Today, we present Hemathion of Vortex Pinnacle, Digmaster Shovelphlange of The Sealed Hall and Old Cliff Jumper of The Hinterlands. I finally caught ya, Old Cliff Jumper, you Rare sonofa*****!. Enjoy!

As always, the full gallery of WoW Rares awaits your perusal.

“Whether you’re looking to dominate the galaxy in the name of the Empire or rescue it from darkness as part of the Republic, you won’t get very far without a starship. In Star Wars™: The Old Republic™, your starship will be your base of operations, and it might even be your best friend. Ship models are specially designed to match the needs and tastes of each of the class types, so even though all the starships are outfitted for traveling the galaxy, each has its own character.”

Today, we present Taskmaster Whipfang of Windshear Crag, Ambassador Jerrikar of Ruins of Baa’ri and Ghok Bashguud of Hordemar City. Yeah, sorry about the state of ol’ Bashgudd. I killed him in a large group of mobs before I realized he was a Rare. Enjoy!

As always, the full gallery of WoW Rares awaits your perusal.

“Side with the forces of Order, or the vile hosts of Destruction, in a war that will unlock ancient secrets, reveal dark purposes, and determine the fate of the Sargos Sector. For in this dark millennium, there is no peace amongst the stars, only an eternity of carnage and slaughter.”

GOBLINS

WORGEN

AZSHARA

HYJAL

VASHJ’IR

Additionally, I see that they’ve added Dwarves to the game too. As a big Dwarf fan I say “Good on ya!” Rawr!

“Joining the Guardians

The Dwarves are a fallen people now. Without a homeland, they wandered for many years, taking shelter with the Mathosians, Elves, and even the Eth, as few towns would turn away a dwarven craftsman looking for a home. When Borrin Gammult returned as an Ascended Guardian, many Dwarves rallied to his banner in Sanctum, vowing to build a new home with the Vigil’s blessing, and to seek redemption for the sins of Hammerknell. Holy Sanctum owes much of its beauty and strength to the efforts of Dwarven heroes, mortal and Ascended, whose genius never faded even as their hope guttered to embers.”

Today, we present Marisa du’Paige of The Deadmines, Voidhunter Yar of Spirit Fields and Jalinde Summerdrake of Quel’Danil Lodge. Two fine maidens and one giant blueberry. I could have sworn I posted ol’ Marisa du’Paige years ago, but somehow I managed not to. I wonder if she’ll survive the remake of Deadmines for Cataclysm? Enjoy!

As always, the full gallery of WoW Rares awaits your perusal.

While no launch date is attached, Blizzard have stated that more news will be revealed “in the months ahead”. What’s in the box that many of us will happily be shelling out $79.99 for? Here’s the run down from the press release:

* Art of the Cataclysm art book, featuring 176 pages of never-before-seen images from the archives of the Blizzard Entertainment cinematics department and the World of Warcraft development team, as well as progressive visuals from multiple stages of development.

* Exclusive in-game pet: he may not be a breaker of worlds just yet, but Lil’ Deathwing will still proudly accompany heroes on their struggle to save Azeroth from his much, much larger counterpart.

* Behind-the-scenes DVD with over an hour of developer interviews and commentaries, as well as a special Warcraft® retrospective examining the rich gaming history of the Warcraft universe.

* Soundtrack featuring 10 epic new tracks from Cataclysm, including exclusive bonus tracks.

* Special-edition mouse pad depicting Deathwing menacing the ravaged continents of Azeroth.

* World of Warcraft Trading Card Game cards, including a 60-card starter deck from the Wrathgate series, two extended-art cards, and two Collector’s Edition-exclusive hero cards, marking the first appearance of goblin and worgen heroes in the TCG.

“Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced plans for a limited-release Collector’s Edition of World of Warcraft®: Cataclysm™, the third expansion for the world’s most popular subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game,* World of Warcraft. The special Collector’s Edition package, which will only be available at retail stores…”

I assume that APB’s harsh reviews and presumably poor showing at retail has lead to Realtime’s demise. One thing is certain - lawyers (Begbies Traynor) are now running the show. Will APB survive? I wouldn’t place any bets on it, but I certainly hope they can find a buyer for the title or salvage it somehow. Read more at Edge and VG247.

“Edge quote: Following Develop’s report this morning that the developer has closed its studio in Boulder, Colorado, word broke via a Realtime Worlds employee’s Twitter account this afternoon that the developer has entered administration.

On contacting studio manager Colin MacDonald, he referred us to the company which is dealing with its administration procedure, Begbies Traynor. A representative from the company has confirmed to us that this is the case.

A further source has told us that Realtime has also cut its workforce to 45.”

“City of Heroes Going Rogue adds the Rogue and Vigilante game alignments, enabling you to explore the shades of gray that lie between Heroes and Villains. For the first time in any super-powered MMOG, your character’s moral choices affect gameplay experience and determine your character’s ultimate destiny.”