A sneaky Internet sleuth has discovered that Blizzard Entertainment has recently filed for trademarks under the name "Cataclysm" in the computer games, paper-based products, and online entertainment services. Is this an all-new game, a World of WarCraft <span class="tooltip-content"> <span class='tooltip-tab-container'> <span class='tooltip-tab-wrapper active' onclick='tooltiptab(this);'><span class='tooltip-tab PC'></span></span> </span> <span class='tooltip-active tooltip2 PC'><div class='tooltip-name'><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/pc/14539/world-of-warcraft/index/" title="World+of+Warcraft">World of Warcraft</a></div><hr /><span class='tooltip-column'><ul> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/pc/14539/world-of-warcraft/news/" title="World+of+Warcraft news">News</a></h6> (168)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/pc/14539/world-of-warcraft/previews/" title="World+of+Warcraft news">Previews</a></h6> (9)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/pc/14539/world-of-warcraft/review/" title="World+of+Warcraft review">Review</a></h6></li> </ul></span><span class='tooltip-column'><ul> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/pc/14539/world-of-warcraft/videos/" title="World+of+Warcraft videos">Videos</a></h6> (117)</li> <li><h6>Screenshots</h6></li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/pc/14539/world-of-warcraft/cheats/" title="World+of+Warcraft cheats &amp; walkthroughs">Cheats and Walkthroughs</a></h6> (207)</li> </ul> </span><div style='clear:both;'></div></span> </span><div class="arrow"></div> expansion, or something else entirely?

All signs point to a new World of WarCraft expansion. WoW.com noticed that the domain name "wowcataclysm.com" has just expired from a squatter based in Australia with the URL transferring over to GoDaddy, the same service that handles all of Blizzard's domain names.

Furthermore, the filing for "paper-based products" most likely means a matching expansion to the World of WarCraft Trading Card Game is in the works. Either way, expect to hear more at this year's BlizzCon.

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