Everybody loves getting in on a game early, and what better way to do that than with beta keys? Since we love you guys so much, we're giving away the Free Realms  PC beta keys we have in our possession so that you can go and explore the game's extremely open world before anyone else.

Blizzard has set May 19 as the deadline for any add-on devs to comply with the company's new add-on development policy which prohibits add-on authors from charging for their add-ons and from soliciting for any donations in-game, among other things.

The reason why you're not having fantastical dogfights in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King right now lies in the physics. As in, it wasn't polished enough. That's what WoW's Tom Chilton revealed in the latest Blizzard podcast. The same podcast also featured senior Diablo III artist Mike Nicholson, who admitted that the new UI for Diablo 3 drew a lot of inspiration from WoW's UI.

After the BlizzCon website experienced a lot of downtimes due to the sheer number of people trying to get tickets to BlizzCon 2008, Blizzard president Mike Morhaime has stepped in to announce that the company will be selling another 3,000 tickets. There's a bit of a catch, though. Find out in the full article.

With the Wrath of the Lich King beta in full swing, it looks like Blizzard is well on its way to releasing the latest World of Warcraft expansion this year. The question is, when exactly will it become available? According to Mike Morhaime, Q4 2008 is the correct answer. More in the full article.

World of Warcraft players caught engaging in win trading on the Arena have gotten some heavy-handed gifts from Blizzard, namely the mighty banhammer itself. More in the full article.

Proudmoore has finally completed the fourth phase of the Shattered Sun Offensive, giving players a look at the actual price of the epic gems that were rumored to be dropped in price to 10 Badges of Justice each. Long story short, the rumor apparently proved false. Details and a screenshot of the gems in the full article.

They're still blaming each other, but Telia Sonera and Cogent have settled their differences for the time being by signing a new contract that finally allows European World of Warcraft players to log in to the Blizzard MMO again. More in the full article.

Need a quick shot of energy to finish that seemingly neverending World of Warcraft raid? Take a Mana Potion. No, we're not kidding. Somebody (a couple of WoW players and entrepreneurs, apparently) is actually selling a 40ml drink that gives you "5 to 8 hours of smooth, jitter-free energy". We think it works by pumping you full of way-past-the-RDA amounts of Vitamin B6 and B12. More in the full article.

World of Warcraft gamers, take heed: patch 2.3.2 is now out and ready for download. That means more fixes, a few changes, and even new commands and buttons. Hit the full article for more information on this WoW patch.

Download: World of Warcraft v2.3.2 patch