In spite of Warhammer Online's scrappy nature, this MMO is slowly being whittled down by time and competition, as Mythic just "retired" two more Warhammer Online servers: Gorfang and Karak-Azgal. Both servers will be brought completely offline as of today, and players will need to transfer any of their remaining characters via the Mythic Account Center.

Good luck in your new homes, evicted Warhammer-ers!

Happy third anniversary, Warhammer Online! Mythic is celebrating the milestone by kicking off 10 days of bonus to XP/RP starting today, September 16. You'll also be able to grab a few fireworks from the dead bodies of your foes.

The team is also introducing new rewards for all the 3-year veterans out there. The team is thanking these loyal players by giving them an exclusive Jack O Lantern Vanity Pet (seen above), as well as an endless supply of Chaos Black and Blazing Orange dye to maintain the seasonal theme.

Do you want a better shot at being invited into this weekend's Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes closed beta event? Then you may want to "like" the game's Facebook page by the end of today, September 14 because the team will be sending out a batch of invites equal to the number of fans on Facebook. The page currently has 4,748 "likes," which means that many new players are getting into the beta. If that number increases today, then even more players will receive beta invites.

Of course, the guaranteed way to get into the beta is by being an active subscriber of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. If you're a subscriber, make sure you sign up for the Wrath of Heroes beta with the same EA account you use for WAR.

Wrath of Heroes is a free-to-play arena game features three-team 6v6v6 combat and the ability to swap your heroes on the fly. We're participating in the closed beta, so keep an eye out for our impressions!

Warhammer Online version 1.4.4 is now live and brings with it the Wild Hunt Live Event and more. Here are the highlights:

• The Wild Hunt Live Event introduces Kurnous, the Elven God of the Hunt. Players can test their skills tracking and slaying fierce animals, collecting sacred pelts, and sighting the elusive White Stag.
• Changes have been made to the Open Realm versus Realm campaign to provide incentive to successfully defend a keep against an enemy offensive.
• A gaggle of new vanity pets have shown up in the capital cities! These pets are there to show off the new packs available on Origin (aka the EA Store).
• The lineup of the Scenarios has once again shifted.  A number of old scenarios are making their return, some are retiring for the moment, and others are shifting tiers.

The Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes closed beta kicked off over the weekend with a sneak peek event, and Mythic has announced that it plans to invite every active subscriber of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning to participate in upcoming tests for the PvP arena game. The next test is scheduled for the end of this week.

If you're a Warhammer Online player, make sure you sign up for the Wrath of Heroes beta with the same EA account you use for WAR. Even if you're not a Warhammer Online subscriber, you are still welcome to register for the beta.

Wrath of Heroes was announced at Gamescom last month. The free-to-play arena game features three-team 6v6v6 combat and the ability to swap your heroes on the fly.

Ever wanted to play a Warhammer Online PvP arena game? Well it looks like you're going to get your chance with Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes. EA and BioWare Mythic announced the upcoming free-to-play title at Gamescom today, and it features three team 6v6v6 combat and the ability to swap your heroes on the fly.

So what does this mean for Warhammer Online? In today's producer's letter, Kai Schober promises that "the WAR rages on!" The team will continue to develop and support Warhammer Online, and has actually increased its pool of resources since BioWare Mythic brought in new people to develop Wrath of Heroes.

You can sign up for the Wrath of Heroes beta on the game's official site. Watch the announcement trailer below to see some in-game footage.

The Warhammer Online team will be hitting the road this summer to meet with fans at a handful of events. The tour will include stops at two Games Workshop events where they'll be talking about upcoming Warhammer Online patches. Here's the schedule:

• July 30: Game Workshop's US Games Day will be held at the Donald Stephens Convention Center in Chicago.
• August 7: Game Workshop's German Games Day will be held in Cologne, Germany.
• August 17-21: Warhammer Online meet-and-greet events will be held at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany.
• August 26-28: PAX Prime will be held at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle.

Warhammer Online version 1.4.3 is now live and brings with it the launch of the two-week Sigmar Tide live event. As the team explained in May's Community Update, "Sigmar Tide is the time of the year when the Empire takes pause to celebrate the day Sigmar – the founder of the Empire and first emperor – became a god."

In addition to the event, version 1.4.3 adds a group of RvR accessory sets, the ability to purchase Name Change Tokens, and a new Scenario lineup.

Over the past several months, we've been working on revamping our forum interface to make posting on ZAM a more streamlined and enjoyable experience. We are proud to announce that our upgraded forums are now live! We've stripped away the clutter and added a variety of new features, from updated contact information options to the ability to embed YouTube videos in your posts.

The main focus of this revamp is to make our forums easy to use. Posting buttons are more prominent, you can quickly reply to a thread directly from the thread view page, and you can now search within a thread. We've also expanded the options for our non-premium members. They can now select from a variety of pre-made avatars, use emoticons, enjoy mouse-over previews and post images and polls after reaching a specific post count.

We have forums for multiple games and topics, and we've made it easier to move from forum to forum. In the top right corner of the main forum page, you can quickly jump to any category. Whether you want to talk about games like Rift and World of Warcraft or more general topics like computer hardware or TV and movies, we've got you covered. We even have a new Star Wars: The Old Republic forum, so be one of the first users to share your thoughts on this highly anticipated MMO!

For more details on all of these changes, check out our design update notes after the jump. We hope you enjoy our forum upgrade! If you have any feedback or comments, please feel free to post them in this thread or send a private message to Kaolian, our senior forum administrator, or Darqflame, our customer relations manager.

Warhammer Online has released their May Community Update. Patch 1.4.3 is still slated to go live in June and in the mean time the team is discussing the Sigmar Tide Event which will come with it. Since the event is not hitting the PTS the team is giving some more clues on what to expect.

With Memorial Day right around the corner, Warhammer Online is also currently running 50% bonus on RP and XP now through Tuesday, May 31.

Check out the full Community Update on the Warhammer official site.