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 lizzard Entertainment has released the art that will grace the covers for the Standard Edition and Collector's Edition of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade. Check 'em out in the pics to the right, or click the pics to see larger versions of the images. Also, details are now available on the contents of the Burning Crusade Collector's Edition. Here's a brief recap of the inventory of goodies contained inside:
- World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade on both CD and DVD
- World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Behind-the-Scenes DVD
- Two World of Warcraft Trading Card Game Starter Packs, plus Exclusive Cards
- Map of Outland Mouse Pad
- Exclusive In-Game Pet: Netherwhelp
- The Art of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Hardcover Art Book
- World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Soundtrack CD
For a more complete description of the Collector's Edition contents, click here.
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| Anatomy of a City: Silvermoon |
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 he Insider recently sat down with the World of Warcraft design team and learned more about Silvermoon City, one of the two new capitals that will be introduced in World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade. Read on to see the ideas that led to the rise of the blood elf capital, and its rebirth from the ashes of the Third War...
The Scarred City
The rich and detailed history of Silvermoon City provided the dev team with a wealth of possibilities from which to weave the blood elves' mystically-charged capital. One of the central themes of Silvermoon is the idea that it is the scarred descendent of a once-proud elven metropolis. When Arthas and the Scourge plowed through the defenses of Silvermoon during the Third War (a tragic event that occurred in the timeline of Warcraft III: The Reign of Chaos), they tore a path of destruction through the city and the surrounding landscape. In The Burning Crusade. this translates into a divided Silvermoon. The blood elves' capital is split in half, with one side recently restored to its former grandeur, while the other is abandoned and left to ruin.
With the design of Silvermoon City, the dev team sought to capture this pivotal event in blood elf history. In a way, Silvermoon also serves as a look into the psyche of the blood elves as a whole, and as we'll see, not everything is quite right in the newly rebuilt capital.
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| Quest for the Ultimate PC Contest |
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 ant to put your knowledge of the quest system to the test? Five World of Warcraft players will win a top-of-the-line Dell XPS gaming notebook. To qualify for the random drawing, you simply need to have completed more than 25 quests in the game between 12:01 AM Pacific Time on September 11, 2006 and 11:59 Pacific Time on October 18, 2006. The five winners will be randomly chosen from the eligible pool of contestants.
Click here to read the official rules.
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| Web Spotlight |
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 ach month, the Web Spotlight highlights some of the most recent additions to the official World of Warcraft community website. Here's a list of some recent website updates that were deemed sufficiently cool to be mentioned in the World of Warcraft Insider:
- The Burning Crusade – Spells and Talents – We recently released a preview of the many new abilities, spells, and talents that will be available in the upcoming expansion. Click here to learn more about the cool additions to your class's bag of tricks.
- Interactive Map of Outland – Beyond the Dark Portal lies the shattered realm of Outland. Those brave enough to make the journey will find new allies, new enemies, and limitless adventure beyond an untamed horizon. Check out this interactive map of Outland, showing all regions, cities, and dungeon wings of the expansion's new territories.
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| Game in Style with J!NX |
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 !NX, maker of fine apparel for gamers, has just unveiled an array of stylish World of Warcraft clothing and accessories. Designed for both men and women, these high-quality shirts, hats, sweatshirts, stickers, pins, and patches are now available at Jinx.com. With a wide variety of gear to choose from, you'll have plenty of ways to represent World of Warcraft while you're out in the real world. All products are bind-on-equip and significantly increase reputation with other World of Warcraft players.
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