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Olympic Fever Infects WoW

f you’re doing your best to avoid any and all Olympic-themed activities this month, you can cross World of Warcraft off your list of refuges. Blizzard has added some just-generic-enough-to-avoid-getting-sued content that’s tied into the MMO’s Battleground PvP modes. The Spirits of Competition reward Battleground participants with a pair of prizes, one easy to acquire and another that’s significantly more rare. Horde and Alliance players can score special rare tabards by simply playing one of WoW’s Battleground mode—win, lose or whatever. If you want the event’s special pet, you’re going to have to be on the winning team. Each victory comes with a chance at randomly winning a gold medal, which summons the dragon-like beast.

The event starts today and runs through August 24. What are you waiting for? Let the games begin.