Fan Sites:

Wow.herniweb.cz continues their short story about Vindicator Nobundovi in the third chapter of Unbroken. Another story found on this site is the tale known as Fragments of Memories. Wow.herniweb.cz also has a lot of Cataclysm beta updates this week, and amongst them you can find an article about the Worgen and Gilneas. Their beta coverage also features screenshots, some from the Bastion of Twilight and some showing the Goblin mounts.

WoW-Serbia has been very busy creating a lot of awesome reviews of the many zones in the Cataclysm beta, which includes footage from Stonetalon Mountains, Northern Stranglethorn, Cape of Stranglethorn, Elwynn Forest, Loch Modan, Eastern Plaguelands, Badlands and the Wetlands. You can also find an update about the new mounts that people can get in Cataclysm, and don't miss out on the preview of the new Cataclysm Glyph Interface.

Battlecraft also has a lot of new beta footage this week. Check out their preview on the Vortex Pinnacle dungeon located in the Skywall complex, and don't miss out on the new screenshots from Stormwind. Of other news on this site is their weekly column, AddOnZ, which speak about inventory addons this week, and they also have an interesting update about Role-playing in WoW. Last, but not least, they have a cool little piece on Death Knights in the Arenas.

Wow.battlenet.pl has updated their extensive Cataclysm Preview Summary, which now contains even more information from the beta. Speaking of the beta, they're hosting a big Cataclysm beta key giveaway event for their Facebook fans.

Be sure to check out our other official fansites for their latest news and information.

World of ComicCraft:

Self-stabbing for safety!

This is why they call it the Wailing Caverns!

If you do not want your packages to be damaged in the mail, they must be wrapped properly!

That doesn't sound good...

It looks like all her efforts have been for naught.

Is it a drake, a dragon or a half-drakonid?

Other Stuff:
Tylee of Eonar has created a neat little video where you can see a great gathering of players riding rare and hard to get mounts.

Melodée of nagrand has posted a new WoW machinima, which is a Parody of "Love the Way You Lie" By Eminem ft. Rihanna.

Cheshin of Spinebreaker has posted some more images of her awesome homemade Doomguard sculpture. She also made a mean looking Felhound.

What would it look like if World of Warcraft and StarCraft II was merged into a single game? Perhaps it would look something like this.

Community Events
Event: Farewell to old world event – September 6th - 18:00 realm time
Description: Cataclysm is coming soon, so this is a chance to gather up with friends and see the old world for the last time before the expansion changes it forever.
Realm: Thunderhorn
Organized by: Akcope
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Event: The Ironforge Bank Job! – September 11th - 15:00 realm time
Description: The Horde has decided to take a look at what's inside the Alliance safety deposit boxes of Ironforge. The Alliance better prepare to defend their bank if they don't want to lose their savings.
Realm: Agamaggan
Organized by: Uroo
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Event: Defias Brotherhood Anniversary War no. 5 – September 13th & 14th - 20:00 realm time
Description: The Defias Brotherhood realm has been around for five years, which will be celebrated with some epic World PvP for all to enjoy.
Realm: Defias Brotherhood
Organized by: Orcs of the Red Blade
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Have a glorious weekend, everybody!

"Relish this victory, mortals, for it will be your last! This world will burn with the master's return!"

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Battles are won and lost in the eSports world every week. We are here to summarise them, giving you an overview of the recent action. Here is what happened last week!

StarCraft II
In two qualifying rounds for the first GOMtv Global StarCraft II League, two thousand players battled for one of only 64 available places. The triumphant 64 will now continue to fight for their share of $170,000 in prize money! But among them all, only one will make history as the first StarCraft II GSL champion. Who is it going to be? Check the lists of qualified players from day one and day two to make your own predictions for this upcoming tournament!

The first StarCraft II event on the Major League Gaming Pro Circuit, that took place in Raleigh, North Carolina, came to a close last weekend with Chris "HuK" Loranger defeating some of the best players from North America and Europe to emerge victorious. Coming from the winners' bracket with a 2-1 lead, he managed to secure a best-of-seven win over the second-place finisher, Jonathon "KiWiKaKi" Garneau, after just three games. Check out the coverage on the MLG site for all the results and updates.

The groups for the Intel Extreme Masters American Championship have been announced. Some of the best players from the USA, Canada and Peru will fight for eight spots in the finals, which will take place in New York on October 8 – 10. Visit ESL TV for more information on the upcoming broadcasts of all the games.

World of Warcraft
The World of Warcraft Arena tournament at MLG Raleigh wrapped up last weekend with American teams Nerdstomper Blue and Evil Geniuses meeting in the final to fight for the glory of first place. In the final both teams fielded a rogue/warlock/shaman setup, but Nerdstomer Blue ultimately proved too strong for Evil Geniuses and won the $9,000 first place prize. Evil Geniuses, losing 2-3, took home the $4,500 second place prize. For team lists, results and the breakdown of the tournament go to gotfrag.com.

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This week on the WoW Europe Community forums:

A frequently seen, but always interesting question on our forums is this one: What is your favourite class, and why?

What would happen to Deathwing if his fate was in your hands?

There are many marvellous and wonderful places everywhere in Azeroth, but which place is the prettiest?

Just as there are many pretty and amazing things in Azeroth, so are there many horrible and disturbing things… but which is the creepiest?

A top five list of the mightiest beings in Azeroth, listed from the most powerful to the weakest. What would your list look like?

Arthas was slain indeed, but what happened to his body?

If you were to design the ideal battleground, what would it look like and what would be in it?

Guides, Guides, Guides!

Mürdon of Earthen Ring is working on a very nice series of video tanking guides to help new & experienced tanks alike with the day to day duties of the role.

Nervos of Zenedar is somewhat of a specialist on Warrior macros, and he has decided to share his knowledge with the rest of the Warrior community.

Andranik of The Sha'tar have posted a short guide on military roleplay, which offers tips on roleplaying a character in the military and how to run a military style roleplaying guild.

Have a splendid week, everybody!

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Fan Sites:

Wow.battlenet.pl has been to gamescom 2010, and while they were there they had a chance to participate in a Q&A session with Game Director Tom Chilton, which they of course have covered on their site. They also had an Interview with Tom Chilton later on, which you can find right here.

Wow.herniweb.cz has plenty of updates this week, and amongst them you can find the second chapter of Unbroken, where the short story about Vindicator Nobundovi continues. You can also find many of interesting Cataclysm Beta updates from their different blogs, and don't miss out on their contest where you can win the book of Arthas: Rise of the Lich King. Plenty more updates can be found on their site, so be sure to check it out.

WoW-Serbia has some great text, screeenshot and video coverage of Ashenvale and Orgrimmar in Cataclysm, and you can also learn more about the latest Cataclysm Beta build. Another video you can find on this site is Legends Machinima - Part One: The Gathering, which is the beginning of an absolutely massive machinima project.

Myndflame also has a lot of new ROFLBear videos this week, starting with ROFLBear Episode 4 – Dr. Shampoo Vs Mr. Green and ROFLBear Episode 5 – Anthem of the Crusader. We then jump to ROFLBear Episode 8 – Culling of the Crusader followed by ROFLBear Episode 10 – U Face Jaraxxus.

WoW Italia is full of Beta updates as well, one of them being a large article about the new Cataclysm content. Some of their other Beta updates are pure video goodness, like for an example their footage of Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor. They have also posted video previews of the Goblin and Worgen starting areas

WoW.gaming.dk has posted a short article about the new Power Aura and Mage Teleporter interface. They have also posted a helpful newcomers guide on how to properly set up a Battle.net and WoW account.

LevelCap.Se has posted some nice screenshots of Baradin Hold, which is the raid dungeon located in Tol Barad.

WoW-TR has posted an article about Guild leveling and Guild perks in Cataclysm.

WoW Box Romania features a complete Rogue PvE guide.

Be sure to check out our other official fansites for their latest news and information.

World of ComicCraft:

They found something...

GRAORRGGHH!!!

Ambushing the mail carrier.

Why would she be there, a Night Elf so far from home?

FWWASSHH!

This bodes well for her theory that everyone is a dragon.

Inner Child.

Other Stuff:
The Friday Thread has been posted, and as per usual this is the thread where people share their weekend plans. The question is however, do they have it under control?

Cheshin of Spinebreaker is a fan of the Warlock Doomguard pet, which can clearly be seen in this awesome and detailed little Doomguard sculpture she has made.

Falcore of Moonglade continues his Dedication to Azeroth video series with a great follow-up video which simply overwhelms one's sense of nostalgia. You can watch the first video here in case you missed it.

And last but not least, The Escapist Magazine features an interview with Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street about Cataclysm and the way the world ends!

Community Events
Event: The Miss Thunderbluff contest– August 29th - 17:00 realm time
Description: In this year's Miss Thunderbluff contest, four Tauren ladies will have the honour of competing for this title.
Realm: Darkmoon Faire
Organized by: Zhinsa and Mihrah
More Information

Event: Farewell to old world event – September 6th - 18:00 realm time
Description: Cataclysm is coming soon, so this is a chance to gather up with friends and see the old world for the last time before the expansion changes it forever.
Realm: Thunderhorn
Organized by: Akcope
More Information

Enjoy your weekend, everyone!

"Relish this victory, mortals, for it will be your last! This world will burn with the master's return!"

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Battles are being lost and won in the eSports world every week. We are here to summarise them, giving you an overview of the recent action. Here is what happened last week!

StarCraft II
The first Intel Extreme Masters, held at gamescom 2010 in Cologne, Germany, came to a close last Sunday. The tournament generated an insane amount of excitement and produced some amazing games. Thousands of fans cheered for their favourite players, who were fighting for the title and a share of the $15,000 prize money. First place went to Swede Stefan "MorroW" Andersson who beat American Greg "IdrA" Fields in the terran versus zerg final. Third place was taken by crowd favourite Dmytry "mTwDIMAGA" Filipchuk, who won a nail-biting third place playoff against Tomasz "Tarson" Boroń from Poland. You can watch all the VODs of this great spectacle over at ESL TV. You can also check the coverage of the event, featuring updates, galleries and many interesting interviews on mymym.com.

In other news, ESL Pro Series Germany, another event organised by Electronic Sports League, started on Tuesday with the first round of matches. To watch all the replays and see who finished on top check out GosuGamers.

Warcraft III
Philip "Longwalk" Crawford and Abdulaziz "CrunCher" Abed are the two players who qualified for BlizzCon 2010, trumping the very tough field in this year's 2010 North American Regionals. In the end it was Night Elf player Longwalk, who beat his Human opponent in the final, who took the title. For recaps and replays go to the official event page.

World of Warcraft
CompLexity.Red, playing mage/warlock/druid, are the winners of this year's 2010 North American Warcraft Regional Finals. This victory gives them a spot at the BlizzCon 2010 finals, where they will be joined by second place finishers, Arena Pwnage, playing priest/shaman/druid. Check out the official event site for recaps and results. We will also see both winning teams this weekend, as the next event on the 2010 Major League Gaming circuit takes place in Raleigh from August 27-29. To find more information about the event check out MLGPro.com and the previously released list of participating teams.

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This week on the WoW Europe Community forums:

If you think of all the music currently in the game, what music is your favourite?

When it comes to professions, how are you preparing for Cataclysm?

To those of you with a sense of fashion, who like to gather stylish gear, we present to you the Equipment Show Off thread!

Speaking of gear, how would you prefer your class gear looks in Cataclysm?

Here is a question for roleplayers and lore-buffs alike: Which of the 10 playable races do you think is the strongest in terms of Military Might?

And last but not least, we have a special treat for those of you who have been following Alayne's Story - The conclusion to part III of Alayne's Story has just been posted, and it is most awesome.

Guides, Guides, Guides!

This week we have a small PvP FAQ for those of you Death Knights out there who like to spend your time in the Arenas

And for all the aspirant Moonkins out there, you might want to take a peek at this neat Balance Druid guide.

Feel like rolling a Warrior, but not sure about the best way to approach the class and the task of levelling? Well no need to worry about that, because here is a nice Warrior leveling guide to help you.

Have a magnificent week, everybody!

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