Blizzard has revealed that a new World of Warcraft fan art competition in Europe has just been opened.The Frostmourne Fan Art contest asks players to submit original artwork depicting Arthas and his legendary sword. The winners will be getting some pretty sweet prizes, so you might want to check out the full article if you're interested.

This week it's another new stretch for the World Series of Video Games tour, as the WSVG 2007 hits Dallas, Texas for another round up for Counter-Strike, World of Warcraft, Guitar Hero II, Call of Duty 2, Gears of War, Quake 4 and Fight Night Round 3 competitive players.

Prizes totalling up to US$ 90,000 will be given away at the event, starting July 5, Thursday up to July 8, Sunday. The highlight of Dallas is the inclusion of Xbox 360 titles Gears of War from Epic Games and Guitar Hero II from Red Octane, so the event might be worth checking out for the Xbox 360 gamer.

And if you can shrug off the US$ 10 admission fee, you might want to pick up a few tips from James ‘2GD’ Harding on dominating with your trusty Quake 4 railgun. Listen carefully, and see tips being put to practice on the grand arena floors.

Cheer for your select team or players and get your face plastered all over CBS Sports news, while demoing some of the industry's latest games and winning some free swag. But first things first: you'd have to figure out how to get to the Gaylord Texan Resort on time.

Down over at Hall 1 of the Taipei World Trade Center, the 2007 Taipei Game Show is currently on going (every 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from February 8-12, 2007). It's here that Microsoft put on quite a show, featuring its next-generation console the Xbox 360.

Going all out shine all stage lights on their flagship gaming console, it's strange that no other console was present to steal the limelight. With a large white and green stage and a demo gaming floor chock full of BenQ LCD TVs and consoles, gamers will be able experience games first-hand, and in high-definition, on the 360.

Interested gamers can also avail of an Xbox 360 Core package and a BenQ HD LCD TV (32-inch or 42-inch) for NT$ 49,900 (US$ 1,514) or NT$ 69,900 (US$ 2,121), exclusively from the Taipei Game Show. Microsoft is also offering an Xbox 360 package which includes the console, a hard drive, two controllers, a headset and a copy of IAA Game of the Year, Epic Games' Gears of War, for NT$ 13,980 (US$ 425).

Also present at the show was Blizzard's World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade promotion, in preparation for the launching of Burning Crusade in Taiwan. Hellgate: London also managed to put up a frightening display of life-size monsters and demo stations, signalling the its arrival this summer in Taiwan.