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At BlizzCon, Blizzard presented StarCraft II in two distinct, delicious flavors: single player and multiplayer, with demo stations in the hundreds consistently occupied by BlizzCon attendees. The single player demo allowed for a 20 minute, one versus one match with the option of playing as Terrans vs. Protoss or vice versa. I played a number of games with each race, trying out different tech tree progressions and strategies—somewhat difficult to fully pursue in such a short time (and with rusty skills). More »
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At this weekend's BlizzCon, tabletop game specialist Fantasy Flight Games showed the first prototypes for its upcoming StarCraft: The Board Game set. At $79.95, the six-player board game may seem a tad on the pricey side, but when you consider the set includes 180 plastic play figures, based on 25 unique sculpts from StarCraft and StarCraft: Brood War, dozens of cards and tokens, and just tons of other stuff, you can see where the money went. More »
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So it looks like McWhertor and I have finally found some cosplay we can agree on. The ever traveling McW snapped this photo a few nights ago at BlizzCon and lo and behold the gal in the costume was the big winner of the whole BlizzCon costume contest kittencaboodle. I can see why she won, it's really quite impressive. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=286170&view=rss&microfeed=true Another set of shaky cam vids of Blizzcon presentations. This time around we get two clips showing art and flythroughs from the newly announced WoW expansion, Wrath of the Lich King. Not being a WoW player myself, I just sort of watched the pretty pictures roll by and that was enough for me. But, for you WoW fanatics out there, I'm sure you will be ooh-ing and ahh-ing along with the rest of the crowd. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=286160&view=rss&microfeed=true Fresh from the BlizzCon floor comes this (kinda shaky) video of a presentation on Starcraft 2 outlining the details of multiplayer mode. After a nice look at the back a bald guy's head the camera man finally manages to focus in on the screen and we get a fairly decent look at how all this is going to play out. Looks pretty cool and the audience sure seems to think so. Especially when it comes to explosions. everyone loves explosions. More »
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You may not actually need any of the stuff contained within the BlizzCon goody bag—excepting the hand sanitizer with Blizzard cozy—but I'm sure there are plenty of things in here non-attendees will want. Don't worry, we'll find a way to get rid of all this stuff, from the Diablo button to the Colossus magnet to the World of WarCraft XL t-shirt to the Heroes of Azeroth trading card game starter deck to the beta key. Oops, just kidding. That beta key is mine. More »
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At BlizzCon today, representatives from Blizzard and Legendary Pictures hosted a panel on the upcoming WarCraft film adaptation, giving attendees an update on the film's progress and addressing fan concerns with a follow-up Q&A session. On hand were Paul Sams and Chris Metzen Blizzard Entertainment and, from Legendary Pictures, CEO Thomas Tull and Chief Creative Officer Jon Jashni. In addition to confirming that the Warcraft movie will be a live action film, with a yet to be determined level of computer generated environments and effects, Jashni told the crowd they're still working toward a 2009 release date. More »
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During the StarCraft II Live Demo at BlizzCon 07 today, Blizzard employees Rob Pardo and Dustin Browder walked attendees through the game in a semi-live demo with Browder revealing new unit features and Pardo spending a good portion of his time detailing the game's single-player campaign. Pardo first walked us through the evolution of the single-player storytelling method from the original Warcraft through the original StarCraft through to Warcraft III, finally showing off portions of these elements in StarCraft II. More »
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Can't get enough World of Warcraft? Of course you can't! So swim in the cool waters of these new Wrath of the Lich King screenshots. There's little in the way of action, instead focusing on the new environments in which you'll find yourself when the WoW expansion his released. More »
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Sorry, Western anime fans, video gamers and sci-fi dorks, but as far as I'm concerned, World of Warcraft cosplayers are kicking your ass up and down Cosplay Avenue in the cosplay department. It's not even a contest anymore. It's a slaughter. More »
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Blizzard has released a new batch of screenshots for StarCraft II showing off new unit abilities, like the Battlecruiser's plasma array, and an updated look for a number of previously revealed units. A preview of some of the new map types is also awaiting you in the gallery below. Don't forget that if you want to see these guys in embiggened size, the original, massive image is available right below the thumbnail. More »
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The Games For Windows folks have posted some more details up about the upcoming Wrath of the Lich King that was verified earlier today during BlizzCon 2007. More »
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Today and the rest of the weekend is a wee-bit convention heavy. We're simultaneously covering the 2007 QuakeCon, BlizzCon and Fan Faire. The news seems to be chugging along pretty steadily, so if you want to track just what's happening at your con of choice click the appropriate link below, or you can just catch them as they hit the main page. More »
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The opening ceremony for BlizzCon 07 is just kicking off, with Blizzard employees giving themselves kudos—massive sales, 9 million subscribers, twice that of BlizzCon 05, the Emmy nominated South Park episode—and the promise of fun announcements sure to come. Hit the jump for the livebloggin' fun. More »
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Looks like the the rumors are true, the next World of Warcraft expansion will indeed by Wrath of the Lich King. The expansion was confirmed in the BlizzCon Souvenir Show Guide packed into those fancy goodie bags. More »
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McMike already has his grubby paws on the splendorriffic BlizzCon Goody Bad, but he's too buys covering the actual show to post about what wonderful trinkets are inside, so I'll give you the short list. Expect a breakdown and plenty of pics of the goodies once he catches his breath. More »
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We're just minutes away from the official start of BlizzCon 2007, where thousands of Blizzard fans have converged to geek out among the only other people who really understand them. The mass of flesh awaiting entrance is some fifty bodies deep, shouting, chanting, grunting "for the Horde!" at the behest of Blizzard cheerleaders. The excitement? Totally, totally palpable. More »
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