For those who have been waiting for the latest World of Warcraft Trading Card Game (TCG) expansion, Fires of Outland, the wait is finally over.

Upper Deck Entertainment has released Fires of Outland. It contains a total of 249 cards (that's 246 for abilities, quests, equipment, among other stuff, plus three loot cards). If you're really lucky, you might pull out a Spectral Tiger loot card - and maybe be US$ 2,000 richer if you put it up on eBay. Though it might actually be better to keep the Spectral Tiger to yourself, imagine the cool points.

Anyway, you better cross you fingers and take out your lucky horse shoe or four-leaf clover. A mount is in there in one of those Fires of Outland packs. Stay tuned for more World of Warcraft news and info.

   

The World of Warcraft community site is now updated, this time with news about the new and exciting loot that can be found WoW's latest TCG expansion from upper Deck Entertainment, Fires of Outland.

One of the more hilarious loot that can be encountered is the Goblin Gumbo, Landro Longshot's infamous secret recipe handed down by his Mama. The good news is that the Goblin Gumbo card will contain a pot with five helpings of the strange concoction, and each helping will grant a five-minute buff per player. The bad news is that the players (rather, victims) who eat the Goblin Gumbo will let out noisy, ugly belches of green gas.

Another fun item that can be picked up in the expansion is the Fishing Chair, which players can draw to get a wooden chair with an umbrella, just great for fishing (yes, you can fish while relaxing under the shade of the umbrella). Use it with the hibachi blanket and umbrella from Through the Dark Portal expansion pack, and you'll have your own in-game picnic.

The Fishing Chair's matching card, Gone Fishin', will let players get away from combat, grab the fishing pole, and just...go fishing. This card will also let players draw three cards from the deck, to be used on next turn.

The last card mentioned in the update (certainly NOT the least), is the rarest Loot card in the expansion, the Spectral Tiger. This will grant the ability to purchase either a level 40 or level 60 mount speed Spectral Tiger.

The above items can now be used in-game, and once you manage to get any of these cards, be sure to go to www.ude.com/loot to receive the digital code needed to activate the loot in game. Once you get the code, turn it in to Landro Longshot located in Booty Bay.

   

World of Warcraft-dedicated online site WoW Insider teamed up with Upper Deck Entertainment to give away one of the most exciting and coveted ground mounts in the game. The price is the The Spectral Tiger Mount which is one of the three loot cards from the the card game expansion.

We really are excited about this one, because the said loot cards are not on sale yet. They will only be available beginning August 22. Anyway, all you have to do is post a comment on the contest announcement which can be found via our Read link below. And cross your fingers that you will be chosen when the random selection of winner happens.

The contest will expire on July 27 at around 7 p.m. EST. WoW players from both the U.S. and EU realms are entitled to join. And before you click that link below, take note that if you do get the mount, you still need to pay the regular mount gold and have the skill for it just like any other mount.

If you are not familiar with the Spectral Tiger mount, just take a look at this short video clip:

On April 11 (that's tomorrow!), Upper Deck Entertainment will be releasing the first ever expansion for the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game. Titled "Through the Dark Portal," the new expansion will be much like how the Burning Crusade was for the original World of Warcraft. Come to think of it, it is just like BC was for WoW. Hey, if the name of the expansion weren't an obvious clue enough...

Through the Dark Portal (TDP) will expand the card game to the Outland, with new races, abilities, and if that's not enough, UDE will be sneaking in a couple of game codes into some lucky booster packs. Take these codes in-game, and you can have some special prizes to grace your inventory, pets, or pouch.

For the fans, there's going to be a release celebration for the expansion packs in locations across the country. And during the event, you can try your hand at experiencing the new TDP boosters. There'll be competitions and exclusive prizes. For more specific info on competition rules and mechanics and celebration locations, check out the Read link below.

 

Beckett Massive Online Gamer magazine and Upper Deck is offering an exclusive downloadable game sleeve this week which features the latest expansion from the World of Warcraft TCG: Through the Dark Portal. The sleeve has exclusive artwork from Upper Deck on the back.

Doug Kale, editor of Massive Online Gamer, spoke about this promo.

We saw an opportunity to provide readers of Massive Online Gamer magazine and fans of Through the Dark Portal with something special for their deck holder. After they answer a few easy questions they can download the cover sleeve for free and it really adds a little spice to their World of Warcraft TCG Starter Set or Raid Deck box.

There are three World of Warcraft related questions that gamers have to answer to receive the free download. To be honest, I've already answered the questions and downloaded the sleeve to give my Graccus deck box a new look for the next qualifiers tournament, so what's stopping you from doing the same? You can find the questions and download via our read link below.

MMO game World of Warcraft became so huge that it has been transformed into different forms of entertainment. We all know about the game being featured in the cartoon program South Park as well as its various TV ads appearances. But for now, we'd like to talk about the equally massive WoW Trading Card Game.

Upper Deck Entertainment, the same company that brought us the Yugi-Oh card game, is happy to announce that fans of the game in Spain and Italy can now enjoy the card game. Accordingly, it's also planning to release local versions of it on April 11. At the moment, the card game is available only in English, French, German, and now also in Italian and Spanish.

Upper Deck Europe Director of Marketing and Product Development Bruno Van Speybroeck is rather proud with this development. "We are very excited with these new additions and look forward to offering both the Spanish and Italian TCG players and World of Warcraft fans a localized TCG."

 

What better time to start what promises to be one of the biggest gaming events of the year than the first month of 2007? On January 13, Upper Deck Entertainment will host the first of numerous World of Warcraft Trading Card Game Regional Qualifier Tournament events all across the globe.

UDE will also host casual tournaments of various formats for players of all levels on the same day, complete with exciting and exclusive WoW TCG prizes.  All tournaments will support decks utilizing the recently released Heroes of Azeroth set and Treasure Cards from the Onyxia’s Lair Raid Deck.

The top winners in each Regional Qualifier will win a seat in the upcoming WoW TCG National Championship Tournaments to be held worldwide in August. The top finishers at each National Championship Tournament will be granted an entry to compete in the World Championship Tournament event later in the year.

Exclusive prizes will also be awarded to participants and winners at each Regional Qualifier Tournament event. Prizes include never-before-seen WoW TCG Extended Art cards, playmats and TCG accessories, to name a few.

For players seeking free entry to participate in the Regionals, tournament stores will be hosting in-store WoW TCG events on January 6 and 7, in which top finishers will be awarded a certificate granting free entry to the January Regional Tournament.  For tournament store locations, players can log onto www.ude.com/wow/hobbyleague.