It came from the Blog: Battleground Bonanza

I love Battlegrounds. I think they all have their positives, though my favorite is still Alterac Valley. So I’ve been wanting to hold an It came from the Blog BG event for a while and I’ve decided it’s time… Time for the first Battleground Bonanza! Here are the details:

When: Wednesday, December 2, 11:00pm EST (8:00pm [...]

Blood Sport: Improve your play

Want to crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of their women? Blood Sport investigates the entirety of all-things arena for gladiators and challengers alike. C. Christian Moore, multiple rank 1 gladiator, examines the latest arena strategy, trends, compositions and more in WoW.com’s arena column.
Listening music: Imogen Heap’s Hide [...]

More WoW-themed cakes

Thanksgiving seems like an excellent time to update our gallery of WoW-related confectionary masterpieces, also known as WoW cakes. This dragon and Alliance-themed cake above was made for Valaar of Kargath by his girlfriend Erelia for his 30th birthday. She also made the Cake of the Lich King that we posted a while back. Talented [...]

It came from the Blog: We partied like pilgrims

Last Wednesday night, It came from the Blog got together to Party like Pilgrims. We got some Pilgrim’s Bounty achievements and won some loot. Unfortunately, the Guild Roster gets buggy when there are more than 500 members. So I don’t know exactly how many showed up, but I estimate it at around 240 over the [...]

Wowhead store now open for business

A tipster named James sent us a pointer to store.wowhead.com a little while ago, and as a few people have noticed since, the Wowhead store is now open for business! Here’s what they’re selling:

Official Wowhead merchandise (a t-shirt, a hoodie, and a mousepad, so far – does anyone still use mousepads?)
WoW paraphernalia, like those steins, [...]

The Queue: VenezuelanDude

Welcome back to The Queue, WoW.com’s daily Q&A column where the WoW.com team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Adam Holisky be your host today.
I’m glad this is a new week. Last week the WoW news was so boring. Nothing really happens on major holiday weeks, and that means I sit around the [...]

Officers’ Quarters: Casual raiding 2009

Every Monday Scott Andrews contributes Officers’ Quarters, a column about the ins and outs of guild leadership.

I feel like it’s been a while since I wrote a column about casual raiding. I posted a four-part guide to making it work back in April 2008. Since then, I’ve pointed most people who write me about [...]

WoW Moviewatch: Born to be Wild Turkeys!

We sadly missed this movie until today. However, Dakgorim’s fantastic video Born to be Wild Turkeys is a welcome send-off for the Thanksgiving holiday, and the Pilgrim’s Bounty game event. Featuring one of Steppenwolf’s best known songs, and what seems like a half dozen turkeys going completely wild, this video is going to be a [...]

Arcane Brilliance: Mage leveling guide, the thrilling conclusion

It’s time again for Arcane Brilliance, the weekly mage column that wishes each and every one of you a magical holiday season. Arcane Brilliance would also like to point out that it is writing this immediately following three days spent alternating between being in the company of in-laws who like to discuss politics and on [...]

Around Azeroth: Lift over leftovers

It’s the week after Thanksgiving, and Hornwood of <Collective Conscious> on Zul’jin is still working on cleaning out his leftovers. No matter how much beef he eats, there always seems to be more on the table the next day. Maybe holding Thanksgiving dinner underneath Thunder Bluff this year wasn’t such a good idea. Hopefully, next [...]