The Halloween season has finally arrived, and we’re ready to cut straight to the heart of the holiday. If you're dying to pick up a knife and hack, gash, slash, and jab at something, then you might be excited to hear that as of October 14, Blizzard's 2014 Halloween Pumpkin Carving Contest has officially begun!

The Iron Horde’s invasion of Azeroth has begun today with the launch of the Iron Tide patch for World of Warcraft! Setting up the Nov. 13 release of Warlords of Draenor, the update features an ominous world event centered on the Dark Portal, new player character models, and much more. See the press release for all the details, and join 7.4 million fellow champions on Azeroth’s front line today.

This BlizzCon, get the best seat in the house—your own! You can watch Blizzard’s two-day Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo community celebration live online this November 7 and 8 with the BlizzCon 2014 Virtual Ticket, available for purchase now in the Battle.net Shop. For more information, visit www.blizzcon.com.

We've updated our Timeline. Originally created for our 20^th anniversary, the Blizzard Timeline has been extended to the present day.