Talk Azeroth Episode 19 is live! Ever wanted to run your own town? Join Olivia D. Grace this week as she gives you the run down on Garrisons, a new and exciting feature coming along with the next World of Warcraft expansion.

Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street, has announced his decision to leave Blizzard Entertainment. World of Warcraft's Lead Systems Designer has bridged the gap between the community and game's developers for six years. In that time he has been stoic in his resolve to provide fair and balanced gameplay for WoW players and will undoubtedly be missed.

Talk Azeroth Episode 18 is here! This week we join the lovely Olivia D. Grace as she winds down from all of the BlizzCon madness to talk about the recently announced raid-size changes coming with the new World of Warcraft expansion, Warlords Of Draenor. If you're in a raiding guild or group in World of Warcraft, tune in to find out how these new changes and additions may affect you.

BlizzCon 2013 is over and this year’s event will be remembered for many reasons. Not only did Blizzard announce details of the next World of Warcraft expansion, Warlords of Draenor, but information was also released on future plans for the immensely popular Hearthstone, due to go into open beta next month. 

Blizzard surprised World of Warcraft players this BlizzCon with an announcement that Garrisons would be coming to the game in Warlords of Draenor. Player housing is something WoW players have been asking for, for almost as long as we've been begging for improvements to the inventory system, and I am pleased to announce that this is also something Blizzard came through with.

Blizzard has done it once again. Earlier this afternoon, Blizzard revealed the latest World of Warcraft expansion Warlords of Draenor for the crowds at BlizzCon. The new expansion raises the level cap to 100 and seeks to send players on a journey through the homelands of both Orcs and Draenei. This should be an excellent buffer against slowly-declining subscription numbers and will likely be more well-received than Mists of Pandaria.

Blizzard fans, hold on to your hats – while you're running to grab your seat, that is. The BlizzCon 2013 Opening Ceremony begins today at 11:00am PT (2:00pm ET). If you're not attending BlizzCon and don't have a Virtual Ticket, you can still view the ceremony as well as all of the Starcraft II, World of Warcraft and Hearthstone eSports action for free on the BlizzCon livestream page. Tournaments will run throughout the day, so be sure to check the convention schedule in order to catch your favorite teams and players compete.

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Heading to BlizzCon? Come party with us!

From 5PM to 11PM PT on Thursday, Nov. 7th, Wowhead is partnering with WoW Insider to host a party at the Anabella Hotel – directly next to BlizzCon. There will be awesome sponsors, tons of prizes, and plenty of well-known World of Warcraft faces including Blizzard staff and popular streamers. We've even got GUNNAR hosting a photobooth with Azeroth-inspired weapons!

Day of the Dead is here! Log in to World of Warcraft between now and November 3rd to get your Macabre Marionette, an in-game pet that is now permanent. There is also an achievement and vanity items to collect. Watch the video for a complete walkthrough and bone-tingling preview of this seasonal event. 

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BlizzCon is next week and Wowhead's teaming up with WoW Insider to throw a huge party the night before. From 5pm to 11pm Pacific on Thursday, November 7th, they'll be partying at the Anabella hotel right next to BlizzCon and anyone in the area can attend. They've got awesome sponsors, lots of prizes, a bunch of well-known people from the World of Warcraft community including some Blizzard staff and popular streamers, and even a photobooth for attendees looking to get a picture taken with some weapons from Azeroth.

I know what some of you are saying: "That sounds great and all, but I didn't get a BlizzCon ticket this year." Thanks to Blizzard's generosity, 16 lucky Wowhead and Hearthhead fans will get the chance to attend this year's show.