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War Within Dynamic Flight Preview (Official)

Blizzard showcase the new Dynamic Flight system, showing off many of the 440+ newly dynamic-enabled mounts, as well as explaining the level unlocks, when it becomes available in the new content and more. 3 comments Yesterday at 21:24 by Staff

Here are the Earthen racials in The War Within expansion. 7 comments Yesterday at 18:59 by Staff

A lot has been covered from the War Within Alpha press event, so here's everything we have from it so far. 2 comments Yesterday at 17:28 by Staff

War Within Season 1 Nerubar Palace Tier Sets Sneak Peek

We got a bit of a sneak preview for some of the tier sets coming with the first raid of the War Within in today's WoWCast! It's only a few sets, unfortunately, but they're looking pretty solid already, so let's take a look. 2 comments Yesterday at 17:20 by Staff

Here comes the big War Within Alpha preview, as Blizzard delve into all the new expansion highlights in the new WoWCast and accompanying article! Yesterday at 17:13 by Staff

We finally got to see the new spellbook in action! Now merged with specialization selection and talent trees, the spellbook also got a revamp to look more like an actual book. With the significant size increase and double-page layout, you can now see pretty much all your available class and specialization spells, and even some from un-selected specs! Yesterday at 17:07 by Staff

War Within Warbands Feature Preview (Official)

Here comes the big official in-depth preview of the new account-wide everything Warbands feature! Yesterday at 17:05 by Staff

New Dungeons and Loot Item Levels in The War Within Season 1

Learn more about the dungeons available at The War Within launch and the item level of rewards in Season 1! Yesterday at 17:03 by Staff

Delvers Dirigible: Customizable Mounts from the Delves

The Delves in The War Within will award a mount with many customization options! Check it out! Yesterday at 17:03 by Staff

New Alleria, Anduin, and Xalatath Models in The War Within

Alleria Windrunner, Anduin Wrynn, and Xal'atath have received new models in The War Within! 1 comment Yesterday at 17:03 by Staff

New Character Select Screen in The War Within

Character select has received a big revamp in The War Within expansion. Let's take a look at the updated version in more detail! Yesterday at 17:03 by Staff

Nerubar Palace Raid Environments and Enemies (War Within Alpha)

Blizzard shared some images from inside the first raid of the War Within, as we get to see the impressive environments and some of the enemies of the Nerub'ar Palace. Yesterday at 17:03 by Staff

We got some more of the Earthen Allied Race in the War Within Alpha press kit! We already saw the race back during BlizzCon and their announcement, but now we have a fresher and slightly better look from the latest Alpha press kit. Yesterday at 17:03 by Staff

New All Crab Arachnophobia Accessibility Setting in War Within Alpha

The War Within is bringing many new features to WoW, but this one may well be the most... well everything. Crazy, bizarre, weird, specific, and... useful? 1 comment Yesterday at 17:02 by Staff

Warbands: Account-Wide Everything in The War Within

"Account-wide everything" is coming in The War Within pre-patch later this summer and we're looking at how it currently works! Yesterday at 17:02 by Staff

It's time to take a look at the new zones coming with the War Within, as Blizzard provided plenty of screenshots in the Alpha press kit! There's even a possible spoiler for a zone story or dungeon in there (but we've hidden it if you don't want to see, so don't worry)! 1 comment Yesterday at 17:02 by Staff

A First Look at the War Within 20th Anniversary Collectors Edition

We also got a look at the Collector's Edition for the War Within with the Alpha press kit, and it features a pretty awesome-looking Gryphon Rider statuette! We also see it includes an artbook, a pin, and all the bonuses of the War Within Epic edition, from the level 70 boost, the 3-day early access, month of game time, 1000 Tender, and the mount, the pet, toys and more. Yesterday at 17:01 by Staff

The Fate of Dalaran in The War Within Pre-Patch Event

We're speculating about whatthe fate of Dalaran in the War Within pre-expansion event. Spoilers ahead. Yesterday at 17:01 by Staff

Heroic Raid Week Returns With Nerubar Palace in War Within Season 1!

We got some big news for raiders and the Race to World First viewers during the recent War Within Alpha developer group interview, as Method's Cayna asked about the dreaded Heroic week and whether it would return in the upcoming expansion. Yesterday at 17:01 by Staff

Important Lore Character Dies in the War Within?

The Internal Alpha for The War Within recently unveiled a potential death of a beloved character lore character. Be warned, this post contains significant lore spoilers, so proceed at your own discretion! 8 comments Yesterday at 17:01 by Staff

Gladiator Mounts in The War Within Season 1&2: Gold/Silver Armored Fel Bat

We're taking a look at the Gladiator Mount for The War Within Season 1&2! Yesterday at 17:01 by Staff

The War Within Season 1 Vicious Mounts Preview

The Vicious mounts for The War Within Season 1 are faction-themed flying nerubians! 1 comment Yesterday at 17:01 by Staff

Nerub-ar Palace Raid Bosses and Item Level of Rewards

Here are the bosses we'll face in the first War Within raid Nerub-ar Palace and the item level of loot! Yesterday at 17:01 by Staff

The War Within Developer Group Interview Summary: April 16th

We had the opportunity to attend a group interview where developers answered some interesting questions about The War Within. Yesterday at 17:00 by Staff

With the return of the Yo-Kai event, it is once again time to catch them all and get your hands on original weapons, mounts, and minions, as well as a brand new framer’s kit! Yesterday at 13:52 by Neviriah

Dragonflight 10.2.6 and SoD Hotfixes, April 16th

We have a whole lot of Season of Discovery today, as the class tuning comes in, in addition to Nightmare Incursion, raid, World buff, item, drop chance changes and a lot more. Over on retail we just have the one fix, as the Grotto Netherwing Drake's Black Scales cosmetic should now be properly awarded to players. Apr 16, 2024 at 22:39 by Starym

Healer Adjustments Coming in Dragonflight Season 4

We have quite a few changes coming for healers in Season 4 with next week's reset, as Blizzard detail the overall reduction of throughput for some specs, as well as buffs to others. 3 comments Apr 16, 2024 at 22:21 by Staff

Mythic+ Dreaming Hero Title Required Rating: April 16

Blizzard have shared the current required Mythic+ rating required to get the Dreaming Hero title at the end of Dragonflight Season 3. The official forum thread below will be updated, so check back to see the latest numbers. 2 comments Apr 16, 2024 at 18:42 by Staff

FFXIV - A Realm Resplendent With Warriors of Light!

Throughout the recent 14-hour stream, Yoshi-P shared some fun and intriguing statistics about Final Fantasy XIV and its community. Here is a quick overview of what we have learned! Apr 16, 2024 at 14:41 by Neviriah

Righteous Orbs No Longer Drop in Phase 3

Players have been noticing that Righteous Orbs were suddenly no longer dropping, and now Blizzard have confirmed that there was a hotfix, and that they were never intended to drop before Phase 4. Apr 15, 2024 at 23:35 by Staff

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