The best of WoW Insider: April 29-May 6, 2008

by Mike Schramm { May 6th 2008 at 6:00PM }

All the crows you see above are actually players. A bunch of Druids in crow form (as part of the Penny Arcade Alliance on WoW's Dark Iron server) decided to recreate "The Birds" in the game You'd think this is pretty awesome (and it is), but really, this is just another story on Joystiq's sister site WoW Insider. If something cool happens in the game of Warcraft (like, oh I don't know, controlling the game with your eyeballs), we're there every day to cover it. Here's our best from the last wek.

News

Season 4 items unveiled
The next Arena season's items are slowly leaking out on the servers -- find out the gear you'll be wearing if you can pull off that Arena rating.
Level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftain featuring an orphan on air guitar
It's Children's Week in Azeroth (you can check out our Horde and Alliance walkthroughs as well), and a little Blood Elf girl learns to shred with Blizzard's band.
M'uru world first kill by SK Gaming
The next boss in the Sunwell Plateau goes down for the count.
Can WoW be beaten?
World of Warcraft is doing great lately, and a looming expansion only means bigger things are coming. Or will two big competitors take a bite out of Azeroth's population?
Diablo3.com acquired by Blizzard
Blizzard takes over what might be the new website for the Diablo sequel we've all been waiting for.

Features

Guildwatch: The aftermath
The best part of playing an online, massively multiplayer game: the backstabbing, lying, and drama.
New M'uru items datamined
A gallery of new gear from the M'uru encounter.
Shifting Perspectives: Druids just wanna have fun
A flock of Druids descends into havok in Nagrand, to hilarious results.
Officers' Quarters: We love you, but L2P
If you're raiding, sooner or later, you'll have to make sure you (and everyone you raid with) knows what they're doing.
Build Shop: Shaman 18/43/0
Our talents column takes a look at a kickass Shaman Enhancement build. You want to Shock and Awe with your totem dropper? Here you go.