• We have more SwagDog Class Icon previews for you to feast your eyes upon. Check out the upcoming shaman, warlock, druid, and hunter class icons below.
  
  For a chance to win one these t-shirts for your very own, head on over to our Warcraft Twitter page to participate in the SwagDog Class Icon T-Shirt Contest.
  
  
  

• Today we take another look at the intriguing artwork submitted by your fellow Warcraft enthusiasts in our updated Blizzard Fan Art Section. Take a moment to check out these pieces, as they stand as a testament to this great community.
  
  Do you have what it takes to express your artistic talents within the Diablo, StarCraft, or Warcraft universes? Submit your fan art now!
  
  

  
  

• Are you a guru when it comes to the ways of the priest? Think you know everything there is to know about death knights? Well, it's time to put your knowledge to the test. To prepare for the upcoming launch of its newest World of Warcraft customized Class Icon t-shirt collection, SwagDog wants you to show how well you know your character classes.
  
  Starting Tuesday, August 31, we'll be posting two questions per day on our Warcraft Twitter page that will focus on key aspects of each World of Warcraft character class. For each of the ten class questions, we'll be selecting five winners at random from those who answer correctly to receive their very own SwagDog Class Icon custom t-shirt!
  
  The Class Icon line will be launching this Friday, September 3, and features re-imagined designs of your favorite class emblems. Preview the death knight and priest class icons below, and be sure to stay tuned, as we'll be providing sneak peeks at all the class icons throughout the week. To learn more about this fashion-forward contest and how to participate, check out the full contest rules for details and eligibility.
  
  
  

• We have just updated our World of Warcraft Wallpapers section with a new wallpaper featuring Ruby Sanctum.
  
  

• The Blizzard Art gallery has been updated with 2 pieces representing the Warcraft universe. These pieces offer an inside look at the creative process behind building this virtual world.
  
  

  

• Delve into the mysteries of Azshara with game designers Craig Amai and Dave Kosak, who talked with us about the Horde's northward expansion and the rise of the Bilgewater Cartel as part of our ongoing coverage of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. Adventure, conflict, and, of course, profit await those who enter the newly re-imagined Azshara!

• BlizzCon 2010 World of Warcraft & StarCraft II In-Game Items
  "Death will rise from the tide!" Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain once warned -- and at BlizzCon 2010, the band's dire musical prophecy will finally come to pass. Everyone who attends this year's BlizzCon or purchases the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket will receive an exclusive set of murlocalyptic in-game items for World of Warcraft and StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. World of Warcraft players will be joined by Deathy, a murloc companion decked out as Deathwing and doing his best to strike fear into the hearts of Azeroth's crustacean population. You'll also be able to display your tidal pride in StarCraft II with a Murloc Marine character portrait and a pair of deep-sea decals to emblazon on your units, each with a different terran, protoss, and zerg design.
  
  BlizzCon 2010 takes place on October 22 and 23 at the Anaheim Convention Center. For further details or to order the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket, visit www.BlizzCon.com.

• The Blizzard Fan Art Section was just updated with new artwork from your community peers. Come take a look at 4 new works based on the Warcraft universe.
  
  Would you like to share your artistic talents with the Warcraft community? Submit your fan art today!
  
  

  
  

• We're proud to announce a brand new contest open exclusively to residents of Australia and New Zealand. We're looking for some tightly knit guilds who are ready to rumble their way into our World of Warcraft: Cataclysm beta test.
  
  We want you to share screenshots of your guild's greatest triumphs and proudest achievements with us. Whether you and your mates just took down the Twilight Destroyer or you've crushed Kel'thuzad for the first time, we want to witness the milestones of your success. Each guild master who submits a winning screenshot will win 10 invitations to the World of Warcraft Cataclysm beta test for their guild. The contest will be on for five weeks and each guild is limited to just one submission. We'll pick five winners each week for a total of 25 winning submissions from eligible participants, starting August 27, 2010.
  
  Before entering the contest, be sure to read the full contest rules for details and eligibility.

• Wrath of the Lich King Launches in Mainland China August 31
  The shadow of Icecrown Citadel grows longer, and the armies of the Scourge prepare for battle on a new front.... We're pleased to announce that World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King will be released in mainland China on August 31! For more information, check out our recent press release.

• With summer drawing to a close, we enter the new season with memories of Midsummer nights swimming in our heads and a Cataclysmic upheaval looming ever-closer in our future. J!NX has marked the occasion with a brand-new collection of World of Warcraft clothing -- check it out and see if you can find a suitable upgrade for your lucky raid shirt.

• Game designers Luis Barriga and Craig Amai sat down with us to discuss upcoming changes to Darkshore's landscape, the fate of Auberdine, and the challenges of redesigning an old-world zone from the ground up in this World of Warcraft: Cataclysm content preview. Check out the new Q&A on the Cataclysm site now!

• We're excited to reveal the Collector's Edition and Standard Edition Boxes for Cataclysm. In addition to showing the box art for the first time, we're also ready to reveal the contents of the Cataclysm Collector's Edition—an exclusive art book, behind-the-scenes DVD, in-game pet, and more.[more]
  
  For pictures and a complete list of the contents, check out the Collector's Edition website.
  
  Read the press release here.