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Blizzard Launches Warcraft Encyclopaedia

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The official Warcraft encyclopaedia is intended to make sense of all those acronyms and weird names associated with the game.


The Warcraft encyclopaedia is online now and features much of the same information in the WoW Wiki, however there is a lot of new tidbits as well, and it looks more, well, Warcrafty.

At present, only the Elven races are featured, however more will be added soon. Take a look.

Nov 6, 2006

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World of Warcraft - Downloads

World of Warcraft (Movie)
This high-res E3 2005 trailer celebrates the tenth anniversary of Warcraft, and shows off some of the features of the online role-playing game. May 24, 2005

World of Warcraft (Movie)
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World of Warcraft (Movie)
This is a very high resolution intro movie from the game, lasting almost 3 minutes. Nov 3, 2004

World of Warcraft (Movie)
An extensive gameplay trailer in DivX format from the upcoming MMORPG. Jul 6, 2004

World of Warcraft (Movie)
The E3 trailer has finally surfaced on the net. Download it now for lots of gameplay footage and action sequences. Jun 9, 2004

World of Warcraft (Movie)
A high-res DivX gameplay movie showing lots of in-game footage. Mar 3, 2004

World of Warcraft (Movie)
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22 Aug, 2006

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World of Warcraft Database Revealed
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World of Warcraft at E3
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17 Mar, 2005

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25 Nov, 2004

World of Warcraft Europe Details
Blizzard announce their release plans for European countries.
24 Nov, 2004

World of Warcraft Store Signing
Developers signing autographs at Fry's Electronics in Fountain Valley on Tuesday.
17 Nov, 2004

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13 Sep, 2004

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Visitors to EGN currently putting the upcoming MMORPG through its paces.
2 Sep, 2004

World of Warcraft
AT&T; to provide supposedly robust and reliable hosting services for the MMORPG.
24 Aug, 2004

World of Warcraft
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World of Warcraft
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15 Jun, 2004

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Visitors had the opportunity to experience the vibrant world of Azeroth firsthand.
12 May, 2004

World of Warcraft Petition
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European team established to handle support, servers and all other things WoW.
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28 Jan, 2004

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