Today the ponderous machine that is Blizzard began the ”StarCraft II” closed beta today, launching out invites to those who had requested keys many months ago. The beta is extremely limited at this time. Reports trickle in as people ignore their non-disclosure-agreements (though some report there aren’t any) so some details have come in.
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Activision Blizzard CEO Robert Kotick yesterday explained the possibility of non-console versions of the Guitar Hero franchise during a 45-minute presentation at the Deutsche Bank Securities Technology Conference in San Francisco. Kotich said that without being tether to a specific console version, Activison would have “some leverage with first parties when it comes to downloadable content and [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 21, 2009
In news that is sure to shake the foundations of the net, the latest World of Warcraft expansion pack has been announced at this year’s Blizzcon. World of Warcaft: Cataclysm, the third expansion for the online RPG, is set to include an increased level cap, two new playable races and a selection of revised and new [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Andy Chambers, Creative Director for Starcraft II, said the plot of each campaign will build upon the previous campaign and the game itself will build on most of the “canon” already out there. Chambers discussed the intricacies of the plot in Blizzard Activision’s oft-delayed Starcraft II with Joystiq yesterday.
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Activision-Blizzard made a statement today that Starcraft II, the sequel to one of the most popular (if not the most popular) real-time strategy games of all time will be delayed until at least the first half of 2010. The revelation came in a statement highlighting the company’s stronger than expected quarter-2 financial results. Activision-Blizzard said the delay [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 5, 2009
With expansions, a company sets out to improve the game that they have built. It has been about four months and I feel it’s a safe to say we have gotten a good taste of Northrend in the Wrath of the Lich King expansion. While Blizzard hasn’t perfected World of Warcraft just yet, here are [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 13, 2008
If you have lived under a rock for the past four or five years, then this might be news to you. Firstly welcome back to the world, this is the Internet. We no longer use dial-up and people love the iPhone. Yeah, that’s right, Apple, those guys that made the iPod, made a cell phone! [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 15, 2008
Blizzard has set the date for their new World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King for November 13, 2008. With over 10 million active subscribers, World of Warcraft is the largest PC game in history. There is a host of new gameplay elements being added in the new expansion, one of the most [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Hardcore and casual gamers alike were disappointed Monday when they attempted to buy tickets for Blizzard’s annual convention, Blizzcon. Gamers were treated to a series of frustrating errors, only to find that once working, they had inexplicably sold out, despite the massive problems preventing many of the interested parties from purchasing tickets when they initially went [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, June 28, 2008
Blizzard, after much speculation, finally confirmed Diablo III at their Worldwide Invitational event in Paris today. The last week or so saw an evolving splash page at Blizzard.com, as it changed from a solid surface to an icy-donut, prominently featuring glowing runes surrounding ominous glowing eyes. The resulting revelation was a fiery face. Fantastic. The game will [...]
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