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Another day, another Jeff Kaplan header image. That makes today a good day. But don’t worry, because we have a whole collection of Kaplan photos stashed away (and some Photoshop experts on staff), so there will be more good days in the future.

And, hey, it’s nearly the end of the year! The next time I talk to you we’ll have time traveled into the magical future world of 2018. Crazy, right? But while we wait for the future to arrive, let’s take a look at the latest news.

Jeff Kaplan sitting in front of a fire continues to bring joy

• Okay, he’s not still sitting in front of that fire, but we did round up the best moments from his festive holiday streaming adventure.

And speaking of Jeff…

• This fan-made Overwatch map managed to get the official Jeff Kaplan seal of approval.

It’s the continuing saga of the Dark Iron Dwarves in Know Your Lore

• This week: Moria Thaurissan’s return to Ironforge.
• Not caught up with the story? Check out the first and second part of our rundown of their history.

I don’t usually include Queues in these roundups…

• But today was the last Queue of the year and it makes some spectacular suggestions on the future of the Lich King.

Coming up…

• Overwatch season 8 kicks off on New Year’s Eve.
• The Darkening of Tristram event returns to Diablo 3 on Monday.
• Antorus LFR wing 3 opens on Tuesday.
• And don’t forget, you’re running out of time to snag easy rep for Warsong Gulch and Emperor Shaohao.

See you in 2018, folks!