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Mists of Pandaria has been approved for release in China by the Chinese government. According to figures crunched by the Chicago Tribune, 60% of China’s 540 million people play games on the Internet, which is a potential 324 million players which World of Warcraft could garner a subscription from. Mists of Pandaria released in the west on September 25, but there isnn’t an announced date for China as of yet. Thanks, PCGamesN.

Blizzard will host several official global launch events celebrating the release of World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria starting on the evening of September 24.

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World of Warcraft will be inducted into the Choice Online Awards Hall of Fame at GDC Online 2012.

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World of Warcraft’s Guild Mentoring Program has gone live, and a list of Guilds ready to hold your hand through Azeroth has been compiled. Blizzard began recruiting Guilds for the mentoring program back in July. The chosen mentoring Guilds have “temporarily changed their names for the occasion,” according to PCGamesN, and you can find a list of participating Guilds through the link.

World of Warcraft has received a major patch in anticipation of the new expansion, Mists of Pandaria.

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Blizzard issued a response regarding the inability to access Battle.net or World of Warcraft servers from Iran. According to the post, the issue stems from applied US sanctions instead of government bans on specific content – although the latter is still true as well.

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World of Warcraft Remote subscription service is now free, according to Blizzard. This means, if you are a WoW subscriber, you no longer have to pay for it. All of the features which were previously part of the optional subscription service are now available for free starting today. You can get a list of the features available through here. In order to use the service, you will need to download the World of Warcraft Mobile Armory app, which is free for Android, iPhone, or iPod touch.

Mists of Pandaria arrives in late September, so get prepared now by snapping up the rest of World of Warcraft’s content for next to nothing. Blizzard is throwing a 75% off sale to celebrate the impending expansion, with the Battle Chest (base game and Burning Crusade) for $5, Wrath of the Lich King for $5, and Cataclysm for $10. The offer ends on August 27 so get in quick.

Thanks, Massively.

Blizzard has announced that when World of Warcraft patch 5.0.4 releases, all races in the game can be played by anyone, no matter which version or expansion of the MMO they own. This includes the Pandaren, which will become available when Mists of Pandaria releases on September 25. Just in case you were worried and all that. Thanks, GwynbleiddiuM.

Blizzard has released the opening cinematic for the World of Warcraft expansion, Mists of Pandaria. Watch it below, and have a look at the screenshots for the MMO released earlier today through here. Mists of Pandaria will release on September 25.

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Mists of Pandaria, World of Warcraft’s fourth major expansion, visits some amazing locations, which you can preview through the break.

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Battle.net account information has been compromised, with Blizzard urging all members to take steps to secure their information.

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Blizzard has announced its charity auction of retired World of Warcraft server blades has raised $330,000. The auction went live in October 2011, and featured a selection of blades which once housed WoW realms. All funds raised through the eBay auctions went to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Thanks, GI International.

Blizzard has announced gamescom attendees will be able to play StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm and WoW: Mists of Pandaria.

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Those who like collecting mounts in World of Warcraft, or any MMO for that matter, should find the lengthy video compiled of mounts added with the Mists of Pardaria expansion interesting. Composed of renders from the beta files, WazopVids has created a video which shows off the various looks for the Dragon Turtle, Yak, Crane, Water Strider, Jeweled Panther, and the Amber Scorpion. You can watch the video below, and get more information on each mount via TenTonHammer.

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Blizzard has said with Mists of Pandaria, it plans to add more PvP content “than we’ve ever had before.”

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Blizzard will introduce cross-realm zones into the Mists of Pandaria beta. This will allow players to meet up and group with others in under populated areas of the world such as low level zones or areas which have been out-leveled by higher-level players. Cross-realm will allow players to form a group with others from “within a select pool of realms” in order to quest while the social structures of players’ home realms will remain intact. Capitals, the Auction Houses, and other high-population areas won’t be joined. You can view the FAQ on cross-realm zones here.

Blizzard will implement new customer support interfaces with patch 4.3.4 which will allow players to report harassment, naming violations, and potential cheating directly through the game client. There’s no exact date just yet for the patch’s release, but various builds have popped up on the public test realms since late March. Hit up the link for more details.

Blizzard has said it has set aside 100,000 Mists of Pandaria beta keys to World of Warcraft Annual Pass holders, and the keys will be handed to them first before anyone who has “opted-in.” Due to such a a large amount of account holders, the firm said it’s adding people slowly so as not to flood the system with users which would ultimately break it before a proper stress test can be put in place. The first wave of invites were sent out earlier in the week, so don’t fret if you have yet to get one. Just keep an eye on your inboxes and Battle.net accounts, according to the firm. Thanks, GameFront.

Blizzard COO Paul Sams has tikd CVG he already knows what the next World of Warcraft expansion entails, and that SVP of creative development Chris Metzen and his team already “know what they’re going to be doing for multiple expansions ahead.”

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