• The new site has been released! Yes, it's true. Browse the site and notice all the new features. I've disabled the account function and made sure it links to the official site since we're not looking for any trouble. It'll be updated one day. I've also included the link to the shop so Blizzard can make some money out of us.
  
  If you encounter any bugs please report them here (forum account required). You'll also find the list of known bugs there, so check that if you want to know what bugs have been posted.

• The WoN Forum has been reopened for public. We've changed the layout and added some features and threads.

• The WoW has just updated the World of Warcraft Wallpapers section with two new calendar wallpapers for September, 2009. So we did aswell!
  
  

• Everybody knows the famous song from Metallica. But little know that One has a very shocking story that Noobworks Studio is currently translating to a WoW Film. One is the story of a high respected commander who gets hit by a rock that changes his life forever. He lost his arms, legs, ears, eyes and ability to talk He now is in a coma in the hospital. Witness what happened before and how his life is now forever changed.
  Discussion Thread
  Film Page

• Last week, we spotlighted a barrage of BlizzCon-based previews, interviews, panel reports, and more from around the Web. Since then, the flow of articles hasn’t stopped, and we’ve selected a few more interesting pieces for your reading enjoyment. Check out the list below:

  • Bitmob: Assorted Interview Tidbits
  • Eurogamer: StarCraft II Hands-On
  • Joystiq: StarCraft II Interview
  • Wired: StarCraft II Q&A
  • Crispy Gamer: Diablo III Preview
  • GameSetWatch: Diablo III Sandwasp Shoot'em Up
  • Joystiq: Diablo III Interview
  • Crispy Gamer: Cataclysm Preview
  • IGN: BlizzCon Round Table

• And the comic contest winner for August, 2009, is... Bludlemon! Congratulations! Winners selected from submissions will receive three volumes of Blizzard Entertainment manga, and will be considered by TOKYOPOP for contributions to upcoming volumes of both Warcraft: Legends and StarCraft: Frontline. Stop by each week to see a new comic from the contest. Also, check out all of the August comics.

  

• The new re-issue of Eminence Symphony Orchestra’s two-disc Echoes of War: The Music of Blizzard Entertainment standard edition has now arrived. The album features 15 unique arrangements, with several pieces from the yet-to-be-released StarCraft II and Diablo III. Ninety minutes of music are featured in all, with bonus tracks arranged by special guests including the critically-acclaimed composer Kow Otani. The new standard edition package, showcasing a redesigned cover art piece, will be available in major retail outlets for $24.98. The Legendary Edition is also available online and at retail for $49.98, and comes with a bonus documentary DVD, nine art cards, and a bonus 32-page booklet. Visit the official Echoes of War website or participating retailer to hear samples, learn more, and order your copy today.

• The Blizzard Fan Art Section has been updated with 3 new artwork from World of Warcraft.
  
  

  

• We've been collecting coverage of this past weekend's BlizzCon 2009 from around the Web, and have compiled a small fraction of it here for you to catch up on anything you may have missed, or just read more about your favorites. Whether you're interested in hands-on write-ups of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, detailed information about Diablo III’s monk class, news from StarCraft II’s panels, a peek into the future of Battle.net, scads of pictures from the costume contest, or anything else that emerged from BlizzCon, take a look at the links below.
  
  BlizzCon General Coverage
  

  • GameSetWatch
  • Game Videos
  • IGN PC: BlizzCon 2009 Coverage
  • Kotaku: The Show So Far
  • Joystiq: Ozzy Osbourne Closes Show Down
  • GameSpy
  • Joystiq: Day One Round-up
  • IGN PC: Ozzy Osbourne Interview
  • Slashdot
  • GameSpot
  • Kotaku: Stuff You Can Buy at BlizzCon
  • 1UP
  • IGN PC: BlizzCon Keynote Full of Surprises

  World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
  

  • IGN PC: Cataclysm Hands-on
  • Kotaku: The Lands Beyond the Cataclysm
  • Kotaku: Hands-on With Cataclysm's Goblins and Worgen
  • Wired
  • Eurogamer
  • Joystiq
  • GameSpot: Cataclysm Hands-on
  • GameSpot: World of Warcraft Panel Sees Cataclysmic Changes
  • GameSpy: Cataclysm Preview Panel Report
  • GameSpy: Dungeons and Raids Galore
  • GameSpy: Hands-on with World of Warcraft's Worgen Race
  • WarCry: Cataclysm Part 1: Old Villains, New Races
  • WarCry: Cataclysm Part 2: The World Reshaped
  • WarCry: Cataclysm Part 3: Dungeons With Dragons

  Diablo III
  

  • GameSpy: Details on Diablo III's Monk
  • GameSpot: Video: BlizzCon 09 Interview
  • WarCry: Hands on with Diablo III's Monk
  • GameSpy
  • Voodoo Extreme
  • IGN PC: Diablo III Monk Hands-on
  • IGN PC: Diablo III Q&A
  • Kotaku
  • GameTrailers: Video Interview
  • Destructoid

  StarCraft II
  

  • IGN PC
  • Gamasutra
  • Joystiq: BSG's Tricia Helfer to voice StarCraft II's Kerrigan
  • Kotaku: Tricia Helfer is StarCraft II's Kerrigan
  • Kotaku: Keeping Things Fresh in the StarCraft II Expansions
  • Joystiq: StarCraft II Map Editor Flexibility
  • Gamasutra: StarCraft II will Allow Modders to Sell Custom Maps
  • Shacknews

  Battle.net
  

  • IGN PC
  • WarCry
  • Kotaku
  • GameSpy
  • Shacknews
  • Joystiq
  • Voodoo Extreme

• Here is the next honorable mention from the World of Warcraft Comic Contest submitted by Felly.
  
  

  

  Remember, the contest will go on all year long. Each month's winner will receive three volumes of Blizzard Entertainment manga, and will be considered by TOKYOPOP for contributions to upcoming volumes of both Warcraft: Legends and StarCraft: Frontline.
  
  Have a comic to submit? It's not too late to enter the comic contest. Read the official rules, and submit your comics today!

• You can now check out all the images of BlizzCon attendees taken throughout the weekend at the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, StarCraft II, and Diablo III themed photo booths. Head over to the BlizzCon website, browse the pictures, and download your favorites now.

• If you attend BlizzCon 2009 and bring a camera along, we want to see your pictures. Send your best photos of the event, particularly from Friday's contests, to blizzconweb@blizzard.com. We'll collect the finest of your submissions and post them on the site for all to see. Take a look at 2007's BlizzCon photo gallery to get a sense of what we're looking for.

• Blizzard Entertainment is happy to announce the third World of Warcraft expansion set, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm! Hidden away in his sanctuary within Deepholm, the corrupted Dragon Aspect Deathwing has waited, recovering from the wounds of his last battle against Azeroth and biding his time until he can reforge the world in molten fire. Soon, Deathwing the Destroyer will return to the surface, and his eruption from Deepholm will sunder the world, leaving a festering wound across the continents.
  
  In World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, players will be able to play as two new races -- goblins and worgen -- as they explore newly revealed parts of Azeroth and re-experience familiar zones across Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms, areas rewrought by the cataclysm and filled with new opportunities for adventure. Players will achieve new levels of power, take on challenging new dungeons and raids, and experience sweeping changes that will alter the face of Azeroth forever.
  
  For more information, make sure to read the official press release and FAQ, and then visit the new World of Warcraft: Cataclysm site for screenshots, information about the new features, concept art, the announcement trailer, and more.