World of Warcraft character info

Blizzard Entertainment has today updated its official World of Warcraft Web site with information on some of the character classes that will appear in the game when it's released next year. Existing descriptions of warriors, mages, and shamans have today been joined by detailed information on hunters, warlocks, and druids, all of whom will have completely different skill sets.

Hunters, for example, will be able to track and tame wild animals, while the druids' shape-shifting ability will actually allow them to transform into a number of different creatures, including a crow, a panther, and a bear. The abilities of the warlock characters in World of Warcraft will, unsurprisingly, involve the use of magic, and skills revealed today include engulfing enemies in flames and summoning demonic soldiers to assist them in combat.

World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game set in Blizzard Entertainment's popular fantasy world of Azeroth. For more information on the game, which is currently scheduled for release in June 2004, check out our previous coverage.