Fan sites:

World of Warcraft Nederland has been really busy this week! They have introduced a very new and highly awesome Achievement system, providing achievements and their solutions in Dutch! Alongside the launch of the new Achievement system is their Grunty contest where you can be the lucky winner of a Grunty the Murloc Marine pet by contributing to the new Achievement system! Also this week they have reviewed the new improved quest interface that is due to launch with patch 3.3. Lastly they have just begun a new Lion Points 'season', running until the end of December, and the contributor with the most Lion Points by then will win a game-card! It's all good this week!

WorldOfWar.net has an awesome video featuring Jace Hall literally storming the Blizzard offices and having some tongue-in-cheek talks with our very own Tom Chilton, J. Allen Brack and more! Well worth checking out, and incredibly funny.

World of ComicCraft:

Only together can we defeat the legion.

I see people in the Town Hall!

REAARGHH!! – Hold still, please.

Wait here, I'll take a look.

Hardly a hospitable place, if I may say so...

Other Stuff:

Small reminder, a Battle.net account is now required for forum and game login!

WorldOfRaids.com interviews Greg 'Ghostcrawler' Street and Cory Stockton this week to celebrate the 5 years of WoW, and they talk about the game and how its development has progressed throughout the years.

We have another interview! This time MMOZine speaks exclusively with Greg Street to find out more about the final major content patch of the Wrath of the Lich King expansion. Don't miss out!

The voice that gives us all goosebumps - Cranius - returns with a new music video, named 'The Story.' Awesome as always, Cranius.

So Halloween has been and gone, but did you catch this interactive video posted to youtube? Titled the 'Ravenholdt Labyrinth' – it must have taken hours! Very amazing production value, and not for the weak hearted!

Also, to continue what seems to be a trend in machinima creations recently, another interactive video in which viewers (that's you guys!) must help Quigley with his quest and unravel the 19 letter code!

Have a groovy weekend, everyone!

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Grellin stood at the Dalaran fountain, watching the eager fisherman cast their lines. He was never much of a fisherman. The fear of getting a big catch and being dragged into the water frightened the little gnome greatly as swimming was certainly not his forte. As he watched, he realised that time was passing much slower than usual. Previous weeks had been filled with some amazing events that he had attended. Some were crazy events, like naked gnomish races (now that certainly was his forte) and all other manner of festivals and markets. Grellin wondered if anything was coming up that he would be interested in attending this week!

He began to make his way to the events board. Weaving his way through the hustle and bustle of the Dalaran streets, Grellin he took his diary from a pocket in his robes, and flicked to the calendar. Pencilled in already were a couple of noteworthy events he would certainly be attending, and he looked forward to adding more to his schedule.

The gnome approached the billboard. It looked different to usual... more barren than before. He saw some old fliers posted, and then glanced at his diary. In disappointment, he realised he already had them on his 'to do' list, and whilst the events were greatly anticipated, he couldn't help but think to himself...

'I wish there were more...'

If you have do have any in-game events you'd like to bring to the Community's attention, please be sure post up the details of the event the Community News & Events forum.

StarCraft
The World Cyber Games 2009 are over and we have seen some impressive games. In the end South Korea dominated the tournament and took home all three medals. Gold went to Zerg player Jaedong; Silver to Protoss player Stork; and finally Bronze for Protoss player Bisu. Congratulations to them all! More information has been released about the upcoming Team Liquid StarLeague. Check out the shoutcasters, maps and tournament format and read the pre-ladder interviews.

Warcraft III
In a nail-biting final, Chinese Human player Xuwen "InFi" Wang won the gold medal at the World Cyber Games 2009 by defeating the Chinese Orc player Weilang "Fly100%" Lu two games to one. The bronze medal went to June "Lyn" Park, the South Korean Orc player. Meanwhile the Spanish Undead player Juan "VortiX" Morea Duran won the 112th edition of the weekly ZOTAC-Cup. The runner-up was the South Korean player Sung Sik "ReminD" Kim playing Night Elf.

World of Warcraft
The qualifying phase of the Intel Extreme Masters Season IV in Europe and North America has just finished. Now it's time for the American Championship Finals which will take place on December 11th to 13th in Edmonton, Canada. In other news, SK-Gaming's editor Michael "Zechs" Redford shares his thoughts on the MLG Anaheim tournament's outcome and why style and skill triumphed.

This week on the WoW Europe Community forums:

So you're new to the game and might be looking for some help. You need look no further, as this thread can provide you with some helpful pointers!

Fish. Some people love them, some people don't. In this case, however, the question is more about fish loot. So then, what is your take? Fish Oil or Shiny Fish Scales.

Ganking is something we've all heard of. Some people love it, some people don't. Some people even pick their class in an attempt to avoid it. What is your take, what is the best anti-ganking class?

One afternoon you wake up after a nice long sleep and realize you are in fact now your WoW character. What is the first thing you would do be?

Guides, guides and guides!

Dastardly deeds – the guide for roleplaying an evil character. Something the RP part of you might like?

So you're a druid and you have chosen a different path than the ferals and restos. You also happen to like PvP, but might be wondering what to do. This thread right here might just help you out a little!

If you like raiding as a dps player, and happen to play an elemental shaman, this thread could provide you with some pointers for maximising your DPS!

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Being a hero of Azeroth brings with it the desire to stand out and heroes seek ways of proving themselves in the world in order to do just that. Being the 'Bread Winner' is a start, and 'Working Day and Night' helps along the way to success and fame. One key note is to 'Know Thy Enemy', a most importantly 'To Honor One's Elders', for they have laid down the path to success over the years. With some hard work and dedication it is possible to achieve anything! We want to know what achievements you enjoy the most and you can do just that by voting in this week's poll!

Fan sites:

WorldofWar.net has posted an article about Jace Hall storming the WotLK office and an article about Electric Playground's video interview with Frank Pearce and J. Allen Brack.

Curse has an article up about Azeroth United's fundraiser: Hearts, Hands and Voices.

World of ComicCraft:

Fine, but we're talking about this later!

Bunch of pansy penguin-loving humans!

Skill not high enough?

The Darkshore, but less ocean and more huge spiders!

Is that Kissless... And someone else?!

Hearthstone fail?

Herring seeks your life!

Other Stuff:

Small reminder, a Battle.net account is now required for forum and game login!

MMOZine has released a new issue of their downloadable PDF magazine!

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

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