The best of WoW.com: June 30 - July 7, 2009

A cataclysmic week over at Joystiq's sister site WoW.com -- Blizzard has trademarked the "Cataclysm" name, but for what, we're not quite sure yet. The next expansion seems likely, though the next-gen MMO needs a name as well, or maybe it's a brand new project. Whatever it is, we'll likely find out at BlizzCon this year -- there's a cataclysm a'comin'.

News

• Hunters discover "new" Worgen pet
  A glitch in the game lets you "tame" a humanoid Wolfman to attack and fight for you. Good times!

• Blizzard files trademark for "Cataclysm"
  A series of trademarks hints that the next WoW expansion might be named Cataclysm.

• Faction changes coming to the World of Warcraft
  Blizzard announces that, sometime in the future, you'll be able to change from Horde to Alliance and vice versa.

• Faction changes Q&A
  A short series of questions and answers about the upcoming faction change mechanic.

• China's gold farming ban not really a ban
  A followup to the "ban on gold farming" in China shows that the legislation isn't quite what we thought it was.

Features

• Guildwatch: Paydirt in the drama mine
  Our weekly column of guild hijinx and achievements has all the drama, downed, and recruiting news you'd ever want.

• The Queue: You are slightly more prepared than you were
  You ask us some questions, and we deliver you some answers.

• Arcane Brilliance: Living Bomb on the patch 3.2 PTR is awesome
  Our Mage blogger is a little excited about upcoming changes to his talents.

• Why won't Blizzard let me change my race?
  You'll be able to change your faction soon, but you still won't be able to change your ingame race.

• Blizzard's Tier 9 preview
  Get a pictoral look at the next series of Tier armor going into the game.