We all saw this coming. The next step in Blizzards’ plot to take over the world, or at least your salary. Blizzard micro-transactions using their new Battle.net platform.  Today Blizzard has added 2 new items to their online store for World of Warcraft players.  Two new in-game pets.  A mini Kel’Thuzad and Pandaren Monk for $10 each.

Some people are acting like this micro-transaction thing is new to WoW when in fact, it’s not.  It’s just presented in a different way.  Instead of going through the official World of Warcraft site, it goes through Battle.net.  Blizzard already has a bunch of paid for services like server transfer, name changing, sex changes, race changes and faction changes.

Are any of our readers planning on buying one or both of these new in-game pets? Or are you one of those than can resist these two new cute vanity items.

Either Amazon.com is making fun of you WoW players, or you WoW players must be really bored while “grinding.” But, either way, its both hilarious.

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Wanna bet that is a toilet, as well?

Arthas approaches… Well, more like we approach him, I guess.  With a goodly portion of the Icecrown bosses either having already been tested or about to be tested on the PTR, it is fairly safe to say patch 3.3 is not too far off in the distance.

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So patch 3.3 approaches. Icecrown awaits. It is more than likely the final content patch of Wrath of the Lich King, if history holds true.  While this expansion was the best content Blizzard has released to date and probably the best expansion any MMORPG has ever seen, I can’t help but get the same, predictable end-of-expansion blues I’ve not yet managed to dodge in all of my years in this genre.  EverQuest, DAoC, WoW… When each of these games approaches an expansion, I am at once thrilled by the promise of new, amazing content and yet standing in one spot, sporting my now outdated Tier 8.5 set going “So wait, WTF am I doing this for, now?”  I have an answer, I think.

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This video was what most people at WoWcon– erm.. Blizzcon were waiting for.  The confirmation of all the rampant rumors about the word “Cataclysm.”  At Blizzcon, everyone was treated to the debut trailer by Blizzard’s cinematics team.

If you’re a WoW fan and not drooling over this, well. Then you’re not really a WoW fan. Enjoy the video. And clean yourself up when you’re done watching it.

• No more spell power
• Spell power is included into INT
• no more attack power, it’s in Agility
• Hunters now use focus. No more mana. No more INT.
• Armor Penetration is Gone too
• All new class combination are confirmed
• Goblin racials! Rocket Jump – Activate your rocket belt to jump 20 yards, every 2 min
• Pack Hobgoblin: Calls in your personal servant, allowing you to bank access every 30 min
• Better Living Through Chemistry – Alchemy +15, your own potions give you more health/mana
• Worgen Racials: Darkflight is a sprint. Aberration: Reduced duration against curses and diseases. Flayer: Skinning bonus, no need for a skinning knife.
• Worgen form: Cosmetic only, no bonuses. Out of combat, you choose human or worgen. In combat you’re always a worgen.
• Goblins can be DKs, rogues… Ghostcrawler flipped that way too fast. No Paladins or Druids.
• Worgen: No Paladins or Shaman, but can do everything else.
• WARLOCKS! Soul shards: Dont take up bag space!
• Soul shards will show up on your UI. Looks like you can have up to three.

All the things that were leaked in the past, were all confirmed.  With one thing extra that we didn’t hear about before Blizzcon.  The new professional, Archeology.

Things that were confirmed:

• Level cap raised to 85
• Goblins join the Horde
• Worgens join the Alliance.
• Worgens can change from Human to Worgen and back.
• Both old continents, Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms, have been completely changed.
• You can fly around in the old continents
• New profession: Archeology
• More raids, quests and weapons, of course.
• 7 new zones.
• Maelstrom in the center of the world is now a sunken city

Contrary to what WoW.com is spectulating, SoundBlaster.com has released a press release that they will be demoing their first World of Warcraft headset.  They will have both an Alliance version and a Horde version.  SoundBlaster isn’t confirming anything about a Catclysm expansion.  Just their headsets.  That is all.

Full press release after the break.

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While browsing our site to make sure all links are and things are looking good, I noticed a gold farming banner at the top of site form Google’s Adsense.  Now, I usually don’t click on ads, but this one got my attention.

Earn up to 600+ gold and hour legally and without cheats.

The “legally and without cheats” part caught my eye.  After clicking the banner, I watched a video that is supposedly proving that the site is legit. Well, after scrolling down and seeing this:

I knew the site was another lame, get rich quick scheme.

Thanks to the wonderful people at MMO-Champion, we might have new and leaked info on the heavily rumored World of Warcraft expansion called Cataclysm.  Now these are labeled leaked rumors for now.  But we’ll be at Blizzcon next week to give you the definite news.

New Races and Class Combinations:

• Goblins
• Worgens
• Human Hunter
• Orc Mage
• Night Elf Mage
• Dwarf Mage
• Blood Elf Warrior
• Dwarf Shaman
• Undead Hunter
• Tauren Paladin
• Tauren Priest
• Gnome Priest
• Troll Druid

Leveling Experience

• Level Cap raised to 85
• Azshara becomes a low level starting zone
• Barrens split up into two separate zones

Other Updates

• Azeroth will be entirely revamped.
• Flying is allowed in parts of old Azeroth.
• Unreleased zones and dungeons, including Hyjal, Gilneas, and Uldum will become part of WoW.
• Deathwing and Azshara will be playing a major role in the Cataclysm that will happen.

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