If you're looking for the equivalent of a cool chocobo in World of Warcraft, then you can't go wrong with the hawkstrider. Of course, it'd be even cooler if the hawkstrider came in epic color schemes, right? That's why, once 2.4 comes round the bend, you'll be able to go after another epic mount: the Swift White Hawkstrider.

Who drops the epic mount? Find out after the jump!

There's an interesting thread over at the official forums for World of Warcraft regarding mounts. One player brought the topic up and asked whether Elekk War mounts will be available in the future.

Elekk, for those who are not aware, is a species of large elephant-like creatures that the Draenei usually use as mounts. Blizzard's forum moderator Bornakk was able to pick up the thread and revealed that Blizzard will be making the said mount as a PvP reward in a future patch.

The same will be done, the blue poster continued, to the Chocobo-like Hawkstrider. Bornakk further explained that the latter will not be available to Taurens:

For clarification, as Taurens can't use the in-game Hawkstriders, I would not expect them to be able to use the PvP version. This has not been finalized though and we will have to wait for the mount to be implemented for further details.

Blizzard has yet to name an exact date when the next patch for World of Warcraft will go live. Some of the features already announced to go live with it include voice chat as well as changes to some abilities and skills.

For those who haven't booked a flight to Australia yet, then the people from Eminence Orchestra would like to remind you that you still have some time left to go ahead and do so. After all, one of the most popular video game orchestral performances is headed for Sydney and Melbourne in merely a week. That's right, in case you forgot, Eminence Symphony Orchestra's A Night in Fantasia 2007 - Symphonic Games Edition, will be making waves in the Land of the Koalas, via their proven musical talent as well as their skill in performing the music from video games that we know and love.

Set to make an appearance in Sydney on April 20 and 21, then in Melbourne on April 27, the 60-piece orchesrtra will be accompanied by a 30-piece choir and will be conducted by Philip Chu. Meanwhile, tunes that fans can look forward to will include classic video game themes from titles such as Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy XII, FF Tactics and the rest of the FF series, Chrono Trigger, Xenogears, Shadow of the Colossus, Tales of Legendia, Metal Gear Solid, WoW: The Burning Crusade, Super Mario Brothers and Legend of Zelda, to name just a few.

Those who want a seat for the show can either order their tickets online via TicketMaster, or those who will be seeing the Sydney performance can simply drop by the local Kinokuniya store.

Now, there's just one song request that I'd like to make... please, please, please play Radical Dreamers from Chrono Cross. Either that, or I'll be happy with whatever Chocobo theme that they put in there. So with the days ticking away until the performance begins, what song would you want to hear the Eminence folks play?