December 26, 2005
StarCraft: Ghost: Nova's Past Revealed
Bits of Nova’s clouded past are revealed in this special back-story of why Nova chose to become a ghost of the Terran Dominion. Read about her shattered past and the path which led her to becoming an assassin!

December 23, 2005
New Warcraft III Bonus Map - Bomber Command
Warring Marines have taken over Icecrown Glacier. Command your bomber force to destroy your opponent's town while scrambling to defend your own.

Download Bomber Command, a new bonus map for Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.

December 20, 2005
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness Ten-Year Anniversary
Ten years ago, Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness was released. It quickly became Blizzard’s first #1-selling title and went on to help shape the direction of our company. To celebrate the game's 10-year anniversary, we have created a page commemorating some of Warcraft II's achievements. Click the link in the previous sentence for a glimpse into Warcraft's past and a look at some of the reviews and articles written about the game over the last decade.

December 19, 2005
World of Warcraft Surpasses Five Million Customers
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that World of Warcraft, its massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), has surpassed five million customers worldwide. The subscription-based MMORPG launched approximately one year ago in North America, Australia, and New Zealand and has since released in multiple countries throughout Europe and Asia. With a strong presence across Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America, World of Warcraft has quickly become the world’s most popular MMORPG. Most recently, the game was launched in the regions of Taiwan, Macau, and Hong Kong on November 8, 2005. You can learn more about this event in this press release.

December 15, 2005
Season Three Map Pool and Brackets
Ladder Season Three has come to an end. Congratulations to all 64 players who qualified for the season-ending tournament! This past Sunday, December 11th, the top players on each Battle.net gateway squared off to determine which two players would represent their gateway at the offline finals in Seoul, Korea in February. Good luck to all players.

• The brackets of all qualified players are posted here.
• The eligible map pool for the online finals will be: Twisted Meadows, Turtle Rock, Gnoll Wood (TFT), Lost Temple (RoC), Terenas Stand.
• The schedule and rules are posted here.
• The first map for each round will be:
• 1st Round: Gnoll Wood (TFT version)
• Quarter-Finals: Twisted Meadows
• Semi-Finals: Lost Temple (RoC version)
• Consolation Finals: Terenas Stand

December 05, 2005
Paladins Get Revamped!
We have just posted a sneak peak of the Paladin Talent changes that will be featured alongside many other improvements in our next major content patch, The Gates of Ahn’Qiraj. So, take a moment to check out our special Paladin Talent Calculator to see what changes you might want to plan for your Paladin. Additionally, all Paladins will have their talents reset when the patch is released.