January 27, 2007
Season 4: ReMinD Is The World Champion!
After having beaten Grubby in Round 3 of the Winners Bracket on Day 2, ReMinD had to stand up to Lucifer in the Grand Final. Lucifer won the first map, "Twisted Meadows," but ReMinD was able to come back on "Terenas Stand" and "Echo Isles," switching from Orc to Nightelf against Lucifer's Undead. The finals truly brought together the greatest players worldwide and we want to congratulate all the players that participated on their great achievement and especially ReMinD for his exciting games and great skill.
Chris Sigaty and Frank Pearce presented the winner of the Tournament, ReMinD, with a check for $10,000 USD and the Season 4: Global Champion Trophy - A Warcraft III Sword. Lucifer, who came in second, was presented with a check for $3,000 USD.
Share the excitement and win a poster signed by the players that participated in the finals as well as the Warcraft III Producer Chris Sigaty and co-founder and Senior Vice President of Blizzard Frank Pearce! Check out the pictures of the Season 4 Global Finals here as well as the results of all games!
Congratulations to the Champion of this exciting Season!
January 26, 2007
Warcraft III Image Contest!
To celebrate the Battle.net Season 4 Global Finals, we are hosting a Warcraft III Image Contest! Send us your best Warcraft III picture, and you could win a Battle.net Season 4 poster signed by the Global Finalists and Chris Sigaty!
What kind of image should you send? We're looking for:
- Memorable screenshots from Warcraft III
- Photographs of you dressed up as a character from Warcraft III
- Original fanart featuring creatures, characters, scenes, or themes from Warcraft III
To submit your images to us, go here. The contest will end February 27th. Check back here after that date to see the winning entries!
January 23, 2007
Blizzard at Season 4: Global Finals
Blizzard will be at the Warcraft III Season 4 Global Finals which will be held in Cologne, Germany at Media Park on January 25th and 28th! Members of the German and English Community Team will be present to greet the visitors who come to see sixteen of the world's best Warcraft III players who have earned their places at the Global Finals with top performances at earlier regional finals in Asia, Europe, and the America.
At the Global Finals you also have the opportunity to test The Burning Crusade in a dedicated World of Warcraft - The Burning Crusade Area as well as the chance to participate in one of the daily leveling contests and win great prizes.
Find out more about this tournament at our Battle.net site.
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Shatters Day-1 Sales Record
Blizzard Entertainment today announced that World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade has broken the day-one sales record to become the fastest-selling PC game ever in North America and Europe, with a worldwide total of nearly 2.4 million copies sold in the first 24 hours of availability. To learn more, read this press release.
January 16, 2007
The Burning Crusade Released In Europe!
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced today that World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, the first expansion set for the world's leading subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game, World of Warcraft, is now on sale throughout North America and Europe. World of Warcraft is played by more than 8 million gamers around the world. To learn more, read this press release.
January 11, 2007
Warcraft III - Season 4: Global Finals
We are pleased to announce that the Warcraft III Season 4 Global Finals will be held in Germany at Cologne's Media Park between January 25 and 28, 2007 â during the Intel® Friday Night. Sixteen of the world's best Warcraft III players earned their places at the Global Finals with top performances at earlier regional finals in Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
The Warcraft III Season 4 Global Finals is sponsored by Intel, and organized by Turtle Entertainment, operator of Europe's major eSports league, the Electronic Sports League (ESL). GIGA, the European broadcasting station for games, eSports and lifestyle, will provide live coverage.
Player brackets and information on the coverage times will be posted on Battle.net soon. Also check out ESL's and GIGA's websites for more information.
You can view the full press release here.
January 11, 2007
World of Warcraft Reaches 8 Million Players Worldwide
We're proud to announce that World of Warcraft has achieved a new milestone: 8 million players worldwide! You can view the full press release here. This feat would not have been possible without the longstanding support of the World of Warcraft community. Thank you for helping us bring Azeroth to life; we're looking forward to continuing the adventure with you beyond the Dark Portal in just five short days.
January 9, 2007
The Dark Portal Opens Midnight January 16th
The Burning Legion's renewed assault on Azeroth begins at midnight between January 15th/16th - and Blizzard developers will be on hand at certain stores throughout Europe to celebrate and sign copies of the game. If you're interested in getting the Burning Crusade as soon as it is released, please check with your local gaming shop to see if they are planning a midnight opening for January 16.
To learn more about this event, please read this Media Alert.
