Massively multiplayer games continue to let players create a persistent character, then explore an online world and fights hordes of monsters to gain fabulous treasures and more power through experience levels. Fans everywhere continue to anxiously await the release of World of Warcraft, Blizzard Entertainment's upcoming massively multiplayer game that will take place in the Warcraft fantasy universe made famous by the studio's blockbuster strategy games. We've been following the progress of World of Warcraft for some time--the game is currently in a beta test state--and Blizzard has recently added "PvP" (or player-versus-player) combat that lets you take on the wiliest prey of all: other players. Join us for an early look at player-versus-player battles and an overall update on the game, but be advised that the following is a report from an early version of the game, so the details are all subject to change.