August 29, 2005
World of Warcraft surpasses 1 Million customer milestone in North America
Blizzard Entertainment®, Inc. today announced that World of Warcraft®, its subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), has reached more than one million paying customers in North America. This brings the total population for Blizzard’s critically acclaimed game, the largest MMORPG in the world, to more than four million paying customers.
You can read more by checking out this press release.

August 23, 2005
World of Warcraft Trading Card Game Announced
We're pleased to announce that we've teamed up with Upper Deck Entertainment to bring World of Warcraft to trading card game players nationwide. Starting next Spring, players will be able to build their decks and attend events that let them challenge Onyxia, or raid Molten Core in an attempt to defeat Ragnaros with the hopes of getting powerful Epic cards. Visit entertainment.upperdeck.com/wow for more details on the card-based game.

New StarCraft: Ghost Screenshots
The StarCraft: Ghost website has been updated with six new screenshots.

StarCraft: Brood War Added to European Tournament League
The ESL (Electronic Sports League) has picked up StarCraft: Brood War for their German Pro Series. The ESL polled the community, and StarCraft was voted in last week. We're excited to have StarCraft join Warcraft III in this series, and we wish the competitors the best of luck.

For more information about the ESL and the Pro Series, please visit the ESL's Web site.

August 19, 2005
It's Good to Go to BlizzCon
Have you ever gone on a vacation and come back home without any souvenirs? We have, and we felt that BlizzCon attendees deserved better. That's why we're excited to unveil the BlizzCon Goodies page, which lists a collection of rare (and epic) items that every gamer who attends BlizzCon will receive. With a little bit of something from each of our game series, these goodies will help BlizzCon attendees commemorate their journey to Blizzard's inaugural gamer convention.

Travel Discounts for BlizzCon Attendees!
American Airlines and Avis have arranged to provide special discounts for BlizzCon attendees who book flights/car rentals with them. Please visit the BlizzCon Travel Page for details on how you can take advantage of these special offers.

August 18, 2005
New World of Warcraft Fan Art
The Blizzard Fan Art Section has been updated with three new pieces of artwork.

New Warcraft III Bonus Map - Terenas Stand
"Noble countrymen, evil is upon us. Darkness has befallen our shores. Rise and slay thy enemies...strike, strike so others shall live. The meek shall not fade into the night... live my brethren, live." - King Terenas

Download Terenas Stand a new Bonus map for Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.

August 10, 2005
The Top Ten Reasons Why Evil Failed!
As our current Ladder season draws to a close, we pause to recognize the Top 10 Ladder players of each Realm. Think you might have made the final cut? Check out the players with the highest accolades here.

August 8, 2005
BlizzCon: Presenting the Announcers
Today we're happy to present the two announcers that will be on hand at BlizzCon to commentate the invitational tournaments for Warcraft III and StarCraft. Each will be explaining, analyzing, and calling all the action as the kings of the real-time strategy world take to the stage.

Commentating for the StarCraft tournament will be Chris "WaCKSteVeN" Iannitti and the crew from Inside The Game. Last October, Chris was in San Francisco casting the StarCraft tournament at the World Cyber Games grand finals. You can find the ITG team on irc.enterthegame.com at #radioITG or by visiting their website here.

On the Warcraft III side of the invitational, Kim "bunny" Vothang will be calling the action. She's been a staple of Warcraft III's online community while covering numerous online clan matches and tournaments, including the recent Battle.net Ladder Season Two tournament. Kim runs the popular Warcraft replay website, WCReplays, and can be found on irc.quakenet.org in #kim&kim.

Diablo 2: A New Season Begins...
The Diablo 2 Ladder has been reset, spawning a new and challenging season for our regular and "Hardcore" gameplayers. Who will be the first to climb to the top? Who will be the first to reach level 99? Diablo and his sinister agents await, so come join the adventure and begin your epic climb up our new Ladder!

For more information on Ladder play, please go here.

For more info our new released patch 1.11 click here.

Warcraft III Battle.net Ladder Reset
Details for the upcoming Ladder Season Three will be revealed in a few weeks. To accomodate this new season, all Warcraft III ladders will be reset soon. The precise date for both the new season and the ladder reset will be announced in the near future.

August 5, 2005
BlizzCon Invitational Prizes Announced
When the world's best Real-Time Strategy players descend on Anaheim this October, there will be more than just honor at stake. We are proud to announce that the champions of the StarCraft and Warcraft III invitational tournaments will be able to look forward to taking home a check for $10000 to accompany their winner's trophy. The runner-up in each tournament will be awarded a $3000 prize. Be sure to check back soon for more information on the identities of the 16 participants that will be invited from all across the globe to compete for these cash prizes.

BlizzCon Site Updated!
We've posted two new news items over on our BlizzCon site: the first is a quick note about the Blizzard Art Gallery that will be at BlizzCon and some of the artists who'll be there to meet players, and the second is a detailed list of the developer panel discussions we'll be hosting at the event. Head over to the BlizzCon site now to check them out.

We'll be updating that site with new information about BlizzCon regularly, so please check back often if you've bought tickets already or are thinking about attending and want to see what sort of activities we have planned.

August 4, 2005
Diablo 2: Ladder Reset Announced!
Right on the heels of our new Patch 1.11 comes the next great Ladder season for Diablo 2. Got what it takes to be the first to climb to the top of the Ladder? Hardcore players ready to be number 1 and stay on top? The new Ladder season for Diablo 2 will commence, starting this Monday, August 8th.

For more information on the Diablo 2 Ladder, check out our D2 FAQ.

August 1, 2005
Diablo 2 Patch 1.11 is now LIVE!
The Lords of Terror, Hatred, and Destruction lurk once more in the bowels of the world, their vile blood galvanized with the thirst for revenge against the Heroes who have thwarted their dark reign.

Can the stalwart Paladins, lightning-quick Assassins, and ferocious Barbarians rise to this new challenge? The call has been made, so come join the adventure once again!

• Click here for more details on Diablo 2 Patch 1.11.
• Click here to check out the Patch 1.11 Wallpaper.