Players across Azeroth have recently embraced a new, very personal achievement: leveling a character "Iron Man" style. What started out as only a small movement, this bare bones, no-frills style of play has now transformed into a community-wide call-to-arms known as the Iron Man WoW Challenge, inviting World of Warcraft enthusiasts to see how close they can get to level cap with only the barest of necessities.

The Blizzard Fan Art Section has been updated with five new pieces of fan artwork set within the Warcraft universe. Would you like to share your artistic talents with the community? Submit your fan art today!

Every week, we scour World of Warcraft fan sites and forums, looking for great videos, art, comics, podcasts, discussions,  and blog posts to highlight in our Explorers' League Journals. Now, you can help us find and promote the hidden gems that entertained you.

In this week's Explorers' League Journal, we take a look back at the latest hotfixes, PTR patch note updates, contest winners, raid guides, epic machinima videos, popular forum discussions, and more.

Welcome back, travelers! Friday is upon us once more, so let's take a quick look at all the latest game and community developments.