WoW Insiderhttp://wow.joystiq.comWoW Insiderhttp://wow.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gifWoW Insiderhttp://wow.joystiq.comen-usCopyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/WoW Insider ShowEvery week, the WoW Insider Show brings you news and views from the World of Warcraft and the site that covers it all, WoW Insider. We introduce a panel of rotating guests, including bloggers from WoW Insider and other WoW blogs, and many popular personalities from around the WoW community. From the live listener chat and polls during the show, to the emails direct from listeners (reach us at theshow@wow.com), right on to the "meat" of the show -- in-depth discussion of the most popular news and posts on WoW Insider -- the WoW Insider Show is a terrific source of news and entertainment about what's going on with Blizzard and their World of Warcraft. Listen live every Saturday at 3:30 pm Eastern on our Ustream page (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wow-insider-show) or subscribe to the feed and let us know what you think by reviewing the show right here in iTunes.Kalimdor completely recreated in Minecrafthttp://wow.joystiq.com/2012/02/08/kalimdor-completely-recreated-in-minecraft/http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/02/08/kalimdor-completely-recreated-in-minecraft/http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/02/08/kalimdor-completely-recreated-in-minecraft/#commentsFiled under: ,

Ragnaros and Deathwing in Minecraft? Yeah, that's pretty cool ... but how about all of freaking Kalimdor in Minecraft? Last night on reddit, RamsesA (Rumsey on the Minecraft forums) showed off his to-scale map of Kalimdor rendered entirely in Minecraft blocks. According to Rumsey, the recreation took him a total of two weeks to complete, from the moment of inspiration to the completion of the project.

This wasn't all done with the base tools available in Minecraft, however. Rumsey needed to use mods for Minecraft that allowed him to build beyond the native height limit of 128 blocks. The continent was not created block by block by hand, either. Rumsey developed custom software to use in mapping out his recreation. Still, this is damn cool. Faulting him for using these tools is like faulting someone for separating their LEGOs using this thing or one of these instead of their teeth.

In collaboration with the Cursecraft project, Rumsey does hope to recreate all of the World of Warcraft in Minecraft one day, including instances and raids. Kalimdor is only the beginning of this architectural endeavor.

We've included a few sampler images of his Kalimdor recreation in the gallery below, but you can view all of them over in his Minecraft forum thread. The limited block options available makes some of the coloration a little abstract at times, but that's nothing a custom texture pack couldn't fix.

Gallery: Kalimdor in Minecraft

Lost City of the Tol'virThunder BluffCenarion HoldTheramoreUldum

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]]>cursecraftkalimdorkalimdor-in-minecraftminecraftramsesarumseyAlex ZiebartWed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:00 ESTAmazing player-animated and -rendered WoW avatarhttp://wow.joystiq.com/2012/01/17/amazing-player-animated-and-rendered-wow-avatar/http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/01/17/amazing-player-animated-and-rendered-wow-avatar/http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/01/17/amazing-player-animated-and-rendered-wow-avatar/#commentsFiled under:

Mother of sweet things! I saw this on Reddit's /r/wow community a few days ago and realized that I'm kind of a slacker when it comes to my own forum signatures (which is apparently the whole purpose of the project). Thovald, the player responsible for the video, wrote that he did it in 3D Studio Max and didn't actually change the female troll model itself. The big difference is an increased polygon count for the robes and (I would assume) the graphics of the fire spell being cast. It reminded me more than a bit of the perennial favorite Blind, and it's all the more amazing that Thovald is apparently self-taught.

We know that Blizzard is working on an update for character models, but it's pretty cool to see what players can do with them in the meantime. They might be old, but as Thovald noted, they're still a surprisingly expressive bunch.

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]]>animationanimationsavatarcharacter-animationcharacter-animationscharacter-modelcharacter-modelscharaction-animationfemale-trollplayer-animationplayer-contentplayer-created-contenttrollAllison RobertTue, 17 Jan 2012 17:00:00 ESTKnow Your Lore: The humans, part 3http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/08/03/know-your-lore-the-humans-part-3-wed/http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/08/03/know-your-lore-the-humans-part-3-wed/http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/08/03/know-your-lore-the-humans-part-3-wed/#commentsFiled under: , ,

The World of Warcraft is an expansive universe. You're playing the game, you're fighting the bosses, you know the how -- but do you know the why? Each week, Matthew Rossi and Anne Stickney make sure you Know Your Lore by covering the history of the story behind World of Warcraft.

Imagine for a moment that you are, right now, a human of the same age that you are, but living in Azeroth. Depending how old you are, you either lived through or were born into the aftermath of three of the most devastating wars your world has ever seen. Keeping in mind the trouble with timelines, every human alive in the Warcraft setting has endured loss and hardship on a scale almost unimaginable; many were driven from their homes by invading monsters or demons from other worlds, or were forced to flee in advance of legions of walking corpses that relentlessly tried to kill them and dogged their steps all the way to safety.

The humans who congregate today in centers like Stormwind and Theramore have survived when vast numbers of their people died. Only the former high elves have lost more of their kind. The fact that humanity manages to remain a force to be reckoned with despite the loss of almost all of its former northern domains in the Eastern Kingdoms, the deaths of uncounted numbers of their people and the usurpation of their inheritance is a testament to their origin as a seed race of the Titan's first arrival on Azeroth. Indeed, much like their dwarven cousins (for now humans and dwarves truly know they share a common origin, as do their gnomish relations), humans harbor a stony resolve in the face of adversity that could crush or corrupt another people.

Let us look at humanity's most recent travails.

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]]>AzerothfeaturedGilneasguideguide-to-loreHumanHumansJaina-ProudmoreKul TirasKulTiraslorelore-guiderole-playrole-playing-guiderp-guideStormwindStromgardeVarian-Wrynnworld-of-warcraft-lorewow-guidewow-lorewow-role-playingwow-role-playing-guidewow-rpwow-rp-guidewow-rpingMatthew RossiWed, 03 Aug 2011 19:00:00 ESTTravels through Azeroth and Outland interview, part 3http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/05/27/travels-through-azeroth-and-outland-interview-part-3/http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/05/27/travels-through-azeroth-and-outland-interview-part-3/http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/05/27/travels-through-azeroth-and-outland-interview-part-3/#commentsFiled under: , ,

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]]>Allison RobertFri, 27 May 2011 17:00:00 ESTTravels through Azeroth and Outland interview, part 2http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/05/27/travels-through-azeroth-and-outland-interview-part-2/http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/05/27/travels-through-azeroth-and-outland-interview-part-2/http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/05/27/travels-through-azeroth-and-outland-interview-part-2/#commentsFiled under: , ,

We return today with the final portion of our interview with Zac, the gifted writer behind Travels through Azeroth and Outland. Today, we've asked about narrative difficulties, the dark parts of Azeroth's development, "fridge horror," and whether player characters are ultimately a good or bad thing for the world.

You can find the first portions of our interview here:

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]]>craftcraftsdestron-allicantfeaturedgame-craftsloretalus-corestiamTravels-Through-Azeroth-and-Outlandworld-of-wacraft-craftsworld-of-warcraft-fanfictionworld-of-warcraft-lorewow-artwow-artworkwow-craftswow-fanwow-fan-artwow-fan-madewow-fan-made-artwow-fan-made-artworkwow-fanswow-loreAllison RobertFri, 27 May 2011 17:00:00 ESTTravels through Azeroth and Outland comes to a closehttp://wow.joystiq.com/2011/05/26/travels-through-azeroth-and-outland-comes-to-a-close/http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/05/26/travels-through-azeroth-and-outland-comes-to-a-close/http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/05/26/travels-through-azeroth-and-outland-comes-to-a-close/#commentsFiled under: , ,

I've been pretty vocal in the past about my intense love for Travels through Azeroth and Outland. It's a five-year, player-penned travelogue that takes readers on an expansive journey through every zone in the pre-Cataclysm game. Over the years, it's attracted a lot of attention due to the incredible quality of its writing and storytelling. Not only does it have its own TV Tropes entry, but even Blizzard's taken notice, and we've gotten the opportunity to interview its writer.

Even if you're not a roleplayer or all that interested in WoW's lore, Travels has an unsettling capacity to get you thinking about the deeper implications of the game's quests and become absorbed in the narrator's observations. It is, quite simply, one of the best pieces of fan fiction I've ever read and a hugely addictive story. If you haven't read it, please do. You will never see the game the same way again.

But, as with all good things, Travels has reached its end. While Zac, its author, plans to post some story cues related to the Cataclysm expansion on his travelogue's forums, he's wrapped up the main storyline, and our beloved narrator -- a Forsaken named Destron Allicant -- is riding off into the sunset. I was lucky enough to talk extensively with Zac about what spurred the travelogue, how he sees the various Azerothian races, and good versus evil in Blizzard's universe.

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]]>craftcraftsdestron-allicantfan-fictionfanfictionfeaturedgame-craftsinterviewtalus-corestiamTravels-Through-Azeroth-and-Outlandworld-of-wacraft-craftsworld-of-warcraft-lorewow-artwow-artworkwow-craftswow-fanwow-fan-artwow-fan-madewow-fan-made-artwow-fan-made-artworkwow-fanswow-loreAllison RobertThu, 26 May 2011 17:00:00 ESTMore World of Warcraft comics added to contest galleryhttp://wow.joystiq.com/2011/05/11/more-world-of-warcraft-comics-added-to-contest-gallery/http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/05/11/more-world-of-warcraft-comics-added-to-contest-gallery/http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/05/11/more-world-of-warcraft-comics-added-to-contest-gallery/#commentsFiled under: ,

Blizzard has updated the comic contest gallery with more leftovers from the community comic contest. You can check out the full gallery at the Blizzard community site. If you go through the gallery, you'll see some familiar art styles from some of the bigger WoW comic artists out there. Plus, the comic that Blizzard linked in the blue post put a smile on my face. Oh, Chimaeron, you are hilarious.

Still in the mood for more WoW comics? WoW Insider has got you covered (as usual) with Amanda Miller's weekly Sunday Morning Funnies and, of course, our very own weekly webcomic by Kelly Aarons. Blizzard knows that there are a lot of WoW comic creators out there and, from their continued support and contests for comic creators, definitely like showing off what the community has to offer.

More World of Warcraft Comics
We have some tasty leftovers from our community comic contest to share. This comic was submitted by Shannon Fowler (Amyiss). Check out the full gallery here.

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]]>comic-contestcomic-gallerycomicsgallerywow-comicsMathew McCurleyWed, 11 May 2011 19:00:00 ESTOfficial trading card art gallery updatedhttp://wow.joystiq.com/2011/05/11/official-trading-card-art-gallery-updated/http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/05/11/official-trading-card-art-gallery-updated/http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/05/11/official-trading-card-art-gallery-updated/#commentsFiled under: , ,

I've always been a huge fan of game art in all its forms -- the walls of my house are literally covered in framed game posters, instruction booklets, and fan art. That, in part, is why I was so glad to see Blizzard update its Trading Card Game art gallery today with 10 new pieces of art.

Whether you play the card game or not, the (now) 40-piece WoW TCG gallery is definitely worth taking a look at. This update includes Booty Bay denizen Landro Longshot, a gnome impaling an orc, and (ever a fan favorite) scantily clad women holding weapons.

Gallery: WoW TCG: Featured Art

Landro LongshotEarthbind TotemGalway SteamwhistleNoggenfogger ElixirRetribution Aura

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm has destroyed Azeroth as we know it; nothing is the same! In WoW Insider's Guide to Cataclysm, you can find out everything you need to know about WoW's third expansion, from leveling up a new goblin or worgen to breaking news and strategies on endgame play.

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]]>blizzard-artblizzard-art-gallerygame-arttrading-card-gametrading-card-game-art-gallerywarcraft-artwow-artwow-tcgwow-trading-card-gamewowtcgwowtcg-card-artwowtcg-cardsFox Van AllenWed, 11 May 2011 17:00:00 ESTBlizzard and Epic Weapons' weaponsmithing fan art contest winners announcedhttp://wow.joystiq.com/2011/04/12/blizzard-and-epic-weapons-weaponsmithing-fan-art-contest-winner/http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/04/12/blizzard-and-epic-weapons-weaponsmithing-fan-art-contest-winner/http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/04/12/blizzard-and-epic-weapons-weaponsmithing-fan-art-contest-winner/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Blizzard and Epic Weapons' weaponsmithing fan art contest tasked talented WoW enthusiasts with crafting and building life-size replicas of their favorite World of Warcraft weapons. Categories included Best Dagger, Best Mace, Best Sword, Best Ranged, and Best of the Rest. The entries are phenomenal, but that's a given for how talented the WoW playerbase is.

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]]>blizzardcontestepic-weaponsreplicareplicasthoridalweapon-replicaweaponsMathew McCurleyTue, 12 Apr 2011 15:00:00 ESTConquer Azeroth in Civilization 5http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/11/06/conquer-azeroth-in-civilization-5/http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/11/06/conquer-azeroth-in-civilization-5/http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/11/06/conquer-azeroth-in-civilization-5/#commentsFiled under:

Civilization Fanatics forum-goer Maze has designed a map pack for the recently released Civilization 5 that looks very familiar, and for good reason: the map mimics that of classic World of Warcraft, with the two main continents and the Maelstrom in the center.

The map is actually very accurate, with precisely placed bodies of water and coastlines and small details like purple creep in Silithus. There are also details like Thoradin's Wall and the Deeprun Tram pointed out.

Maze has created two versions of the map, with differing sizes for faster- or slower-paced games. Even if you aren't a fan of the game and don't plan on playing it, the graphics and attention to detail are pretty awesome. Check out some shots of the map in our gallery below.

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]]>azerothazeroth-in-civ-5azeroth-in-civilzation-5azeroth-mapciv5civ5-azerothciv5-mapcivfanatics.comCivilizationCivilization-5map-azerothmap-kalimdormap-packGregg ReeceSat, 06 Nov 2010 14:00:00 ESTBlizzCon 2010: Costume contest galleryhttp://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/23/blizzcon-2010-costume-contest-gallery/http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/23/blizzcon-2010-costume-contest-gallery/http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/23/blizzcon-2010-costume-contest-gallery/#commentsFiled under: ,

The BlizzCon costume contest took place yesterday afternoon with roughly 90 entries (give or take a few, depending on how you count group efforts). We did have a screenshot of one entrant in black that was unfortunately too dark to include, but this is an otherwise comprehensive gallery of all contest entrants, the five finalists and winner. There were a number of extraordinary costumes this year, and we highly recommend giving them a look. However, I think Jay Mohr was correct in observing that it's only a matter of time before someone's going to topple over on digitigrade stilts. Please, folks -- it's okay to suffer for your art, but it's not okay to break your ankles over it!

The five finalists (you'll find them toward the end of the gallery) portrayed Ysera, the female monk from Diablo III, Jaina Proudmoore, the female witch doctor from Diablo III, and Illidan Stormrage. The eventual winner was Christina Estrada as the female monk.

Gallery: BlizzCon 2010 Costume Contest


BlizzCon 2010 is upon us! WoW Insider has all the latest news and information. We're bringing you liveblogging of the WoW panels, interviews with WoW celebrities and attendees and of course, lots of pictures of people in costumes. It's all here at WoW Insider!

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]]>blizzconblizzcon-2010blizzcon-2010-costume-contestblizzcon-contestsblizzcon-costume-contestblizzcon-costumescosplaycosplayersdiablodiablo-3diablo-3-female-monkdiablo-3-witch-doctordiablo-female-monkdiablo-monkfemale-monkfemale-witch-doctorillidanillidan-stormragejaina-proudmoorejay-mohrjay-mohr-blizzconjay-mohr-blizzcon-2010witch-doctoryseraAllison RobertSat, 23 Oct 2010 13:30:00 EST15 Minutes of Fame: A rare and beautiful collectionhttp://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/07/15-minutes-of-fame-a-rare-and-beautiful-collection/http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/07/15-minutes-of-fame-a-rare-and-beautiful-collection/http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/07/15-minutes-of-fame-a-rare-and-beautiful-collection/#commentsFiled under: ,

From Hollywood celebrities to the guy next door, millions of people have made World of Warcraft a part of their lives. How do you play WoW? We're giving each approach its own 15 Minutes of Fame.

Among the ranks of in-game item collectors (would a goblin call those players "acquisitionists"?), you'll find plenty of hardcore vanity pet fans. You'll find mount collectors. You'll find those poor, inventory-challenged souls who collect armor and dungeon sets.

And then there is this collector, who's managed to collect all three -- and sweeps it together with a uniquely stylish twist.

Meet Michelle, aka Drrum of Stormrage (US-A). If you were to ask vanity pet connoisseur Brian of WarcraftPets (aka Breanni, immortalized as Dalaran's cutie-pie pet supplies vendor and previously profiled here on 15 Minutes of Fame) for the name of a player who exemplifies the spirit of in-game collecting, Drrum's name pops out without a moment's hesitation. Once you take a look at the incredible gallery below, featuring Drrum with her pets (augmented with Papa Hummel's Old Fashioned Pet Biscuits), wearing coordinating armor and clothing sets and posing in appropriate locales -- well, there's no doubt you'll want to join us after the break to hear how Drrum puts all these collections together.

Gallery: 15 Minutes of Fame: Drrum's incredible collections

Core Hound Pup, Darkcrest armorPerky Pug, assorted cloth armorAlbino Snake, Overlord's armorTuskarr Kite, Cadet armor

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]]>armor-setscollectorscompanionsDrrumfacebookfeedfeaturedmountspetsvanity-petsworld-of-warcraft-interviewswow-communitywow-interviewswow-peopleLisa PoissoThu, 07 Oct 2010 09:00:00 ESTWorld of WarCrafts: Hey, it's-a me, WoWio!http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/09/06/world-of-warcrafts-hey-its-a-me-wowio/http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/09/06/world-of-warcrafts-hey-its-a-me-wowio/http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/09/06/world-of-warcrafts-hey-its-a-me-wowio/#commentsFiled under: ,


World of WarCrafts spotlights art and creativity by WoW players, including fan art, cooking, comics, cosplay, music, fan fiction and more. Sample the whole spectrum on WoW.com's Arts and Crafts in WoW page.

Mario, we know and love you best as our favorite plumber -- but don't think we haven't figured out that you're sneaking around out there as a druid, too. So what would happen if you tucked the beloved characters of Mario into the World of Warcraft? The result is David Stonecipher's "WoW Meets the Mushroom Kingdom" art series. Stonecipher's drawn up his own vision of how the Mario universe's most famous characters would look inside Azeroth.

Mario as a druid? Bowser as a warrior? Try all 10 classes on for size. "I did something a little different with these pieces this time," Stonecipher wrote us. "I've created a video that shows each artwork be created from blank canvas to finished completion. This allows people to get a look at how the art is created in various stages."

See more of Stonecipher's video game character mashups at GameArtOnline.com, or click past the break to see the other five WoW classes in Part 2 of the WoW/Mushroom Kingdom series.

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]]>artcraftcraftsfeaturedgame-craftsmariomashupworld-of-wacraft-craftswow-artwow-artworkwow-craftswow-fanwow-fan-artwow-fan-madewow-fan-made-artwow-fan-made-artworkwow-fansLisa PoissoMon, 06 Sep 2010 16:00:00 ESTWorld of WarCrafts: The saturated artwork of Christina Mariehttp://wow.joystiq.com/2010/08/30/world-of-warcrafts-the-saturated-artwork-of-christina-marie/http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/08/30/world-of-warcrafts-the-saturated-artwork-of-christina-marie/http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/08/30/world-of-warcrafts-the-saturated-artwork-of-christina-marie/#commentsFiled under: ,

World of WarCrafts spotlights art and creativity by WoW players, including fan art, cooking, comics, cosplay, music, fan fiction and more. Sample the whole spectrum on WoW.com's Arts and Crafts in WoW page.

Artist Christina Marie's WoW-themed work is nothing if not saturated -- saturated with color, saturated with game references, saturated with humor. It's the kind of stuff you can toss onto your desktop and then promptly lose vast chunks of time peering and snorting in bemused delight at the details scattered across these works. (Because I whipped up the Christina Marie art gallery, below, in just minutes. Without any linking or idle chatter in the WoW.com newsroom. You believe that, right? Right?) Her talent for twisting elements together (elements of art, elements of the game ... you name it) earned her a nod from Blizzard itself with inclusion in its 2011 holiday fan art calendar (as was our own Kelly Aarons). World of WarCrafts visited with Christina Marie to find out where the deluge of color and inspiration comes from.

Gallery: World of WarCrafts: The WoW-themed art of Christina Marie

The New AllianceMoonkin project teaserThe Midsummer Fire FestivalDance of the DruidsCathedral district invasion

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]]>artcalendarcalendar-contestchristina-mariecontestcraftcraftsfan-artfan-art-contestfeaturedgame-craftstheme-park-contestworld-of-wacraft-craftswow-artwow-artworkwow-craftswow-fanwow-fan-artwow-fan-madewow-fan-made-artwow-fan-made-artworkwow-fansLisa PoissoMon, 30 Aug 2010 20:00:00 ESTWorld of WarCrafts: Make your own leather blood elf earshttp://wow.joystiq.com/2010/08/23/world-of-warcrafts-make-your-own-leather-blood-elf-ears/http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/08/23/world-of-warcrafts-make-your-own-leather-blood-elf-ears/http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/08/23/world-of-warcrafts-make-your-own-leather-blood-elf-ears/#commentsFiled under: , ,

This World of WarCrafts has been brought to you by Seed, the Aol guest writer program that brings your words to WoW.com.

With the fabulous legion of blood elves dominating the Horde population, players are powerless to resist the appeal of the Sin'dorei. Even Alliance players find themselves watching their Orbs of the Sin'dorei, waiting impatiently for Fabulous Time to come off cooldown. My gift to you is your very own Orb of the Sin'dorei for personal use: leather blood elf ears. These babies are easily worn with a blonde wig -- for those of you who are not naturally fabulous -- or on a headband.

Follow us after the break for a step-by-step how-to gallery that shows you how to create your own fabulous leather blood elf ears!

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]]>blood-elf-earscosplaycostumecraftcraftsdo-it-yourselfelf-earsfeaturedgame-craftshow-toleather-blood-elf-earsworld-of-wacraft-craftswow-artwow-artworkwow-craftswow-fanwow-fan-artwow-fan-madewow-fan-made-artwow-fan-made-artworkwow-fansCynthia HallMon, 23 Aug 2010 13:00:00 ESTJ!NX unveils fall 2010 World of Warcraft t-shirtshttp://wow.joystiq.com/2010/08/22/jinx-unveils-fall-2010-world-of-warcraft-t-shirts/http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/08/22/jinx-unveils-fall-2010-world-of-warcraft-t-shirts/http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/08/22/jinx-unveils-fall-2010-world-of-warcraft-t-shirts/#commentsFiled under: ,

Do you wear clothing? If you do, you can wear clothing that tells everyone who sees you that you're scared of a level 11 gnoll elite. And much more, to be fair, because J!NX has announced the fall 2010 lineup, and BlizzPlanet has the details.

Paladins and death knights finally get their 'Legendary' t-shirt designs, there's a couple of nice hoodie designs (I'm partial to the Horde one myself, looks more natural as a spray style) and much more. Go check it out. Heck, while you're at it, you can always get an old favorite of mine.

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]]>BlizzPlanetGruntyJinxT-Shirtsworld-of-warcraft-shirtsworld-of-warcraft-t-shirtswow-shirtswow-t-shirtswow-tshirtsMatthew RossiSun, 22 Aug 2010 11:00:00 ESTGuest Post: Long exposure WoWtographyhttp://wow.joystiq.com/2010/08/19/guest-post-long-exposure-wowtography/http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/08/19/guest-post-long-exposure-wowtography/http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/08/19/guest-post-long-exposure-wowtography/#commentsFiled under: ,

This article has been brought to you by Seed, the Aol guest writer program that brings your words to WoW.com.

Long exposure photography is an intriguing photographic technique that involves slowing a camera's shutter speed, thereby allowing light more time to strike the film. The technique often produces otherworldly images in which there is a sharp contrast between stationary and moving objects -- perhaps you have seen long exposure photos of cars at night, their headlights melting into long streaks of color. Because long exposure photography often reveals hidden patterns, its applications can go far beyond generating simple eye candy.

Last summer, I had the opportunity to do research on interactive digital media (read: video games) at the University of Rochester, and I thought it might be fun to try some long exposure photography within my favorite game, World of Warcraft. Rather than do real long exposure photography, however (difficult when one has no camera!), I opted to emulate the effect using video clips captured with Fraps and processed with a program called Exposure. Both of these programs have free versions available.

Gallery: Long-exposure WoWtography

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]]>exposurefrapslong-exposurelong-exposure-photographymovementphotographyscreenshotsBrad ReissThu, 19 Aug 2010 20:00:00 ESTWorld of WarCrafts: The symphonic sounds of Taylor Goodsonhttp://wow.joystiq.com/2010/08/16/world-of-warcrafts-the-symphonic-sounds-of-taylor-goodson/http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/08/16/world-of-warcrafts-the-symphonic-sounds-of-taylor-goodson/http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/08/16/world-of-warcrafts-the-symphonic-sounds-of-taylor-goodson/#commentsFiled under: ,


World of WarCrafts spotlights art and creativity by WoW players, including fan art, cooking, comics, cosplay, music, fan fiction and more. Sample the whole spectrum on WoW.com's Arts and Crafts in WoW page.

The symphonic strains of WoW-inspired composer Rehmaar (aka Taylor Goodson) will sound familiar to World of WarCrafts regulars. His atmospheric "Knights of the Valiant Fury Overture," which we featured back in the spring, was written and dedicated to his guild, <Knights of Valiant Fury> of Destromath (US-H). The WoW.com spotlight, combined with a growing stream of visitors and encouragement on his YouTube channel, inspired Goodson to continue composing his guild- and character-inspired pieces -- and it inspired us to come back and take a second look at Goodson's work.

World of WarCrafts: Taylor, tell us a little more about your WoW-themed compositions are heading as a whole. Do you have a goal for the project, or are you simply following your muse?

Taylor Goodson: Definitely just following my muse. I would never try to make money off of these pieces (especially since some of the material isn't completely my own -- for example in "Protectors of Azeroth" I used the theme of Stormwind) as they are always just for fun -- I write them for guildmates and friends typically as a gift for accepting me into the guild or just because I really like the people I meet. I have work that has been published before that I make a little money off of, but these pieces will never fall into that category.

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]]>composercraftcraftsfeaturedgame-craftsknights-of-the-valiant-furyknights-of-the-valiant-fury-overturemusicmusical-themeorchestralrehmaarscythe-of-sylvanassoundtracksymphonictahlus-tourvaldtaylor-goodsonworld-of-wacraft-craftswow-artwow-artworkwow-craftswow-fanwow-fan-artwow-fan-madewow-fan-made-artwow-fan-made-artworkwow-fan-musicwow-fanswow-inspiredLisa PoissoMon, 16 Aug 2010 15:00:00 ESTWorld of WarCrafts: Ollo Ollovious, the Technicolor gnomehttp://wow.joystiq.com/2010/08/09/world-of-warcrafts-ollo-ollovious-the-technicolor-gnome-mon/http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/08/09/world-of-warcrafts-ollo-ollovious-the-technicolor-gnome-mon/http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/08/09/world-of-warcrafts-ollo-ollovious-the-technicolor-gnome-mon/#commentsFiled under: ,

World of WarCrafts spotlights art and creativity by WoW players, including fan art, cooking, comics, cosplay, music, fan fiction and more. Sample the whole spectrum on WoW.com's Arts and Crafts in WoW page.

There's knitting together a World of Warcraft-themed scarf or emblazoning a T-shirt with Alliance pride, inviting your game of choice to mosey along hand-in-hand with your hobby of choice -- and then there's oozing WoW-themed personality through every creative pore of your sweating brow. Jay Scullin comes from the second camp. A web designer by day, Scullin is a WoW-centric artist and blogger by night. When the sun goes down at the end of a long day, on comes his work lamp and in comes a flood of rich, color-saturated ideas pouring forth in his computer-generated artwork and a fanfic account of his character's progress through WoW.

Scullin originally created this portrait of his beloved gnome mage Ollo Ollovious of Uldaman (US-A) for last year's Blizzard fan art contest. Using Photoshop and Illustrator with a Wacom Intuos 4 tablet, he painstakingly labored over some 12 hours to keep the representation as true as possible to Ollo's in-game demeanor. In yet another character-focused project, he blogs at Legend of Piket, the ongoing tale of his level 76 protection warrior's ascent through Azeroth, Outland and Northrend. Join us after the break for a brief conversation with Scullin about what keeps his creative pot bubbling with Azeroth-influenced projects.

Gallery: World of WarCrafts: Ollo Ollovious

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]]>bloggingcharacter-artcharacter-portraitcharacter-storiescraftcraftsdigital-artdigital-paintingfan-fictionfanficfeaturedgame-craftsjay-scullinlegend-of-piketollo-olloviouspiketworld-of-wacraft-craftswow-artwow-artworkwow-craftswow-fanwow-fan-artwow-fan-madewow-fan-made-artwow-fan-made-artworkwow-fansLisa PoissoMon, 09 Aug 2010 09:00:00 ESTWorld of WarCrafts: The infamous Three Dragon Azeroth shirthttp://wow.joystiq.com/2010/08/02/world-of-warcrafts-the-infamous-three-dragon-azeroth-shirt/http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/08/02/world-of-warcrafts-the-infamous-three-dragon-azeroth-shirt/http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/08/02/world-of-warcrafts-the-infamous-three-dragon-azeroth-shirt/#commentsFiled under: ,

World of WarCrafts spotlights art and creativity by WoW players, including fan art, cooking, comics, cosplay, music, fan fiction and more. Sample the whole spectrum on WoW.com's Arts and Crafts in WoW page.

That's right, folks -- you could do better at BlizzCon 2010 than a Three Worgen Moon T-shirt. No, we're not going retro on you and suggesting you turn back to the original Three Wolf Moon tee. What you need is something more au courant, like the Three Dragon Azeroth from MagicalMelonBall at DeviantArt.com. Sadly, this cataclysmically excellent design isn't actually available for purchase on a T-shirt ... Still, we felt the design represents a worthy upgrade from its howlingly lunar predecessor.

Ready for more fresh takes on art about Azeroth? Join us after the break for a buffet with a little something for every taste.

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]]>boomkin-necklacecraftcraftsdruid-necklacefanficfeaturedgame-craftshorde-iphone-caseiphone-casejewelrymoonkin-necklaceorgrimmar-tabardpendanttabardthree-dragon-azeroththree-dragon-azeroth-t-shirtthree-wolf-moonthree-worgen-moon-t-shirtthree-worgen-moon-tshirtworld-of-wacraft-craftswow-artwow-artworkwow-craftswow-fanwow-fan-artwow-fan-madewow-fan-made-artwow-fan-made-artworkwow-fanswow-jewelryLisa PoissoMon, 02 Aug 2010 15:00:00 EST