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Mists of Pandaria update 5.1 will be released today, bringing with it new dailies, a Brawler’s Guild, the ability to earn commissions, along with the addition of Battle-Stones for your pet battles and some UI changes. You can have a look at the patch notes over on Battle.net. Meanwhile, if you have yet to upgrade your game with the latest expansion, Blizzard has it on sale from now until Thursday, November 29 for 50% off.

World of Warcraft turns eight on November 23, but it’s you who’ll be getting a present.

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Blizzard is offering a Cinder Kitten World of Warcraft vanity pet in its cash shop, and 100% of the proceeds from its sales will benefit those displaced by Hurricane Sandy. It’s not on sale yet, but when available, it will run you $10. Thanks, Joystiq.

Did you know Battle.net has a parental control scheme so caregivers can limit play per day or week, set privacy controls, and control access to the auction house? No, me either, which is probably why Blizzard has issued this useful PSA video.

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World of Warcraft patches will soon be released in various sizes, depending on the content, according to the game’s production director J. Allen Brack.

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World of Warcraft’s 5.1 update – the first since Mists of Pandaria launched – has gone live on the game’s test servers. Blizzard has also released the update’s patch notes in full, revealing changes to PvE, pet battles, and the addition of a new Brawler’s Guild. Get the notes below.

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World of Warcraft’s Azeroth has been recreated to scale by a keen creator. You can download the whole damn thing right now, but be warned, it’s going to cost you a lot of hard drive space.

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World of Warcraft was struck by an alarming exploit this weekend, with whole cities of both NPCs and player characters struck instantly dead.

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Mists of Pandaria was released last week, and Blizzard hasn’t just bee sitting around twiddling its thumbs. Instead it’s been working on the first major patch for the game, which is slated to hit the MMO’s test realms soon.

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Chalk this one up under “politics, wut”: Colleen Lachowicz, a candidate for Maine’s State Senate, has become the subject of an astonishing political attack by her Republican opponents over her liking for World of Warcraft.

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Mists of Pandaria sold 2.7 millions digital and physical units combined its first week, Blizzard announced today, but sales of the expansion are 30% below those of Cataclysm, the previous expansion, according to figures derived by Robert W. Baird & Co. analyst Colin Sebastian.

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World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria sold 2.7 million copies during its launch week, prior to the release in China on October 2, proving a boost to the subscriber base which now sits at over 10 million.

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The story about two special World of Warcraft players made its way across the Internet in January. Hexu, an enhancement shaman played by British soldier Ben Shaw, isn’t your average gamer. Shaw was on duty in Iraq when a roadside bomb left him completely blind. Remarkably, he has continued to play WoW, and has been rewarded by Blizzard for doing so.

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Mists of Pandaria realm transfers are being offered due to queues. The transfers are free for a limited time in North American for eight of the high population World of Warcraft servers. You just can’t choose the destination shard. Guilds may transfer once its leader purchases a Guild Master Realm Transfer, then the rest of the members can migrate free of charge. More details are on WoW Insider. Thanks, Massively.

Mists of Pandaria launched on Tuesday, and Blizzard has sent over some screenshots and renders to commemorate the World of Warcraft expansion’s release. Take some time out of your day to enjoy the shots and renders below.

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Diablo 3 developer Blizzard has just launched its fourth World of Warcraft expansion Mists of Pandaria. President and co-founder Mike Morhaime has discussed his own thoughts on the launch of Diablo 3 by comparison.

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World of Warcraft developer Blizzard is gearing up to launch the game’s next expansion Mists of Pandaria this week. The developer has responded to criticisms surrounding the brutally difficult dungeons in previous expansion Cataclysm.

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Blizzard has launched a subsection on Battle.net which tells The Story of Warcraft from its beginnings in 1994 all the way up to Hour of Twilight – the last content released for World of Warcraft. The section breaks down each bit of lore from Warcraft and World of Warcraft by individual release in the form of chapters offering a synopsis, videos and really nice artwork. It should get you caught up on the entire story of the Warcraft series in preparation for Mists of Pandaria’s launch next week. head on through the link for a read. Thanks, Lore Hound.

Mists of Pandaria launch events will be shown on YouTube for those in Europe who can’t make it to one in person, Blizzard has announced.

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World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria goes live on September 25th, and Blizzard has just revealed its plans for the Australian and New Zealand launch.

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