readers and is written by New York Times Best-Selling Author, Richard A. Knaak.

King of the Castle by Im_on_56k is this week's spotlight map. This a very fun survival/defense map where you send the mobs to harass your enemies, all while trying to survive the mobs sent by your enemies. Check it out here.

We have updated the Audio Commentary rules and the Battle Report rules for clarification. Please review the changes to make sure your entry will meet all criteria. We have also decided to extend the Season Three contest deadline to January 13, 2006.

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