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e recently sat down with World of Warcraft® lead producer J. Allen Brack and art director Chris Robinson to discuss some of the ideas that influenced the development of Fury of the Sunwell, the most recent content update for World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade. While we were at it, we also picked their brains about the lessons learned from The Burning Crusade and how they are influencing the design approach for Wrath of the Lich King…
Insider: Let's talk about some high-level design concepts for the Sunwell. We already mentioned that the Sunwell dungeon and raid will conclude the blood elf and draenei storylines, at least for the time being. Can you elaborate on that a little more?
J. Allen Brack: Without spoiling too much, it's true that some of the major story arcs of The Burning Crusade reach their conclusion in Fury of the Sunwell. There are big revelations for both the blood elves and the draenei, and players will also learn the fate of the remaining member of the bad guy triumvirate of Illidan, Vashj, and Kael’thas. In addition to Kael’thas, there's a new "ultimate villain" to defeat. Essentially, we're providing players with epic resolutions to The Burning Crusade's most visible story arcs.
 Read the full interview
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ury of the Sunwell, the most recent major content update for World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, introduces major new additions to the items, gameplay, and storylines of The Burning Crusade. Here are some of the notable features:
- Defeat some of Warcraft's most insidious villains -- and acquire some of the most powerful rewards -- in the new Sunwell Plateau raid dungeon and Magisters' Terrace five-person dungeon.
- Earn reputation and rewards with the new Shattered Sun Offensive faction.
- Honor is now earned instantly instead of at the nightly calculation, and diminishing returns have been eliminated.
- The number of daily quests allowed each day has been increased to 25, and more than a dozen new daily quests have been added.
- Many new purchasable items are available, including dozens of new epic Badge of Justice rewards and rare-quality PvP sets based on reputation with various factions.
And much, much more....
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fter a long, ominous period of inactivity, the zerg have returned with a renewed fury. View the first, newly revealed wave of information on the Swarm, including detailed profiles on the mutalisk and ultralisk, the backstory of the zerg, and a new gameplay trailer. Like their protoss and terran counterparts, these profiles are accompanied by background information, screenshots, and concept art.
Visit the StarCraft II website
Watch the Zerg Gameplay Trailer
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ael’thas Sunstrider’s mighty Twinblade of the Phoenix. Go ahead, take a few swings with it. Looks good on you... matches your shoulders. Why not take the obvious next step and start cracking some Alliance heads with it? No, don’t worry that you’ve never actually faced down Kael’thas or even dared step foot in the Eye of Tempest Keep.
Or maybe the Fang of Vashj, a rare find in Serpentshrine Cavern, is more to your taste. No matter how diminutive in stature your gnome rogue might be, a weapon such as this could level the playing field against any foe... even, say, one as large and beefy as a tauren warrior.
On the Arena Tournament Realm, you can create the character you’ve always wanted, with some of the most powerful gear in the game right at your fingertips. Nor will you need to go toe-to-toe with Kael’thas Sunstrider, or Lady Vashj to do it. Although, your enemies on the Tournament Realm are potentially much more devious and dangerous than any raid boss could ever be…
Stop window-shopping and jump straight into battle with as much gold, gems and enchants as you care to use. Register for the World of Warcraft Arena Tournament and log in to the Tournament Realm today. Create a new level-70 character instantly, deck that character out with some of the most epic epics in the known Warcraft universe, and take that character into battle. It’s a whole new game, and your share of over $200,000 in prizes is up for grabs, along with the chance to prove yourself the most cunning and skilled gladiator to yet grace the arena...
Learn more about the 2008 Arena Tournament.
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he fourth Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational is heading to Europe! The event will be held at the Porte de Versailles Exposition Center, Paris, France, over the 28th and 29th of June 2008. Open to gamers from around the world, attendees will be able to experience discussion panels with Blizzard Entertainment developers, professional eSport tournaments, hands-on play with World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King and StarCraft II, community contests and much more! For more information, check the official site at http://eu.blizzard.com/wwi08.
Visit the World Wide Invitational website.
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ere are some of the notable new content updates and features appearing on Blizzard websites:
- StarCraft II Community Section: the StarCraft II Community Section of the official StarCraft II website is now live. Here you'll find up-to-date links to the latest developer Q&A batches, BlizzCasts, regularly updated community spotlights, latest forum discussions, and future community projects. Head over to the StarCraft II site now and check it out.
- Wrath of the Lich King Bestiary: a multitude of strange and terrifying creatures inhabits the frozen continent of Northrend, and you can now catch the first glimpses of the denizens of Northrend on our new, regularly updated Wrath of the Lich King Bestiary page. This page contains a sampling of the many new monsters you'll encounter as you venture deep into the forgotten lands and desolate wastes of the Lich King's domain.
- BlizzCast Episode 2: We recently released our second episode of BlizzCast! This latest episode features in-depth interviews with Chris Metzen, Vice President of Creative Development and creator of the original Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo storylines, and Geoff Goodman, one of our World of Warcraft Designers. This episode also introduces a new community questions and answers section to get your voice heard.
Be sure to view the transcript and check out all of the accompanying artwork.
- April Fools! We hope you enjoyed our April Fools' Day events. If you missed them, check out this year's jokes:
The Blizzard Entertainment Joke Team™ will see you again next year. Just kidding--we're always around waiting to pounce.
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