There's a new rumor circulating the internet with regard to Wrath of the Lich King, and by all accounts, it seems to stem from a German site known as Allvatar. The rumor? That Wrath will start its closed beta in July. Learn more about this after the jump!

If you think you did well in World of Warcraft's Arena, then we have one little bit of advice for you: don't change servers yet. Blizzard Community Manager Vaneras has more on this, which you can find after the jump.

Why aren't all specs viable in Blizzard's World of Warcraft viable for PvP? Well, there are a number of reasons, but it all boils down to game balance. Community Manager Vaneras recently spoke about this on the game's official forums. To find out what he had to say, head on over to the full article.

World of Warcraft players anticipating the upcoming Wrath of the Lich King are already drawing up plans on how to play the new Death Knight hero class available in the expansion. However, some posters on the WoW Europe forums expressed their concerns on the availability of the class once WotLK goes live. You can read about the thread posted on the forums and Blizzard's response to it in our full article after the jump.

The introduction of Death Knights in Wrath of the Lich King marks one of the biggest additions in Blizzard's World of Warcraft. Some gamers have been very uncomfortable with this new addition, fearing that it will make obsolete the old tanking classes. Fear not for community manager Vaneras has explained that this will not be the case. To find out what he had to say, head on over to the full article.

Mounts serve as more than just practical forms of transportation in World of Warcraft; they're good for racing, too. In fact, that's what one player by the name of Sheildheart has in mind. On Blizzard's European forums, the player sent out an invitation to all interested role-players to participate in the Venom Mount Racing Championship...sort of.

Why "sort of"? Mount up and head to the full article after the jump for more details.

Another player on the World of Warcraft Europe Forums has pointed out that while Blizzard posters respond to "silly threads," they seem to ignore the important-slash-serious threads about valid concerns. Vaneras provided a longish explanation as to why. Check it out in the full article.

Email scams are pretty common in this day and age, and it seems that even online gamers aren't spared. An email phishing scam has recently been reported in the World of Warcraft forums, so gamers are advised to double-check if their mail from Blizzard is authentic before giving out personal information. More in the full article.

Sure, we've heard of Blizzard banning World of Warcraft accounts before, but a player by the name of Gadgetz has recently criticized the company for doing so at random. With an accusation like that, you can bet that there'll be responses. Find out how Blizzard replied to Gadgetz after the jump.

We're sending out word that the second phase of World of Warcraft's PvP Arena Tournaments for this year have officially begun.

For the competitors, consider this your cue to finalize whatever strategies you and your group have honed during the previous practice run. More details are available in the full article.