This Friday the Battle.net World Championship will take Shanghai, China by storm. To make sure that you have all the information you need, we've launched a brand new event site complete with player profiles, brackets, event schedule and more. Keep up on all the World of Warcraft and StarCraft II event news and make sure you're ready to take in all the action live on the free stream starting at 02:30 CET Saturday, November 17.

Be sure to tune in on Friday, November 17 at 02:30 CET for Day One of the Battle.net World Championship to watch the Opening Ceremonies. Then, at 04:30 CET, witness five-player teams from each of Asia’s top raiding guilds, Stars and Supreme Quicksand, prove their mettle by competing simultaneously in the Dungeon Challenge, a Challenge Mode race through Shado-pan Monastery, Scarlet Halls, and Stormstout Brewery. Each team must use only a single party composition throughout the competition, and only the most skilled players will turn in the fastest time to emerge victorious.

The time has finally come to bring the fun home to your family because the highly anticipated World of Warcraft Monopoly Collector’s Edition is now available for £29.99.

Curse Network fan site Arena Junkies managed to catch Evil Genuises Shadow Priest extraordinaire Talbadar for a little one on one interview about the upcoming event, plans for world domination, and the chance to become the World of Warcraft Arena Global Champions.

We just added a new entry to Li Li’s travel journal in the Destination: Pandaria section of the World of Warcraft website.

Support the Red Cross’s Superstorm Sandy Response relief efforts and adopt a Cinder Kitten when this fiery feline arrives in the Blizzard Store later this year.

We’re just two weeks away from some truly amazing eSports action at the Battle.net World Championship in Shanghai, China — Do you know what you need to know?

We just added the fourth and final chapter of the Quest for Pandaria web novella to the Destination: Pandaria section of the World of Warcraft community website.

The latest Normal difficulty Mists of Pandaria Raid Dungeon is now available: Heart of Fear. Raid Finder and Heroic difficulties will be available Wednesday, November 7.

In honor of Hallow’s End, Lil’ K.T., the undead companion pet, has risen from the buried depths of the Blizzard Store, where he is now on sale for just 5€.

On the evening of September 24, seven launch events took place across Europe, and the Digital Launch Event linked them together, broadcasting the results online around the world. Were you part of the fun?

Epic savings await as this week only, the World of Warcraft Battle Chest is available for just 5€ in the Blizzard Store. That’s 66% off the regular price!

The penultimate chapter of Quest for Pandaria, a four-part novella set between the events of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm and Mists of Pandaria, is now available on this very website for your reading pleasure.

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 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.

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.

The battle for Pandaria has only just begun, but already millions of World of Warcraft players around the world have signed up to join the fray. Today we announced that Mists of Pandaria sold through approximately 2.7 million copies during the first week of its launch, and World of Warcraft’s global player passed the 10 million subscriber mark.

The first Normal difficulty Mists of Pandaria Raid Dungeon is now available: Mogu’shan Vaults. Raid Finder and Heroic difficulties will be available Wednesday, October 10.

The first PvP season of World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria is now underway! Team and Personal Ratings have been reset and players are now able to compete in level-90 Arenas and Rated Battlegrounds for the best PvP gear, items, and titles.

Since patch 5.0.4, World of Warcraft players have had yet another European language option. What better time for Italian-speaking players to rediscover Azeroth, and this time in their native language! But what went into creating the fully localized Italian version of World of Warcraft? We thought you might be interested in knowing a little more about the localization process that we’ve previously been through for all our other languages – so read on to find out.

We just released The Story of Warcraft, a comprehensive collection that will bring you up-to-speed with everything that’s happened in the Warcraft universe since the release of Warcraft: Orcs & Humans.

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria is now live! You can relive the excitement of the European launch events on September 24 by watching the replay of the Digital Launch Event below, which was broadcast live, connecting events and players across the continent.

Li Li Stormstout has explored all the wonders of the Great Turtle, Shen-zin Su, carefully recording each experience in her personal journal. She has also stored letters from her uncle, Chen, between the journal's worn pages—tales of Chen's high adventures throughout the lands of Azeroth. He departed years ago and wrote often of his exploits, but suddenly and without explanation, the letters ceased.