August 24, 2006
The New World of Warcraft Forums Are Here!
Were happy to announce the full release of our new official World of Warcraft Forums. Over the past months, we enlisted your help in trying out and testing many of the features and functions of our new setup. Once again, thank you for your contributions in improving this service; we look forward to receiving further feedback from you now that the new forums have been deployed.

Some of the new features:

• Updated Character Avatars
• Displayed Talent Builds
• Easier Navigation and Menus
• Increased Signature Space
• Honor Rank Display

Highlights of Drums of War - Patch 1.12:

Cross-Server Battlegrounds: For the first time in the history of World of Warcraft, you will be able to face off against players from other realms in the Battlegrounds. PvP Battlegrounds link Alterac Valley, Warsong Gulch, and Arathi Basin so that players from several realms will be combined into one huge matchmaking pool. Replenish your mana, sharpen your blades, and get ready for some brand-new challengers!

World PvP: The stage is set for intense, objective-based land battles as Horde and Alliance vie for control over important strategic positions and resources around Azeroth. Head out for Silithus and Eastern Plaguelands to engage the enemy on the field! For a peek at what awaits players in the Eastern Plaguelands, check out this gameplay trailer.

Updated Rogue Talents

And more! You can read the entire patch notes here.
August 11, 2006
Blizzard Art Contest
Blizzard Entertainment is proud to announce the first annual Blizzard Art Contest! We're looking for talented artists to create their favorite characters, monsters, or locations from the Warcraft, StarCraft, or Diablo universes in both 2D and 3D formats. We'll be posting the winning submissions on our sites, and we're also offering some really cool prizes. Interested? Click here for more information.

August 7, 2006
StarCraft v1.14 Patch is Here!
StarCraft has been updated with the newly released patch 1.14. This revision addresses several bugs and exploits as well as introduces some new chat features and ladder changes. To see a copy of the patch notes, please click here.

We hope this patch adds a little more fun to your battles within the StarCraft universe. If you've been away awhile, now is a great time to join Battle.net once again and reengage in the epic struggle between the Terrans, the Protoss, and the Zerg!

Simply connect to Battle.net to update your game or visit the StarCraft patch information page to download the appropriate version of the patch.