Best of WoW.com: December 2009

And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere,
And gie’s a hand o’ thine!
And we’ll tak a right gude-willy waught,
For auld lang syne.

December brought us patch 3.3, Icecrown Citadel’s new raid and 5-mans, “Rocket bare!”, and the endless joy of the new Dungeon Finder. I think we can all agree that 2009’s going out on a high [...]

Reminder: Second wing of Icecrown Citadel opens soon

After four weeks of repeatedly storming the citadel, the next wing in Icecrown Citadel should be opening soon. Specifically, the Plagueworks should be available on January 5th. At least, that’s what Muradin here said. The screenshot above shows that there are still 28 days remaining even though it was taken this week. I’m not sure [...]

The Queue: Oh no, not again

Welcome back to The Queue, WoW.com’s daily Q&A column where the WoW.com team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Alex Ziebart will be your host today.

This is The Queue that doesn’t end. Yes, it goes on and on, my friend. Some people started writing it, not knowing what it was, and they’ll [...]

Blizzard helps authorities track fugitive

Blizzard helped an Indiana sheriff track an allegedly drug-dealing, definitely WoW-playing fugitive to Canada. Sheriff’s Deputy Matt Roberson, who used to play World of Warcraft, discovered that Alfred Hightower aka Rastlynn, was an avid player. So he contacted Blizzard with a request for help in locating his quarry. Three months later, Blizzard sent Roberson a [...]

Two Bosses Enter: Anub’Arak vs. King Dred

Two Bosses Enter … but only One Boss Leaves, in WoW.com’s series of fantasy death matches. Welcome to the semi-finals of the five-man Wrath of the Lich King season. Scroll to the end of the last round’s post for a listing of semi-final matches. Grab a seat, and let’s get ready to rumble!
Welcome to [...]

Raid Rx: 2009 Boss healing awards

Every week, Raid Rx will help you quarterback your healers to victory! Your host is Matt Low, the grand poobah of World of Matticus and a founder of No Stock UI, a WoW blog for all things UI, macro, and addon related.
Welcome to the 2009 healing awards where we look back on some of the [...]

WoW Moviewatch: Interactive Horde Onyxia Attunement Chain

Maybe it speaks to the nostalgic Horde members more than the rest of us, but I think the Interactive Horde Onyxia Attunement Chain is probably Wowcrendor’s best work yet. It has the same subtle sense of humor shown in his previous work, but then takes it up a notch by speaking to one of the [...]

The Twelve Days of Winter Veil: Day three loot code giveaway

Every day until Saturday we will have new prizes to give away along with new loot codes for WoW.com’s Twelve Days of Winter Veil contests. Today, we are giving away 1 Disco Inferno code courtesy of WoWTCGLoot.com. As you can see in the movie above, this in-game item summons a disco ball that comes with [...]

Around Azeroth: The shadow knows

Nazgűl of <TheHiWay> on Runetotem is still bugging me with his non-standard-character name, but he does know how to take a nice action screenshot. “The poor Scarlet Miner sees only a mining cart, but the shadows never lie,” he writes. “A dread Tauren Death Knight hides in secret, waiting for the right moment to strike.”
Do [...]

One Boss Leaves: Skadi crushes Svala

Two Bosses Enter … but only One Boss Leaves, in WoW.com’s series of fantasy death matches. Welcome to the end of the current round of the five-man Wrath of the Lich King season. Grab a seat, and let’s get ready to rumble!
It wasn’t much of a contest this week, as Skadi the Ruthless swept [...]