Content Update Notes

And the comic contest winner for September, 2012, is ... Heather Scoggins  (Theodel).

The mists have parted, and a new chapter in the World of Warcraft saga has begun. To help mark the occasion, PDP and SteelSeries have released new products featuring original art from Mists of Pandaria.

The Halloween season has finally arrived, and we’re ready to cut straight to the heart of the holiday. If you’re dying to pick up a knife and hack, gash, slash, and jab at something, then you might be excited to hear that as of October 11, Blizzard’s 2012 Halloween Pumpkin Carving Contest has officially begun!

The second installment of Quest for Pandaria, a four-part novella set between the events of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm and Mists of Pandaria, is now online.

Prepare for liftoff! For one week only, you can get the World of Warcraft Winged Guardian flying mount for half price in the online Blizzard Store. The Winged Guardian windfall won’t last long -- this offer ends Monday, October 15, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. PDT.

Attendees will get a sneak peek at upcoming Blizzard books and toys at this year’s New York show.

The level-90 phase of the 2012 World of Warcraft Arena Pass is almost here!

The official World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Strategy Guide represents one of BradyGames’ biggest strategy guides to date, offering tips for beginners and deeper insight for master players.

While Mists of Pandaria already comes packed full of some of the most diverse and expansive World of Warcraft content to date, we’re staying true to our goal of delivering new content faster. With that in mind, we’re pleased to share that the first major Mists of Pandaria content update, Patch 5.1, is well underway.

Like sands through the hourglass, time is running out to take part in NVIDIA’s Unleash Pandamonium Sweepstakes. You can enter to win a GeForce GTX 650 and a Mists of Pandaria Collector’s Edition signed by the World of Warcraft development team. In addition, anyone who wins will also receive the cute (but deadly) Pandaren Monk in-game pet.

The Pandaria Cut and Sew Collection is currently available for pre-sale. Don’t miss the opportunity to grab your gear in this apparel line premiere. Jinx has also released one of their largest original collections to date with plenty Pandaren, Horde and Alliance  t-shirts to celebrate the launch.

We announced today that within the first week of release, prior to the launch in China this past Tuesday, Mists of Pandaria had already sold approximately 2.7 million copies, with over 10 million players subscribed around the world.