As almost everyone in the MMO gaming industry is probably aware, today was the release of the World of Warcraft Cataclysm Opening Cinematic. A new commercial appeared during Sunday afternoon’s football game and immediately the web was abuzz with the pure awesomeness that is Deathwing. If you haven’t seen it already, be sure to take a gander at the new opening movie that will play the very first time you log into World of Warcraft Cataclysm sometime after December 7th.

I put together this montage video for IGN Entertainment’s WoW Vault that shows all of the areas that were rendered in the opening cinematic. Players of the largest MMO will be able to visit all of these locations that Deathwing traveled on his very first flight of freedom.

Rush out and pickup issue number 27 of Beckett Massive Online Gamer for the latest Cataclysm update from yours truly. Okay, so it’s a magazine so it isn’t the absolute latest news, but it’s two full pages of things created by me, and there are articles from others that cover perhaps a few of those MMOs you don’t follow so regularly.

I hope to be contributing to Beckett for some time to come, so you mind as well just pickup a subscription for a mere $16.95 for a year while you are at it.

Here are two rounds of skirmishes in a 3v3 “best of four” match in Stunlock Studios’ Bloodline Champions, which is currently in its third phase of beta testing. This video shows some of the in-game combat complete with my annotated commentary.

A special thanks to guys at TGN Stratics for getting me beta access to this fun game. They are currently looking for help to maintain their plethora of wikis. No, it won’t be a WoW killer anytime soon, but if you are looking for a fun pvp-based diversion, then Bloodline Champions might be worth looking into. If you aren’t sure, be sure to watch the video for a quick overview of what to expect when the game goes live.