It's been nearly fifteen years since the war between the orcs and humans ended. An uneasy peace settled over the land. While the defeated orcish clans regrouped under the banner of a new visionary leader, a darker shadow has fallen over the world, threatening to extinguish all life and all hope.

The classic real-time strategy world of Warcraft returns for a third installment, which features four unique races, brilliant three-dimensional graphics, legendary heroes, and new multiplayer features, including shared unit control and resource trading between players.

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WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos - July 2, 2002
Oh ye Blizzard faithful, the day of reckoning has finally come!

WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos First Impressions - June 28, 2002
After years of waiting, we finally get our hands on the final.

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Previews

Comics: Exclusive: Warcraft Manga Preview - March 23, 2007
A 15-page preview of Azeroth's ancient dragons, high elves and the magical Sunwell!

Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne - February 19, 2003
Blizzard is back with another big expansion to one of last year's best strategy games.

E3 2002: WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos - May 24, 2002
We get hands-on with the single player portion of Blizzard's next WarCraft RTS.

WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos - Beta Impressions - February 8, 2002
We played the beta and have 40 screens and plenty of hands-on impressions.

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos - December 5, 2001
One new pic in our media section.

Features

GDC 2008: Rob's Rules of Engagement - February 20, 2008
Blizzard Entertainment's Rob Pardo talks multiplayer design.

Comics: From Polygon to Paper: Warcraft - January 29, 2007
We need a little more Leeroy Jenkins in our comics.

IGNPC's Best of E3 2002 Awards - May 29, 2002
The show is over and has taken its toll on us all, but we're the ones with the final word.

Insider: Vivendi: E3 Booth Report - May 24, 2002
Sierra, Vivendi, Universal, Blizzard...more companies than games here!

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - May 8, 2002
#50: Dread Lord -- Top Goth.

Insider: Farewell to Warcraft! - May 8, 2002
After two months of playing, our beta-tester has some thoughts on Blizzard's next RTS game.

Warcraft III Interview - May 8, 2002
Bill Roper tells us all about the impending release of Warcraft III.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - May 7, 2002
#49: Death Knight -- Return of the Anti-Paladin.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - May 6, 2002
#48: Lich -- The King of the Dead.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - May 3, 2002
#47: Frost Wyrm -- Frosty the snow dragon.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - May 2, 2002
#46: The Banshee -- Screaming for Vengeance.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - May 1, 2002
#45: Necromancer -- An embalmer with attitude.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - April 30, 2002
#44: Meat Wagon -- The roach coach of Warcraft.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - April 29, 2002
#43: Abomination -- The monster within.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - April 26, 2002
#42: Gargoyle -- This is no cute and cuddly cartoon.

Insider: Warcraft III Unit of the Day - April 25, 2002
#41: Crypt Fiend -- Kiss of the Spider Monster...

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - April 24, 2002
#40: The Ghoul -- He'll kill your enemies and eat them too.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - April 23, 2002
#39: Acolyte -- Foot soldiers in the Army of Darkness.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - April 22, 2002
#38: Tauren Chieftain -- Put your foot down!

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - April 19, 2002
#37: Farseer -- Astrology for Orcs.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - April 18, 2002
#36: Blademaster -- The Iron Chef of Lordaeron.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - April 17, 2002
#35: Tauren -- It's stomping time!

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - April 16, 2002
#34: Wyvern Rider -- Here there be dragons! Plus, beta 1.20 update and gallery.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - April 12, 2002
#33: The Kodo Beast -- Drums, drums, drums in the deep!

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - April 11, 2002
#32: The Raider -- Commitment to Excellence? Al Davis says so.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - April 10, 2002
#31: The Witch Doctor -- The Doctor is in.

Insider: Warcraft III Unit of the Day - April 9, 2002
#30: The Shaman -- He Who Dances With Wolves. Then Eats Them.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - April 8, 2002
#29: The Catapult -- Happiness is a warm, wooden gun.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - April 5, 2002
#28: The Headhunter -- He doesn't want to recruit you, he wants to eat your brains.

Insider: Warcraft III Unit of the Day - April 4, 2002
#27: The Grunt

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - April 3, 2002
#26: The Peon -- The Orcish version of an intern.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - April 2, 2002
#25: The Priestess of the Moon.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - April 1, 2002
#24: The Keeper of the Grove.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - March 29, 2002
#23: The Demon Hunter.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - March 28, 2002
#22: The Chimaera knows that two heads are better than one.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - March 27, 2002
#21: The Hippogriff: what you get when you cross a hippopotamus with Merv Griffon.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - March 26, 2002
#20: The Druid of the Talon.

Insider: Warcraft III Unit of the Day - March 25, 2002
#19: It's the Druid of the Claw, bub.

Insider: Warcraft III Unit of the Day - March 22, 2002
#18: The Dryad -- Run Bambi, Run!

Insider: Warcraft III Unit of the Day - March 21, 2002
#17: I'm a ballista, you're a ballista, wouldn't you like to be a ballista too.

Insider: Warcraft III Unit of the Day - March 20, 2002
#16: The Huntress -- Call me the hunter...

Insider: Warcraft III Unit of the Day - March 19, 2002
#15: The Archer -- Robin Hood's got nothing on these gals.

Insider: Warcraft III Unit of the Day - March 18, 2002
Unit #14: Will O' the Wisp

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - March 15, 2002
#13: In the halls of the Mountain King.

Insider: Warcraft III Unit of the Day - March 14, 2002
#12: The Paladin -- Have sword, will travel.

Insider: Warcraft III Unit of the Day - March 13, 2002
#11: The Archmage

Insider: Warcraft III Unit of the Day - March 12, 2002
#10: Blow off some steam with the Steam Tank.

Insider: Warcraft III Unit of the Day - March 8, 2002
#9: The Gyrocopter: I love the smell of choppers in the morning.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - March 7, 2002
#8: Get in the trenches with the Mortar Team

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - March 6, 2002
#7: The Ride of the Gryphons

Insider: Warcraft III Unit of the Day - March 5, 2002
The sexy sorceress struts her stuff.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - March 4, 2002
#5: Say your prayers -- it's the Priest.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - March 1, 2002
#4: The Knights Who Say 'Nee'!

Insider: Warcraft III Unit of the Day - February 28, 2002
#3: The Rifleman: The Guns of Moria.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - February 27, 2002
#2: The Human Footman: He'll put his foot in your...camp.

Insider: Warcraft III: Unit of the Day - February 26, 2002
If you're not in the beta test, let us show you what the game will be like.

Insider: Roundtable #7: E3 2001 Highs and Lows - May 30, 2001
The editors sound off with what they were most impressed with at E3...and what they were most disappointed with.

Insider: WarCraft III Hands-On (PC) - April 20, 2001
We actually play Blizzard's beautiful RTS in this pre-E³ blowout.

A Decade of Blizzard - February 1, 2001
We reminisce about Blizzard's ten-year anniversary with three of the company's founders.

Warcraft III Interview 2 - June 6, 2000
Find out what producer Chris Millar has to say about one of the most eagerly awaited titles of 2001.

Warcraft III Interview - April 27, 2000
We sit down with Producer Rob Pardo and talk about Blizzard's next big 'craft.

News

Blizzard Store Debuts Digital Downloads - May 5, 2008
Download and play Blizzard games at the updated website.

Comics: World of Warcraft Action Figures Arrive - February 7, 2007
Blizzard and DC work together.

The Lust List: 10/23/06 - October 23, 2006
This week's List is full of hot Wii on 360 action.

Top 100 Games: Readers' Choice - October 20, 2006
The complete listing of all your top-rated games is now up. What game is #1?

Blizzard Seeking RTS Designers - August 2, 2006
Is this more evidence of StarCraft 2?

Games: The Offspring to Play at BlizzCon - September 26, 2005
Blizzard Entertainment's upcoming game festival will feature world-famous punk rock band in concert.

Blizzard Wins BnetD Case - October 6, 2004
Mimicking Battle.net: not so legal.

RPG Vault: Official Announcements, Updates, News & Visuals - August 14, 2004
Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed, World of Warcraft, Warcraft III, Dungeon Lords, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords

Warcraft III Art Tools Available - November 6, 2003
Customize Warcraft III and make it do your bidding.

RPG Vault: Friday Newsbits & Visuals - October 31, 2003
Dark and Light, SpellForce, Realms of Torment, Rekonstruction, Ryzom, Lineage II, Invisible War, Warcraft III and more

Blizzard Bans Battle.net Accounts - October 1, 2003
403,000 won't be playing online now.

RPG Vault: Tuesday Newsbits & Visuals - September 30, 2003
Bard's Tale, Warcraft III, Lineage II, Realms of Torment, Infinite, Shadowbane, EverQuest, Camelot and more

RPG Vault: Tuesday Newsbits & Visuals - September 9, 2003
World of Warcraft, Bloody Magic, Lineage II, Camelot, Final Fantasy XI, Sigil, Warcraft III, Caeron, Rekonstruction

Warcraft III Patch Sounds Cool - June 27, 2003
Hey, we're going to improve our game and stuff, says Blizzard.

Warcraft III Frozen Throne Beta - February 13, 2003
Sign up for your chance to play the expansion early.

WarCraft III Movie Trailer - January 31, 2003
Blizzard releases the theater promo that's been playing for the last few weeks.

Frozen Throne Announced - January 22, 2003
Blizzard takes the "no" out of "no comment".

New Warcraft Maps - December 20, 2002
Time was you had to go to a movie theater to get content like this.

WarCraft III Demo - December 2, 2002
Those of you that haven't yet played this superlative RTS can now give it a go for free.

Warcraft 3 Demo and Trailer - November 21, 2002
Head out to theaters this weekend to see a new trailer and get new missions.

PatchCraft - November 4, 2002
Blizzard released a new version 1.04 patch for Warcraft III. Do you need it? Click and find out!

Warcraft III Available - July 3, 2002
Blizzard's epic and highly sought after RTS is now available in stores. Long live the Orc horde!

WarCraft 3 Action Figures - June 27, 2002
Can't wait for the game?

WarCraft III Gone Gold - June 13, 2002
A day after the rumors were squashed, Blizzard announces they were true.

Has WarCraft III Gone Gold? - June 12, 2002
Blizzard doesn't think so.

Games: Blizzard Entertainment Signs Long-Term Contract for Core Set of Bitstream's Asian Fonts - June 10, 2002
Text readability is important.

New WarCraft III Images - April 26, 2002
Check out some new images of the single player portion of Blizzard's upcoming sequel.

Warcraft III Collector's Edition Unveiled - March 5, 2002
First details on the contents of Warcraft III Collector's Edition. Plus a first look at the box art.

War Filler - January 11, 2002
More from the land of Blizzard RTS... "Big surprise," says everyone.

WarCraft III Screenshot - January 8, 2002
Well the beta's coming so why not show a little more to tease everyone?

WarCraft III Beta Signups Now - January 7, 2002
Just a friendly reminder that you'll have till Friday to sign up.

WarCraft III Beta Signup Soon - December 21, 2001
Stop the drooling and get in line. The most awaited sequel of this year is closing in...

Yet Still More Units - December 18, 2001
WarCraft III? More like "We have way too many damn units, Craft III."

Warcraft 3 Updates - December 4, 2001
The information you crave is a mere two clicks away.

New Warcraft Unit Ability - November 15, 2001
Try as you might, you can't avoid clicking inside.

Check Out A New Warcraft III Unit Ability - November 14, 2001
The Blade Master puts on a little show with his nifty Bladestorm ability.

Warcraft III Bits - November 12, 2001
Blizzard reveals a new hero item.

Warcraft III Unit - November 7, 2001
More from the land of WarCraft.

Warcraft III Smatterings - November 1, 2001
Some new info on the Human Arch-Mage's Blizzard ability.

WarCraft III and Pumpkins - October 30, 2001
New info on still more WarCraft III units, plus the Blizzard, pumpkin connection.

New WarCraft III Info - October 25, 2001
Go Berserk! Berserk!! Berserrrrk!!! Just like the cute little Orc Grunt.

New Warcraft Building - October 24, 2001
Come on, you know you want to see it...

WarCraft's Footmen - October 23, 2001
Still more information on Blizzard's upcoming RTS has come trickling down.

Warcraft 3 Building - October 15, 2001
Blizzard shows us a little neutral building loving.

Warcraft III Updates - October 12, 2001
It's new character screens and info. New! And they're in Internet form!

New Warcraft III Screens - October 5, 2001
Four pics of orcish fiends and noble knights.

Druid of the Talon - October 2, 2001
What the hell's a Druid of Talon and does it have to do with Warcraft III? Read on little brotha.'

Warcraft III Stuff - October 1, 2001
A new shot shows things on the screen. Try to control yourself.

WarCraft III Website Updated - September 25, 2001
A new screen and a new and improved Scroll of Knowledge.

Wolf Riders Galore - September 24, 2001
Warcraft III reveals its wolf riding friends.

Guess Blizzard's Baby - August 31, 2001
Think you know what Blizzard is up to? Submit some crap and win some crap. It's crap all around!

ECTS 2001: Warcraft 3 Screens - August 31, 2001
World of Warcraft wasn't the only thing Blizzard was showing at ECTS...

ECTS 2001: Warcraft III Development Update - August 31, 2001
Things are looking better and better as Warcraft III gets closer to completion.

Warcraft III Pic - August 30, 2001
Blizzard releases one new screenshot to their upcoming anticipated RTS title, Warcraft III.

New Warcraft III Unit - August 27, 2001
What worships the moon, hangs out in the shadows, and serves the militaristic needs of Kalmidor?

New Warcraft III Unit - August 17, 2001
Blizzard reveals the Witchdoctor, an Orc hero in the upcoming RTS.

Warcraft III: Rain of Delays - July 24, 2001
The next Warcraft game has been pushed back to add more quality and fun!

News Briefs - May 25, 2001
New Warcraft III site, new Shrapnel Games website, and EB reports losses.

New Game Movies Hit the Net - May 23, 2001
There are new movies for Warcraft III and Diablo II, so go check them out, you lazy bastard.

E³ 2001: Warcraft III Movies - May 17, 2001
Three movies of Blizzard's highly-anticipated RTS straight from the show floor.

WarCraft III Information Overload - February 1, 2001
Finalized player races! Brand new title! Details inside!

New WarCraft III Video - January 24, 2001
The tension gets even thicker with the latest sneak preview

Warcraft III Shots - December 5, 2000
Two more screens of a new race -- the Night Elves.

Warcraft III Delayed - October 13, 2000
Blizzard fesses up to delays on production of the their highly anticipated RTS.

Triforge Speaks Out - March 9, 2000
Find out info on the new developer from the horses mouth.

Ex-Blizzard Threesome Forge A New Company - March 7, 2000
Warcraftiii.net lets us know whether Blizzard is a bit chilly over this break-up.

News Briefs - February 11, 2000
New affiliate offers Warcraft III screens, and GD looks at the new Coppermine CPU.

Warcraft III Footage...Straight from Korea - January 25, 2000
90 seconds of pure real-time strategic goodness. Resistance is useless.

Hot Blizzard Chat, Free! - September 9, 1999
Tonight's the night to ask your very own Warcraft III questions.

Warcraft III Announced - September 7, 1999
Blizzard takes the series into new territory -- the Role-Playing Strategy genre.

ECTS News: Warcraft III Announced - September 2, 1999
Blizzard shows off their latest, and looks to carve out a new genre in the process.

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