We got a few hours of hands-on with the latest alpha build of Cataclysm and spent some of that time trying out the new Goblin starter area. While this story is full of spoilers, it is written in a way as to not ruin all of the surprises. Sprawl takes on the role of a Goblin Trader Princess, recently promoted to riches and must figure out how to survive in a cut-throat society.

Goblins are a silly, vicious race that has a unique monetary perspective on everything, even freedom.

Enjoy issue number #117 of Sprawl's Scrawl, which focuses completely on Goblins! Goblins! Goblins!

Ayla is back with another tantalizing tale of trouble and tips! This time, she takes us to explore the bits of advice that really ought to be included on the loading screen. Here's a tidbit from the article:

"Just like those weird warnings on products we buy every day I have come to the conclusion that the tips we see should reflect things that actually happen to people in game. I could probably write enough that you would not see the same tip again in a year of daily play..."

Read the rest here!

Our very own Sprawl spent the last week beta testing Warhammer: Age of Reckoning. If you are interested in trying out Mythic's latest MMO, be sure to check out this three part article that covers Sprawl's adventures and experiences in the Warhammer universe.

• Warhammer from a Warcraft Perspective
• Warhammer from a Warcraft Perspective, Day 2
• Warhammer from a Warcraft Perspective, Final Day

Uh oh, Sprawl has sworn his soul to the Lich King in Blizzard's new expansion. Our favorite Rogue turned Death Knight Initiate prepares to slaughter and burn the settlement of Havenshire in a grand scheme to destroy the Scarlet stronghold of New Avalon all in His name.

Read part one of this multi-part Sprawl's Scrawl fan fiction series based upon the starter quests of the Death Knight in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King: In Service of His Darkness, Part 1.

Back from E3, your favorite Guildleader, which writes for IGN Entertainment, is back with the scoop on the various MMOs coming soon. Of course WoW is your favorite, and you will always love WoW, especially raiding, but it doesn't hurt to be curious either!

View IGN Vault's coverage of E3 and all the demos that were present.

The Grid and Clique combo is perhaps one of the most popular healing setups in this post-BC era. In this week's Sprawl's Scrawl, our good friend Revrend has taken the time to explain how he has the addon combination setup for optimal healing.

Read the latest issue here.

It's been no secret that Sprawl has recently been interested in user interface customization. Here is a complete guide detailing the things he has learned and how you too can customize your World of Warcraft user interface with Ace addons.

And if the sheer enjoyment of customizing your interface isn't enough, stay tuned for a WoW Vault UI Customization Contest later this month. It could get you into WotLK beta! So get started today.

The addon of the week this week is called XLoot. Instead of three items per page in the standard loot window, XLoot resizes the loot window to show all the items. It highlights items of value with a colored border, and will even mark BoP items appropriately. XLoot basically substitutes a new window for the loot frame whenever you loot a mob, open a chest, disenchant a item, or even open a clam.

Read all about this addon here.

Sprawl's Scrawl is back in a new form. Each week we are going to spotlight a different 3rd party Interface addon. This week we take a look at LightQueue, a little addon used to queue up a group of any size for Alterec Valley together.

View the spotlight article here. A number of Z Guild members have been using this!

With the 2.1.0 content patch also comes Children's Week. This year orphans in the Lower City are looking for friends to show them around the new Burning Crusade expansion. The latest issue of Sprawl's Scrawl brings you step-by-step directions, including "detailed" maps, of this simple but fun quest-line that rewards you with one of three new non-combat pets!

With a huge announcement just hours away, this week's Sprawl's Scrawl takes a close look at the upcoming competition. Will you still be playing World of Warcraft a year from now? What about in two years? Not if NCSoft, Funcom, Turbine or any other of a dozen names has anything to say about it! Of course with World of Warcraft's profit numbers soaring through the roof, it is quite clear that the Blizzard isn't going anywhere either.

Read the latest issue here.

For the first time in three months, an issue of Sprawl's Scrawl has been released. This week's issue is a short one that highlights the upcoming content patch currently on the player test realms. Enjoy!