Archaeology is a secondary profession that is planned for the release of Cataclysm. There has been two primary professions introduced to the game before through expansions and those were Jewel Crafting (Burning Crusade) and Inscription (Wrath of the Lich King). While Jewel Crafting required the expansion to train, Inscription did not so were still waiting for info to see if you'll need to purchase... more.

The last time we spoke of Azshara was a long time ago back in February when we mentioned it in "The Explorer: The Old World" where it was suggested that you take a visit and enjoy the scenery and lore around the area. To be honest, Azshara currently is a quite barren and empty zone, you don't really find too many quests there and it's just one of those places with nothing to do! Sure there's alway... more.

Guild Advancement, or Leveling, is a new feature that will be released with Cataclysm that will allow guilds to level up similar to a character. There will be a total of 25 levels, each leveling unlocking new perks, rewards, and such. To progress through these levels, members will contribute to leveling by completing standard parts of the game such as quests, dungeons, battlegrounds, etc. For each... more.

Volley, which has been the icon AoE ability of hunters is going to be removed in Cataclysm. Volley is currently a large AoE ability similar to Blizzard or Rain of Fire which would allow hunters to channel arrows into desired area. Blizzard designers are feeling that Volley isn't as much a hunter ability compared to being a magic spell and they feel that Multi-Shot is what should be used instead. S... more.

In Cataclysm, we'll be seeing an upgrade to the current guild system with a guild "leveling and rewards" system. Basically, you'll be able to complete various activities to level up your guild, unlocking features, items, heirlooms, and even cool looking mounts. A couple of clarifications were made by Blizzard, first and foremost, guild rewards will have 3 requirements that you need to fulfill to a... more.

The Collectors Edition for the next World of Warcraft expansion, has been announced and this time, it'll feature some new things but generally the same couple of items. You'll get a mini Death Wing pet, a CD with some tracks, an Art Work book, behind the scenes video, a mouse pad, a trading card game starters deck, and of course, a fancy nice box to hold all of it. IRVINE, Calif., Aug 17, 201... more.

The Official Blizzard Fan Art section has been updated with a couple new pieces of art that look very nice! ... more.

The Looking For Group/Dungeon system has been released for some time now and while it's a great improvement from previous ways of finding a group/party for a certain dungeon, has it really changed anything other than allowing players to get into a dungeon quicker? A "random" heroic or dungeon daily now provides players with a small reward ranging from 2 Frost Badges to a loot bag and some gold, de... more.

With tanks receiving a new ability/passive Vengeance with their 51 talent trees, there's been many questions and speculation around this ability and Blizzard has given us a little Q&A on the subject answering some questions and clearing some confusion. Vengeance was designed to give tanks something to be able to keep up with the damage output of DPS classes as gear improves. The basic mechanic... more.

Now that Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty has been released for four days, there's been enough time for everyone to get their hands on the game and experience what many people have been waiting for 12 years. There's been close to a million preorder copies in the United States alone and over a million players online have been seen most of the time since release. With that many players, your sure to fi... more.