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Not that this came as a surprise but Blizzard just announced that Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos is now available at retailers worldwide. With initial orders of over 4.5 million copies, the release of Warcraft III represents the biggest worldwide launch in PC-gaming history. "We're really excited that people are now able to pick up a copy of Warcraft III and start playing the complete game," stated Mike Morhaime, Blizzard Entertainment president and co-founder. "We hope players will enjoy what they see, and we look forward to hearing their thoughts about the game."

Blizzard just informed us that they have already issued the first patch for WarCraft III. This patch upgrades your WarCraft III game to v1.01 and fixes four minor game issues and a few balance changes with the characters. The game is not evne out yet and here we go already. Read More for detailed fix list and links where to grab this puppy.

To celebrate the release of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, this Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon, the Warcraft III development team will be visiting select retail outlets in California. Players who purchase a copy of the game will have a chance to meet the team and have their copy signed by the game's designers. For store locations and further information, Click Here!

Blizzard announced today that the 'Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos' Epic Action Figures are now available at retailers across America. Fresh from the battlefields of Azeroth are the Orcish warchief Thrall, Dwarven mountain king Muradin Bronzebeard and Night Elf arch-druid Furion Stormrage. Each collector-quality figure stands between 5½" and 6½" tall with approximately eight points of articulation, and will retail for approximately $10.

Blizzard Entertainment announced today that Warcraft III Collector's Edition will be available in limited quantities for those who demand the ultimate Warcraft III experience. Available in Europe exclusively through www.warcraft3collectors.com.

A war like you've never experienced. A strategy guide like you've never seen and a collector's book like you'll never find. Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos has taken years to develop, test and perfect, and is now slated for release on July 3, 2002. The overwhelming excitement surrounding this legendary PC game has prompted BradyGames to publish both the Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Official Strategy Guide and The Art of Warcraft, a unique collectible art book.

The eagerly awaited sequel to Blizzard's #1-selling series of games just got gold a while back. Today we bring you a screen gallery with some "40" screens from this gold version. "In Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, players revisit the war-torn world of Azeroth a generation after the end of the Second War between the Orcs and the Humans. The fragile peace that had since settled over the land is now on the verge of being shattered, for a dark power has returned after thousands of years to carry out its nefarious plans. Two new races - the Undead Scourge and the Night Elves - emerge to join the fray, as players follow a single epic storyline through four successive campaigns. Players can also take the battle into their own hands in an enhanced multiplayer mode, playable on local area networks and exclusively over the Internet on Battle.net, the largest online service of its kind in the world"

Have a break from football with the party of the year for the game of the year! Vivendi Universal is to throw the biggest industry party of the year in celebration of the eagerly awaited release of its groundbreaking Warcraft III epic for PC.

Blizzards Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, the eagerly awaited sequel to the company's #1-selling series of games, did go gold a few days back. In Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, players revisit the war-torn world of Azeroth a generation after the end of the Second War between the Orcs and the Humans. Today we bring you 18 new screens to check out. Looking good!

As Blizzard approach the release of Warcraft III, they wanted to answer a few questions that they have received from a number of Blizzard fans. Read more below for this Q/A.

Blizzard Entertainment, a studio of the games division of Vivendi Universal Publishing, announced today that Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, the eagerly awaited sequel to the company’s #1-selling series of games, has gone gold. With record-breaking initial orders of 4.5 million copies, the game will be available at retail outlets worldwide in multiple languages beginning on July 3, 2002.

Slow Sunday, but anyway Blizzard now offers you a new New Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Wallpaper. Adorn your desktop with this new Orc wallpaper! Grab it here!

At 3 p.m. EST on Saturday, June 1st, Blizzard’s very own Bill Roper will return to the airwaves as a guest on The Gaming Files radio show. Bill will be discussing the upcoming international release of Warcraft III as well as offering some tidbits about World of Warcraft. The show will air on WXBH AM 1190 in upstate New York, and it’s also available over the Net at www.wxbh.com.

World of Warcraft's fourth race, the Dwarves. These proud warriors serve as excellent craftsmen and are considered by many to be the hardiest of all the races. They are an ancient race, strong, stocky and well suited for plumbing the depths of the world in search of hordes of treasure. 18 more screenshots. And they'd better not be kidding about this "Dwarven race".

As the multiplayer beta test has already proven a success, all eyes await the single-player missions, which chronicle the events that will forever change the world of Azeroth. Warcraft III will be shown throughout E3, May 22-24, at booth #1200 in the South Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center. With the game near completion, this summer will mark the first time in years that players will be able to return to the Warcraft universe, where Blizzard made its PC debut. For the first time, a Blizzard real-time-strategy game will be rendered in full 3D, allowing a more immersive and compelling experience.

Here follows a clip from Blizzard and their recently posted Warcraft III: E32002 Report "pretty nice reading":

Following our World of Warcraft demonstration we were ushered away to check out the Warcraft III single player. After testing the Beta for quite some time, it was going to be interesting to see first hand how the single player was shaping up. Our demo-master for the session was Jason Hutchins Producer on the project. Read full article here!

For the first time, the Blizzard site features new screenshots showing the World Editor for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. This editor can be used to create your own maps, campaigns, and more!

For the initial shipment only, 'Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos' will be available in four different limited-edition box covers. Painted by Blizzard artists, each box features a different battle-hardened warrior from each of Warcraft III's four mighty races. Other than the cover, the contents of each box are identical. Following the initial shipment, Warcraft III will continue to be available in one box cover only. Read more to check it out!

At the opening of the 2002 E3 Expo, Blizzard Entertainment will unveil the highly anticipated Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos single-player campaign.

At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Blizzard Entertainment will unveil design enhancements for World of Warcraft, its massively multiplayer online role-playing game set in the rich fiction of the Warcraft universe.

Blizzard tossed up the official system requirements for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and they are listed on their official site, there is also a new Night Elf wallpaper available for download!

It has been nearly fifteen years since the war between the Orcs and Humans ended. An uneasy peace settled over the land while, for years, the drums of war were silent. Yet the kingdoms of men grew complacent in their victory - and slowly, the defeated Orcish clans regrouped under the banner of a new visionary leader. Now a darker shadow has fallen over the world, threatening to extinguish all life - all hope. The drums of war play upon the winds once again - rising urgently towards the inevitable hour when the skies will rain fire - and the world will tremble before the coming of the Burning Legion. These are without any doubt some of the most beautiful WC3 screens i have seen so far!

On the Warcraft III General Discussion Forum there is an beta update posted by Rob Pardo from Blizzard (thanks Blues).

We are nearing the final phase of the beta currently. Internally we are debugging the code, optimizing the game engine and making performance improvements, while also working on the single player campaigns. Within the beta, we are now going to focus on the balance of the game more then ever. It may be helpful to you testers to know the kinds of changes we will make or wont make from this point forward.. Check out full story below!!

This year, the battle for the future of Azeroth comes home, with the up-coming release of three epic Warcraft III action figures: orcish war chief Thrall, dwarven mountain king Muradin Bronzebeard and night elf keeper of the grove Furion Stormrage. Find out more here! "Pretty awesome"