You won't need to level up and hunt down a mount to get an animal companion in Blizzard Entertainment's latest in-game business venture. The newly opened "World of Warcraft" Pet Store accepts real money for critters and even includes a charitable angle tied to its $10 price tags.

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NetEase, the company responsible for operating "World of Warcraft" in China found itself staring at a rejection notice this week from the country's China’s General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP), and the consequences could range from penalties to halting the addition of any new accounts.

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Speaking with MTV News, director Sam Raimi dropped some interesting info regarding his upcoming "WarCraft" movie, saying that the screenwriting process has just begun:

"We want to be really faithful to the game...to the Horde and the Alliance and the mythology that takes place in the game, and the archetypes that the game presents. I think we would try and find touchstones within the game to make it accurate and true and choose one or some of the lands that are portrayed in the game with as much accuracy and authenticity as possible.

"But we would have our writer, Robert Rodat, really craft an original story within that world that feels like a 'World of WarCraft' adventure. Only obviously it's very different 'cause it's expanded and translated into the world of a motion picture."

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"World of Warcraft" became a virtual online empire of subscription revenue for Blizzard, and the company doesn't want to rock that boat when they release their next MMO. That leaves them with a formidable challenge to create a new type of game that won't compete directly for cash and time from current "WoW" players.

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Last week's BlizzCon 2009 insanity has basically wrapped up, leaving us with three major things to focus on: "StarCraft 2," "Diablo 3" and "World of WarCraft: Cataclysm." Unfortunately, as is par for the course with Blizzard, we won't be seeing any of those titles this year. And, in the case of "Diablo 3," we probably won't be seeing it next year either.

But lets pretend that someone at Blizzard develops magic powers, letting them finish one game in a day. Which of those titles would you want to play tomorrow?

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Friday's here once again. Things are really coming into their own with regards to gaming news, as we had a truckload of new info this week regarding the lead-up to BlizzCon, next week's "Batman" game and the next "Fable. Oh, and giant blue cats making out in "Avatar." Here were the week's top 5 stories:

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UPDATE: Posted Blizzard's official "World of WarCraft: Cataclysm" FAQ at the end of the post, since their sites have had some trouble staying up. Also trailer added!

ORIGINAL STORY At BlizzCon 2009, Blizzard has officially announced the next expansion pack for "World of WarCraft." "World of WarCraft: Cataclysm" has been rumored for the past couple of weeks, and it turns out the rumors were legit.

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Unfortunately not everyone is lucky enough to make the trip to Anaheim for BlizzCon 2009. Sure, you can buy one of the "digital passes," but that won't bring playable versions of "StarCraft 2" or "Diablo 3" into your home. Or will it? No, it won't. Sorry.

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Rumors abound today as WoW.com is reporting that they have multiple sources claiming that the next "World of WarCraft" expansion will be called "Cataclysm." The expansion is also said to introduce two new playable races, the Worgen (pictured above, for the Alliance) and the Goblins (for the Horde).

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Wondering what sort of updates are in store for you in the next patch of "World of WarCraft"? Good news, they're up on the test servers right now.

I've gone ahead and pasted the bulk of them after the break, or you can just head on over to the official site and check 'em out. They're very long and detailed. Yay!

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