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Sci-Fi novelist Keith R.A. DeCandido (Star Trek, Andromeda) is bringing a little
more than upgrades to Warcraft players. He is writing a series of novels devoted
to the World of Warcraft series. The first book will be called "World of
Warcraft: Cycle of Hatred." A very fitting title given the books contents:

The Burning Legion has been defeated, and eastern regions of Kalimdor
are now shared by two nations: the orcs of Durotar, led by their noble Warchief,
Thrall; and the humans of Theramore, led by one of the most powerful mages alive
-- Lady Jaina Proudmoore. But the tentative peace between orcs and humans is
suddenly crumbling. Random attacks against Durotar's holdings suggest that the
humans have renewed their aggression toward the orcs. Now Jaina and Thrall must
avert disaster before old hatreds are rekindled -- and Kalimdor is plunged into
another devastating war. Jaina's search to uncover the truth behind the attacks
leads her to a shocking revelation. Her encounter with a legendary, long-lost
wizard will challenge everything that she believes and illuminate the secret
history of the world of...

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"Oh...Crap!"
Have you ever really screwed up while playing your favourite MMOG? Wait until you see the gaff our resident warlock made in our latest comic, titled, "Oh...Crap!"

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Blizzard has fired out special coupons to its millions of
subscribers just in time for the holiday season.  The coupons
entitle the subscriber to give gifts of World of Warcraft to three of their
friends for only $19.99 a shot.

"Dear World of
Warcraft Subscriber,

It's hard to believe it's been a year since World of Warcraft first
opened to adventurers. As a thank you for your loyalty, we'd like to
present you with 3 special coupons that you can use to purchase gift
copies of World of Warcraft for only $19.99 after rebate. Just click on
the link below to print your rebate coupons, purchase a World of
Warcraft retail box at your favorite retailer, and mail back the
completed rebate forms, along with your original receipt. It's that
simple.



The rebate offer is for subscribers only, so for verification purposes,
you will need to legibly write your World of Warcraft Account Name on
each coupon, as well as the new Account Names of your gift recipients.
We hope you're enjoying World of Warcraft and that this makes it a
little easier to share the fun with friends this holiday.



Best Regards,



The World of Warcraft Team "

Subscribers have the "link below" and can print off three coupons to
hand out while dressed as Santa.  

A day late and a platinum short.



Hot on the hooves of the other sites reporting about the Blizzard
lawsuit, TechSpot
has jumped into the fray.  

"In China, the
parents of a 13-year-old Tianjin boy are suing the makers of "World
of Warcraft" because they claim
that the game was responsible for the death of their son!
Seemingly, the boy jumped to his death after re-enacting a scene from
the game, according to Chinese news agency Xinhua. Anti-Internet
addiction advocate Zhang Chunliang is backing the parent’s suit against
Blizzard Entertainment. Chunliang has apparently spoken to 63 parents
whose children have allegedly suffered from online gaming addiction, and has a class-action
suit in the works.
"