World of Warcraft turns seven years old tomorrow. To celebrate, Blizzard has announced that players who log on between November 20 and December 3 will have a feat of strength added to their Achievements as well as a "Celebration Package" item. It's explained that "using your item will get the celebrations rolling by shooting off fireworks*, applying a (visual only) tabard to your character, and granting a 7% bonus to experience and reputation gains while active." A new television spot has also be...

If you're one of many active World of Warcraft players looking forward to Diablo 3, boy does Blizzard have a treat in store for you. By signing up to their new WoW Annual Pass, a 12-month contract to your subscription, you will get a full digital copy of Diablo 3 gifted to you to play from day one. Additionally, you will also get beta access to World of Warcraft: Mists of Panderia....

Blizzard has just revealed a new account that removes time limitations on their typical 'trial'. Instead, new accounts will allow unrestricted access all the way up to level 20 before a subscription is required. Thereafter, you'll need to spend $20 for the full gaming which includes the Burning Crusade expansion, and raises your level cap to 70. Oh, and for those who own WOW but hasn't already bought the Burning Crusade; it's now completely free!

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Confidential Blizzard production slate documents were recently leaked onto the internet, pictured here, outlining the release of many upcoming games. These include StarCraft II, Diablo III and World of Warcraft expansions. The most interesting of the lot being "Titan", which has now been confirmed by Blizzard to be their next generation massively multiplayer online title...

For those who haven't yet heard of Firefall, it's probably about time. The game is a persistant world mmo, shooter, role playing game, and it has the GU community rather excited. It's being developed by Red 5, a studio built around people who previously worked on Tribes and World of Warcraft. Now, a heap gameplay footage has been squeezed into a new trailer for us all to have a gander at....

For those of you that just can't wait to lock yourself in a room, get fired from your jobs and destroy your most treasured relationships, you're now one step closer; you can now pre-order World of Warcraft: Cataclysm on Battle.net. Once you've processed the upgrade, you can log in to start the download, and play the very moment Cataclysm servers go live....

For World of Warcraft players who are keen to whet their appetites for the forthcoming expansion pack, Cataclysm, then Blizzard are happy to accommodate. They've just released the climactic, cinematic introductory sequence to the game. As usual, it's beautiful, and it's epic. For just a moment, you'll forget that the actual game is absolutely nothing like this. ...

Finally, concrete word on when World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm will be released, and that's December 7, say Blizzard. The suggested RRP is USD $39.99 and will also be available digitally, directly from Blizzard's online store. If you're really serious about your WoW, a Collector's Edition will be available in retail outlets for approximately USD $79.99....

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WoW.com is reporting that the Cataclysm alpha will be starting today (January 12th) - conveniently timed to conflict with the Star Trek Online pre-purchasers beta which is also made available at some stage today. While not officially confirmed, the fansite claims that the information has recently appeared on the Twitter account wowleak, along with the image of what appears to be a Cataclysm DVD......