Last Week, xtremeflash from xfbits (WordPress) says (in Battle.net is now required for WoW) If you play World of Warcraft like I do then I must remind you that Battle.net is now required to log in to the game. This junction is a preparation for future communication and community features.

If you play World of Warcraft like I do then I must remind you that Battle.net is now required to lo

And World of Warcraft Europe (en) says (in Battle.net Account Now Required) World of Warcraft is now a part of the new Battle.net! In preparation for the rollout of Battle.net's upcoming communication and community features, as of today, all World of Warcraft accounts must be merged with a free Battle.net account in order to log in to the game. To upgrade to a Battle.ne...

And Scott from myextralife.com says (in Battle.net Account now REQUIRED!) World of Warcraft is now a part of the new Battle.net! In preparation for the rollout of Battle.net’s upcoming communication and community features, as of today, all World of Warcraft accounts must be merged with a free Battle.net account in order to log in to the game. To upgrade to a Battle.ne...

2 Weeks Ago, Inside Mac Games says (in Blizzard Opens WoW Pet Store) Blizzard Entertainment has announced the opening of a Pet Store for World of Warcraft. The store will offer players a new way to obtain in-game pets for the popular fantasy MMO. The store opens with two new companions: Lil' K.T. and the Pandaren Monk.

Last Month, Wilhelm2451 from tagn (WordPress) says (in The Battle.net Conversion) I’ve been down with the flu for much of the last seven days so haven’t been keeping tabs on the gaming blogs as much as usual, but it seems that more than a few people have been getting themselves into a huff over the security implications of Blizzard making people merge their World of Warcraf...

And andrew.webster@arstechnica.com (Andrew Webster) from Ars Technica says (in WoW and Battle.net account merging now mandatory) World of Warcraft players have been able to merge their accounts with Battle.net for some time, but now Blizzard is making it mandatory. Players who don't merge their accounts by November 11 will no longer be able to log into the game.

The process of merging WoW and Battle.net accounts is fairl...

And Softpedia News (Filip Truta) from Softpedia says (in Mac WoW Players, Prepare to ‘Merge’) Blizzard Entertainment has announced that all current World of Warcraft players will be required to merge their accounts with a new Battle.net account come November 11, when the new Battle.net launches. Those who don’t do the merging will be unable to continue to play online, while those w...

And MMO says (in Non Battle.net Accounts offline on November 12th) A: Once you’ve successfully merged a World of Warcraft account with a Battle.net account, the penguin pet will be sent via in-game mail to all existing characters on the merged World of Warcraft account, along with all future characters on that World of Warcraft account. Players who merge...