New World of Warcraft races

Blizzard has updated its Web site with information about three previously unannounced races for World of Warcraft. Two of the new races, the undead and the trolls, will join the orcs and tauren as members of the Horde. The gnomes will be a part of the Alliance, with also includes the humans, dwarves, and night elves. Blizzard has also announced three new player classes: the priest, rogue, and paladin.

There's a new section on the World of Warcraft Web site devoted to the undead, providing background information and listing the classes that will be available for those playing undead characters. For more details, check out our previous coverage of the game.