Warcraft Lore in Forty Minutes

Want to catch up on the storyline and lore of WOW?  Here's your chance.
http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/07/28/get-the-full-story-of-warcraft-in-40-minutes/

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Skyrim Reviews, Character Creation

While we wait for Skyrim to go on sale (currently 17 hours, 23 minutes and 17 seconds) you may be interested in this video review that shows a great deal of the environment.
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-hd-elder-scrolls/723801

This is the only PC version of the game reviewed I've seen.
http://pc.ign.com/articles/121/1212033p1.html

This xBox 360 review mentions how to best use perks, lockpicking, a tip on two-handed combat, etc. and also covers a great deal of ground.
http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1958/Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim/p1/

This video shows a little of the game's beginning and character creation.
http://kotaku.com/5858221/creating-my-dragonborn-identity-in-skyrim-now-pronounced-skrim

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New Skyrim Information

The latest about Elder Scrolls V.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/04/18/20-best-things-about-skyrim/

Landscape is enormous.
http://pc.ign.com/articles/116/1162158p1.html

Top ten gods (Elder Scrolls lore).
http://pc.ign.com/articles/116/1161193p1.html

Changes from Oblivion to Skyrim.
http://pc.ign.com/articles/115/1158651p1.html

Video of fighting a dragon.
http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/04/18/skyrims-dragons-are-serious-business?objectid=93395

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Rift Lore

If you want to read summaries of the game lore, this is a good place to start.  The right hand column breaks down lore into various areas.
http://ashacatari.blogspot.com/

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The Story Behind the Bosses

Folks who have bored themselves silly running the same instances over and over might want to stop and look around.  There's lore to be found....
http://primalprecision.blogspot.com/2010/08/more-than-boss.html

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Loremaster Addons

WOW Insider has an article up on something you don't see everyday--addons that help one get the Loremaster achievement.  If you are trying for this achievement, check out the article.
http://www.wow.com/2010/08/19/addon-spotlight-loremaster-addons/

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Videos of Vanilla WOW

Since Cataclysm will destroy areas of the game, The Explorers League has been busy documenting hard-to-reach areas which are rarely visited.  Their YouTube channel is located at the link below.  Currently there are five videos to watch.
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheExplorersLeague

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Confirmation We Spent Way Too Much Time on WOW

The story of the legendary Ashbringer sword, whose mention in-game set off a frenzy to find it.
http://www.wow.com/2010/07/20/the-urban-legends-of-warcraft-ashbringer/#continued

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Blizzard Answers Your Lore Questions

WOW Insider summarizes some of the interesting tidbits from Blzzard's creative development team and links to a forum posting soliciting questions and then posting answers to questions puzzling players.
http://www.wow.com/2010/06/30/blizzards-creative-development-team-answers-tons-of-lore-questi/

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Lich King Lore

Two articles about the lore the Lich King expansion reveals in-game.  There are spoilers within the articles, so if you don't want to know, don't go here.
http://www.wow.com/2010/04/14/know-your-lore-the-lore-reveals-of-wrath-part-one/

http://www.wow.com/2010/04/21/know-your-lore-the-lore-reveals-of-wrath-part-two/#continued

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Lore from Wrath of the Lich King

If you are interested in the back story of the game, you'll want to read the multi-part article on WOW Insider about the lore in the Wrath of the Lich King expansion.
http://www.wow.com/2010/04/14/know-your-lore-the-lore-reveals-of-wrath-part-one/

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Story Forum and ICC Raid Buff

Blizzard's set up a new forum about the "story" of the game, which is intended to sell more WOW books serve as a platform for discussion of game lore.
http://www.wow.com/2010/03/30/blizzard-introduces-new-official-story-forum/

In other news, the raid buff to make Icecrown Citadel easier has increased to ten percent.
http://www.wow.com/2010/03/30/icecrown-citadel-raid-buff-has-been-buffed-to-10/

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An Explorer's Guide to the Lost

Thanks to Dragonshade I have discovered a "no longer updated site" that talks about hidden portions of the game for explorers in articles, links and videos.  If you enjoy exploring secret areas you should check this out, especially since there's no telling what will disappear forever when Cataclysm comes out.
http://lostwow.com/index.shtml

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The Secret Island: Exploring WOW

WOW Insider takes readers on a tour of GM Island, the place game masters use to enter the game.  There are a few videos of GM Island and still images of player jail as well.
http://www.wow.com/2010/02/26/a-look-at-gm-island-and-the-player-jail/

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Lich King and WOW Lore

Full of spoilers in case you are waiting for the movie (sure) or want to see this unfold as you play the game.
http://www.wow.com/2010/02/14/know-your-lore-the-lich-king/

Where to read up on WOW lore in general. (Part one)
http://www.wow.com/2010/02/22/know-your-lore-lore-101-part-1/

Same series (Part two)
http://www.wow.com/2010/03/22/know-your-lore-lore-101-part-2/

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Lore (with Spoilers)

This morning found two postings that center on WOW lore.  The first is full of spoilers!  WOW Insider points us to Scrolls of Lore which has compiled all sorts of worgen starting zone information from the tidbits that Blizzard has dropped. I'm linking to WOW Insider instead of directly to Scrolls of Lore so you can decide just how much you want to read before Cataclysm hits.
http://www.wow.com/2009/12/04/worgen-starting-zone-preview-from-scrolls-of-lore/

World of Matticus' had a nice article up about that details the history of legendary weapons in the game with some lore background about each.  You can read a bit about weapons that were greatly lusted over in the original version of the game all the way up to the new Shadowmourne two handed axe.
http://www.worldofmatticus.com/2009/12/04/return-of-the-truly-legendary-items/

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Blizzard's Interactive Boss Map (Bosstiary)

To encourage players to examine the lore in the game, Blizzard has released an interactive map calls the Bosstiary on their site.  WOW Insider explains it here.  If you want to know a bit more about the bosses you are fighting, check out the map itself at the second link.
http://www.wow.com/2009/06/05/blizzard-launches-ulduar-bosstiary/

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/underdev/3p3/dungeon-bosstiary.html

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Vanilla WOW Lore

Here's a brief summary of the lore behind the original World of Warcraft, often called Vanilla Wow.
http://www.wow.com/2009/10/29/the-queue-the-story-of-vanilla-wow/#continued

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WOW Lore

If you are interesting in the background story behind WOW, you can visit Blizzard's History of Warcraft pages.
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/story/index.html#a

WOW Insider has posted an article about Cataclysm's starting zone lore.  If you want to be surprised when the Cataclysm expansion pack comes out, don't go here.
http://www.wow.com/2009/09/27/cataclysm-starting-zone-lore-and-other-new-details-revealed/#continued

There is more information, including role play sites, in the links here.
http://www.wowwiki.com/Lore_links

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Cataclysm Starting Lore

WOW Insider summarizes what PC Gamer UK found out from Blizzard about the starting lore of Cataclysm below.  There are spoilers in the article and a link to the PC Gamer podcast that talks about this.  You were warned. Don't go there if you don't want to know.
http://www.wow.com/2009/09/27/cataclysm-starting-zone-lore-and-other-new-details-revealed/#continued

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