This weekend many of our US visitors experienced a bug with a ad stuck in a loop which prevented viewing of movies. I am deeply sorry for the inconvenience this undoubtedly caused for some of you. We take issues like this very seriously. To prevent this from happening ever again we decided to pull the particular ad off the site and any other ad of the similar type.  

We then took step back and took a healthy look the overall ad placement on the site. Some of the more intrusive ads, like the full screen clickable background ads, has also been removed pending further investigation.

As you all know ads are necessary to keep a high bandwidth site like WCM up and running but with that said we will, during the coming weeks, do a complete overhaul of the ads to make sure the overall site experience remains enjoyable. In the long run I hope this whole debacle will turn into something positive as it really put the spotlight on a very important issue.

We are constantly checking Blizzards career pages for job opportunities that might be interesting for our users and yesterday we struck gold!

"Blizzard Entertainment is seeking an experienced, creative, and energetic machinima artist to work with its cinematic and DVD/Video production departments. The cinemator will work independently and within a team environment to assist in the creation of polished cinematic cut-scenes and trailers by manipulating preexisting game assets for various media outlets(such as web, television, and games).
 
An online portfolio of recent work is required. We are only considering experienced candidates at this time."

-> Read more and apply for Associate Cinemator at Blizzard

A large number of our authors fits this description and we encourage everyone who thinks they have a shot to apply. Remember both Tristan and Terran who now both work at Blizzard showcased their machinima on this very site.

From everyone here at WCM, good luck, we are keeping our fingers crossed for you! :)

Our dear friend Olibith has supplied us with 80 new high quality avatars ripped from some of the movies he has been involved in. They can all be found in "Edit Profile / Movies" ->Change Avatar. Below you can see a few samples of the new avatars.

New Feature

We have just added a new feature on the site, with the coming of Icecrown Citadel you can now monitor released movies from the instance by using our Icecrown Citadel Movie Tracker!

- Easily accessed from the upper left corner of the site, click to expand. With it you can easily scroll and see if any new encounters has been conquered and recorded. If you are a premium user you will have access to the media the moment it is screened by our moderators.

Stay tuned for more new features soon to be added on the site!

 WOW Wednesday is back with whole new show!:

 - WoWverload!

"WoWverload" Press Release:

Cologne, Germany 30th September 2009 - Once upon a time, there were two little boys who liked playing video games and managed to turn their hobby into a profession. James “2GD” Harding former Quake 4 and WoW professional and 2007 European champion Matt “zaLmah” Rider brought madness to your screens for ten months with “WoW Wednesdays”, the first and only weekly television broadcast dedicated to World of Warcraft. After a hiatus they return to our screens with added ammunition, and the intention to bring you guys an overload of everything World of Warcraft.

Two new hosts equally passionate about WoW will be added to the roster. David “Shawn” Kugelman, a face familiar for his guest appearance during the WoW invitational, and a head admin at ESL who also happens to be a hardcore PvE nerd. Shawn plays for the mighty “Refuge”, a guild responsible for several world first heroic boss kills and he seeks to bring his expertise to WoWverload. Alongside him will be another host yet to be announced, but all will be revealed on Monday 5^th October when the first show is broadcast live at 22:00 CET on ESL TV.

PvE content will be drastically increased, with analysis and guides regarding the latest encounters becoming a common feature on the show. We're especially excited about our brand new call-in segment where viewers will be encouraged to voice their opinions, vent their frustrations and insult our hosts. In addition to greater interactivity we will continue to bring developing stories, breaking news and Intel Extreme Masters coverage. Our “g0tb33f” feature where we pose a gaming or World of Warcraft related question will be back, we'll announce our question at the start of each show and the debate will continue to rage throughout the show.

Previous viewers of WoW Wednesdays need not worry; we pledge to embrace chaos, so be prepared to expect the unexpected with “WoWverload”. We will simply be stronger, faster and better in every conceivable way. The Warcraft movie highlights, contests and fun will be maintained. Tune in on Monday to get your overload of World of Warcraft and become informed, entertained and enlightened.

James “2GD” Harding has this to say about WoWverload:

“We're back with the new WoW show on the 5th of October! Though I guess for many it will feel like season 2 of WoW Wednesdays, But with any new season everything has to be better, and we've been working hard on implementing new content and polishing up old sections. And of course adding 2 new fantastic WoW Experts. Our goal is simple, to entertain and inform you. We will literally overload your brains with World of Warcraft...Awesome!”

- So don't forget to watch WoWverload tonight at 22:00 CET!

Some of you have probably already seen the new background art. It was created by Linalightning from deviantART, a talented artist with many beautiful paintings in her gallery:

The painting now covering our site was a direct response to the feedback we have gotten over the course of this summer, like always we will continue to listen to the community, striving to create the best experience for our users!

- Thank you LinaLightning for helping us out with this, we couldn't be more pleased, next stop is Deathwing!