More players are dying in the depths of World of Warcaft's Gnomeregan dungeon than there've been in years, thanks to the revelation of a ridiculously powerful new boss tucked away in its depths. Say hello to Endgineer Omegaplugg, and then goodbye very quickly.

Legion is a rich and rewarding expansion pack for followers of Warcraft lore, but with a plot revolving around a demonic force attempting to wipe out all life on the planet, not every storyline is going to have a happy ending. This is the unhappiest of them all.

Video: For World of Warcraft: Legion's South Korean launch, Blizzard released a series of tongue-in-cheek dramatic clips between a father and son.

This is several dozen players battling a new World of Warcraft world boss named Kosumoth the Hungering. Players stumbled upon the zone-spanning steps needed to spawn him while searching for another World of Warcraft secret entirely.

Raccoon the grizzled Outlaw Rogue stands in demon-besieged Dalaran, moments before Azeroth's greatest mages pull off their most amazing feat yet: making me even more alt-crazy than I already was. Judging from the first few hours, Legion is going to be a very good problem for me.

Hands up if you've ever done household chores instead of playing a video game.

(I realise I'm talking to an imagined audience here, you don't actually have to raise your hands.)

There's not a great deal in terms of big name titles this week, but then it is the final week of August.

But the amount of time you could spend with those big games? Well, that's another story entirely. Especially if that game happens to be the new World of Warcraft expansion. And there's a ton of weird indies, too.

Not everyone is happy with some of the changes made to World of Warcraft in preparation for the upcoming Legion expansion. Aside from some minor annoyances, I've been having a blast. Being Squirrel Girl helps.

The middle of the year is usually a good time to get into MMOs. But if you're not sure what to play, or you've been thinking about returning to the land of Azeroth for a bit, then there's World of Warcraft: Legion.

The full game isn't out until the end of August. But if you'd like to give the beta a go, we've got 500 keys to give away.

World of Warcraft players, both lapsed and current. August 30. Thats's the magic date.

That's the date you'll be able to play Legion, Blizzard's sixth expansion for World of Warcraft.

There are still no new battlegrounds announced for World of Warcraft: Legion, but that doesn't mean players won't get new PvP locations. Here's Ashamane's Fall, a new arena map for the new expansion.

World of Warcraft: Legion's zones, story and the new PvP system are all shaping up nicely, yet besides two new arena maps there are still no new PvP battlegrounds announced. Players started to wonder if the current endgame zone, Ashran, is intended to stay.

The instance is called Maw of Souls, and was added recently to the forthcoming expansion's alpha build. It's one of the nine five-man dungeons coming with Legion and it looks really impressive!

We already knew UFC fighter Ronda Rousey plays World of Warcraft sometimes (as a Night Elf Hunter), and the fact that the folks at Blizzard love Easter eggs, so seeing a small in-game tribute to her is really no surprise.

Video: The fan favourite neutral flying city Dalaran, first introduced in Wrath, is returning in Legion as the expansion's number one hangout place. And four expansion later, it's a completely renewed hub. The folks over at Trade chat made a neat side-by-side comparison video using footage from the Legion's alpha build.

Briefly: Dalaran's flower vendor Aertih (who's absolutely not a reference to that other flower vendor in Final Fantasy VII) will get similarly familiar-looking friend in World of Warcraft: Legion, as spotted by Wowhead.

That bear form with the rocks alone makes it worth maining a Druid and being a tank in Legion. Now with the expansion's first public build online, we finally get a glimpse of some of the Druid's new animal forms.