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Public test realms now live.

Blizzard is inviting World of Warcraft players to transfer their characters to the public test realms and try out the new content patch, The Gates of Ahn'Qiraj.

Highlights of the patch include new 20- and 40-player raid dungeons, linked Auction Houses, improved Battleground queues and much more - for the full rundown, visit the WOW website.

If you're a serious fan, or perhaps you just can't afford a computer, you may be interested to know that World of Warcraft: the Board Game will be available soon. You can take on the role of one of sixteen Heroes - either Horde or Alliance - and explore Lordaeron, challenging monsters, completing quests and all the usual.

It's being brought to you by Fantasy Flight Games - the same people who designed the original Warcraft tabletop game - and you can visit the Fantasy Flight website for more details.

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