
It's been a busy week for World of Warcraft so far, and it's only going to get busier from tomorrow! Apart from celebrating its second birthday in Europe on February 11, with a new "Love is in the Air" in-game event to coincide with Valentine's Day, and a new minor patch, Blizzard is now about to kick off the first global World of Warcraft Arena Tournament - the largest WoW competition ever held - scheduled to begin this Friday, February 16. "In this one-of-a-kind competition", they say, "Burning Crusade players will have the chance to demonstrate their prowess and vie for the title of best World of Warcraft PvP team on the planet".
If you have the Burning Crusade expansion and would like to know more details about this tournament, the game's website now hosts an Arena Tournament preview, explaining about the ladders (the initial phase, from February 16 to April 15 in North America and Europe, and March 3 to April 15 in Korea), qualifiers, regionals (North America, Europe and Korea will each have a live regional event for their top 8 teams), and the global finals event.
There's not much to say about the latest World of Warcraft patch (version 2.0.7), nor about the "Love is in the Air" event (been there, done that last year). However, on the eve of the game's second anniversary in Europe, lead producer Shane Dabiri sent out an interesting letter in which he also talks about the Black Temple and its immensely powerful master, the fallen hero Illidan, who we'll eventually have to face.
"In Warcraft III we watched Illidan's transformation from controversial hero to demon. His ambition and sorcery nearly tore Azeroth apart in Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. Despite his efforts, he failed to destroy the Lich King and thus earned the wrath of Kil'jaeden, leader of the Burning Legion. Badly wounded, Illidan retreated to Outland and worked to solidify his base of power there. Now, in The Burning Crusade, Illidan fights to retain his grip on Outland. We hope players will look forward to venturing into the Black Temple and facing this immensely powerful fallen hero." "Epix pwnage is in the air..."




