Anna Bell

Yesterday, fresh on the heels of the announcement that flying was coming back to Draenor, the Blizzard team released a preview of one of the biggest features coming to World of Warcraft in patch 6.2: the shipyard.

There is one place on Azeroth which is thicker with pets than just about any other. Come one come all, pet battlers, before you miss your chance, and get your pets from the Darkmoon Faire.

This week, the Strong Museum announced the first class of inductees to their newly established World Video Game Hall of Fame. Among them was a game we all know well, World of Warcraft.

With the reveal of the two new, limited spawn pets in Talador and Spires of Arak in 6.2, there's a renewed discussion about pets and spawning patterns. Here is a look at the different ways pets can spawn, plus tips to maximize your taming time.

In the middle of the launch day festivities for Heroes of the Storm there aren't any bug fixes or balancing changes in sight, just lots of exclusive goodies for everyone who wants to test their mettle in the week surrounding launch.

Have you ever wished you could see a part of the World of Warcraft in a more realistic game setting? Using a mix of WoW graphics assets, the Unreal 4 engine, and some additional assets, Daniel Luchau has made a stunning video rendering of Elwynn Forest.

Specialist heroes are the unique snowflakes of the Heroes world. Each Specialist is very different from most other things you'll see in the game, so if you enjoy Sylvanas you may hate playing The Lost Vikings. If you're completely new at the game, it may take you a while to figure out how to play around these wild cards.

The most recent build to the World of Warcraft patch 6.2 PTR brings four new factions with a bunch of new faction rewards including pets, toys, a mount speed boost, new apexis gear and yes, a new fel raven flying mount.

From the quirky mechanics to the hundreds of pets, there are a lot of questions our readers have about pet battles. Some might not be addressed in longer articles, so this week I'm doing a Q&A column.

Now that the open beta for Heroes of the Storm is upon us and the release date is right around the corner, you might be wondering which hero might be right for you. This installment of our guide to heroes is all about the Support role type.