We've just added a special treat to our Blizzard Art gallery: a heartwarming piece from our own Samwise Didier, just in time for Valentine's Day.

The Blizzard Art gallery has been updated with 3 pieces representing the Warcraft universe. These pieces offer a tantalizing look at the creativity inspired by our virtual worlds.

We're featuring eight new pieces of artwork in our Blizzard Fan Art Section today. Have a look at the many different interpretations of the Warcraft universe forged by some very talented artists.

What could be better than an evening of fine dining and pleasant conversation in support of a worthy cause? On Thursday, 21 October, Blizzard hosted a special dinner to benefit the Children’s Hospital of Orange County Children's Foundation. Guests were able to mingle with game developers, artists, executives, community managers, and other Blizzard Entertainment representatives.

Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to the recently released World of Warcraft: Cataclysm patch 4.0.6. Hotfixes are updates we make on our end without requiring you to download a new patch. Some of the hotfixes below will go live the moment they are implemented, while others may require your realm to be restarted to go into effect. Please keep in mind that some issues cannot be addressed without a client-side patch update. We will continue to update this thread in the days ahead as additional hotfixes are applied.

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm patch 4.0.6 is now available on all realms! In addition to a number of bug fixes, this patch introduces balance changes and updates to classes, races, dungeons, raids, PvP gameplay, professions, and more.

In 1991, three young UCLA graduates decided to start their own game company. Their goal: make cool games and have fun doing so. Twenty years later, what started as the dream of three geeks on a mission has become one of the world's most well-regarded game development houses, with offices across the globe and millions of gamers playing its titles in more than a dozen languages via Battle.net, one of the biggest online gaming networks in existence. This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the company you know as Blizzard Entertainment.

It’s patch day! World of Warcraft Patch 4.0.6 goes live on European realms today, and as usual you’ll be wanting to download it and get into the game to check out all the changes, bug fixes and new features.  But what if you’ve encountered an issue while patching?

What could be better than spending two days checking out the latest versions of Blizzard games, watching eSports tournaments, and chatting with developers alongside a few thousand of your closest friends? We couldn't think of anything either, so we're bringing BlizzCon back in 2011! That's right, BlizzCon will be returning to the Anaheim Convention Center on Friday, October 21 through Saturday, October 22, and will feature an exciting mix of discussion panels, tournaments, hands-on gameplay, contests, and much more

We’re in the process of developing a hotfix to push before next Tuesday that will change all 15vs15 rated battleground weeks into 10vs10 weeks.

Bone-shattering PvP conflicts can be harrowing and demanding, but smart gladiators know that if you want to emerge triumphant, you need to walk onto the battlefield well-equipped. In World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, certain PvP pursuits reward players with a new kind of currency: Conquest Points. Conquest Points can be exchanged for the very best PvP armor, gear, and weapons in the game, allowing you to hone your competitive edge in the ring and on the battlefield.

While we gather lots of feedback every day from your blog comments and forum posts, we sometimes look for input on specific topics. Right now we want to know what you think of the quality of the game localisation.

Players often immortalize their most amazing in-game moments with a screenshot. Now you can share your favorite Cataclysm dungeon moment with the world and win epic loot from SteelSeries and J!NX in the process! Enter the Cataclysm Dungeon Screenshot contest for a chance to win one of four fantastic Cataclysm prize packs valued at over $400.

The third issue of Curse of the Worgen, the newest miniseries in Blizzard Entertainment and DC Comics' bestselling World of Warcraft comic line, is now available online!

The World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Art Gallery has been updated with five pieces representing the Warcraft universe. Make your way through the gallery to take a glimpse into the process behind bringing Blizzard games to life, and the artistry those games have inspired.

Over one million people are following our Warcraft Facebook page! In a little over a year we've shared thousands of news stories, images, and movies with the Facebook community. To celebrate this milestone, we've released a new desktop wallpaper depicting an epic eight-person raid on Magtheridon.

Our Blizzard Art gallery has been updated with 4 pieces that help to set the tone and feel of the World of Warcraft universe. Make your way through the gallery to take a glimpse into the process behind bringing Blizzard games to life, and the artistry those games have inspired.

Our Blizzard Art gallery has been updated with 4 pieces that help to set the tone and feel of the World of Warcraft universe. Make your way through the gallery to take a glimpse into the process behind bringing Blizzard games to life, and the artistry those games have inspired.

We challenged you to submit your comic creations to the Blizzard Comic Contest, and your entries never fail to amuse and amaze us. We've been picking deserving winners every two months and we're ready to announce the most recent winning comics. Please enjoy these comics and join us in congratulating the winners!

The members of our creative development department, headed up by Chris Metzen, are the creators, keepers, and librarians of our game lore and story. These caretakers work closely with the authors who write our licensed books and comics (or sometimes write 'em themselves), and collaborate with the game developers to ensure cohesive and correct use of characters and lore (Red Shirt Guys notwithstanding). Now they're ready to once again answer your Warcraft lore questions!

We're featuring four new pieces of artwork in our Blizzard Fan Art Section today. Have a look at the many different interpretations of the Warcraft universe forged by some very talented artists.

Playing with others is at the core of the World of Warcraft experience. Whether it's simply coming across another player while questing and giving a /wave, joining a quick group to take down an elite, jumping into a dungeon, or running a raid, being in a world full of other players is what the game is all about. And there's no bigger or more coordinated player congregation than a guild.

Here you will find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to the release of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. While many have already been deployed on all realms, some may not be implemented until the next time your realm is restarted. We will continue to update this thread in the days ahead as additional hotfixes are applied.

From Thursday, January 20 until Sunday, January 23 the Intel Extreme Masters European Championship is taking place in Kiev, Ukraine. Twelve top-tier European StarCraft II players will be competing not only for $18,000 in prize money, but also the chance to advance to the World Championship which takes place in the coming months.

We laughed. We cried. We stole your recipes for the strangest desserts ever.