Owning a piece of Blizzard Entertainment history and supporting a great cause has just become even easier! The shipping costs for the retired European server blades have been drastically reduced, and a new wave of auctions has just begun. Net proceeds from each auction will be donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

As some of you may know, Valve Software recently announced that certain Steam user account information was compromised by an illegal and unauthorized intrusion into their network.

On our 20th Anniversary website, we’ve just published “A Day in the Life… John Shin.” John is a QA Analyst II currently focused on quality assurance for World of Warcraft.

In the weeks ahead, we will be discontinuing the Java-based (J2ME) versions of the Battle.net Mobile Authenticator currently available for download at http://mobile.blizzard.com. This includes versions of the Battle.net Mobile Authenticator for mobile devices like the Motorola RAZR, Nokia’s Series 40, and other “non-smartphones.”

The latest winner in our recurring contest, ‘The Guardian of Accounts Art Contest’, has been chosen. Magdalena from Poland created this image, featuring a Helion-adapted face toaster.

To follow up on our first World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria developer Q&A on the CoverItLive platform, we’re gathering the entire class design team to field your questions on the past, present, and future of World of Warcraft classes. Anyone is welcome to join in the live Q&A this Wednesday, November 9, beginning at approximately 19:45 and concluding around 21:00 CET.

The lead designers were originally going to talk about this topic at BlizzCon, but it didn’t really match the content of the rest of our “Intro to Pandaria” presentation, and seeing as how we finished our 90-minute slot with 93 seconds remaining, there wouldn’t have been room for it anyway. But several of us did bring up the issue with players and media we talked to, and it even ended up in at least one FAQ, so we figured we’d go ahead and get the information out there. Note that unlike much of what we presented for the upcoming Mists of Pandaria expansion, this is not an announcement. It’s more of a problem we’d like to address, and a couple of ways we potentially might do so. Feedback is certainly appreciated.

The World of Warcraft Annual Pass has been expanded to include more countries and is now available in Russia, Switzerland, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile and more.*

Now available in the Pet Store: the new and titanically cute Guardian Cub companion. Orphaned by its titan creators, the fledgling Guardian Cub has taken wing to look for a happy home. Adopt one today and it will stay by your side through thick and thin, following your character just about anywhere your adventures take you — even into the skies of Azeroth.

To get an inside look at the upcoming World of Warcraft race and class options, the Blizzard Insider recently sat down with Lead Systems Designer Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street to discuss the design decisions that went into creating the pandaren monk. So read on, and be among the first to meet the brawling heroes who are, even now, secretly training within the mists.

Adventurers will be tested like never before in World of Warcraft patch 4.3 as they take on Deathwing and his minions, emerging from the conflict with powerful new treasures. Please enjoy this preview of the death knight tier 13 armor set, as well as a visual guide to tiers 7 through 12 for Transmogrification purposes.

The World of Warcraft Mobile Armory has just been updated! Check out all the improvements we’ve included in the latest version...

We’ve updated our Trading Card Game art gallery to feature ten new pieces. Each image is taken directly from the official World of Warcraft Trading Card Game. Be sure to give a shout-out to your favorite pieces in the comments.

Wolfheart, the latest World of Warcraft novel by New York Times bestselling author Richard A. Knaak, is the story of King Varian Wrynn's struggle to accept the worgen of Gilneas into the Alliance and come to terms with the wolf within himself.

Blizzard Entertainment and DC Comics are proud to announce the release of the hardcover collection of the hit comic series World of Warcraft: Curse of the Worgen!

With Deathwing’s shadow looming over Azeroth and the mortal realms of Sanctuary steeling for war against the forces of Diablo, the World of Warcraft Annual Pass has arrived to offer WoW subscribers a chance to participate in both apocalyptic conflicts… without breaking the bank.

We’d like to thank everyone who’s provided feedback or questions on the Guardian Cub announcement and how allowing it to be traded relates to our stance against gold selling. Our hope today is to discuss our desire for a more secure and enjoyable game environment, and provide some clarity on how the Guardian Cub fits into that goal in its own small way.

We’ve retired several of the original World of Warcraft server blades, and BlizzCon attendees will be able to see one on display, located Hall A. Once the festivities are over, a selection of these server blades will be made available for auction, the net proceeds will be donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Once again Hallow’s End approaches, promising tricks, treats and triumphs for boys and ghouls (heh) all across Azeroth! This year starting on October 18, you’ll find special Hallow’s End wickerman set up and ready to burn in Stormwind and near the Undercity within the Ruins of Lordaeron. Every four hours, Genn Greymane and Lady Sylvanas will arrive to light each city’s respective wickerman in celebration of Hallow’s End. Of course, it wouldn’t be Hallow’s End without a little mischief…

The time has come for you to own a piece of Blizzard Entertainment history, as the first batch of retired server blades are now available for auction. Net proceeds will be donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

The latest winner in our recurring contest, ‘The Guardian of Accounts Art Contest’, has been chosen. Tino from München, Germany created this image, featuring a powerful overlord taking care of incoming hackers.

Landan Wrynn. Adamant Wrynn. Llane Wrynn. Varian Wrynn. The line of Wrynn kings has led the nation of Stormwind through countless troubles, each time emerging from the ashes stronger and wiser for the hardship. But Varian, as Stormwind's king in an era of unprecedented chaos and disaster, has begun to focus on the other legacy of his predecessors: Wrynn kings have always met their end too soon, and it's never been fair or kind.

Want to own a piece of Blizzard Entertainment history? After a series of World of Warcraft infrastructure upgrades, we’ve preserved the retired server blades that once hosted many realms in our archives. In the near future a selection of these blades will be made available for auction, and the net proceeds will be donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

The World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Art gallery has been updated with five pieces representing the Warcraft universe. These pieces offer a tantalizing look at the creativity inspired by our virtual worlds.

Adventurers will be tested like never before in 4.3 as they take on Deathwing and his minions, emerging with powerful new treasures. Please enjoy this preview of the hunter tier 13 set, as well as a visual guide to tiers 1 through 12 for Transmogrification purposes.