Mike Fahey

What I Bought From BlizzCon

After the San Diego Comic-Con debacle, you didn’t really think I would escape BlizzCon unscathed, did you? Here’s where my money went during Blizzard’s annual fan gathering. It wasn’t too bad this year, truth be told. Initially I came out relatively light, only picking up the Murloc nOObz figure for $30 plus a t-shirt and…

Ozzy Talks BlizzCon With Kotaku: F***ing Amazing

Before rock legend Ozzy Osbourne took the stage at the closing ceremonies of BlizzCon 2009, he didn’t know “what the fuck to expect” from an audience full of gamers, he told Kotaku in a private interview. Ozzy Osbourne took the stage around 7:45 PM at the Anaheim Convention Center to help bring BlizzCon 2009 crashing…

Blizzard: Lack Of StarCraft Lan Is No Big Deal

Kotaku sat down with Blizzard’s executive vice president of game design Rob Pardo this weekend to talk Battle.net, but we couldn’t resist touching on the subject of the lack of LAN in StarCraft II. Pardo was in good spirits when we spoke to him yesterday afternoon when I touched on the controversial subject, which has…

BlizzCon 2009 Comes To An End

BlizzCon 2009 has come to a close, but our coverage will continue well into Monday, with interviews, hands-on impressions, pictures of stuff, and something very special from the man in this picture. That, of course, is Ozzy Osbourne, this metal legend who set the crowd at BlizzCon’s closing ceremonies on fire tonight, playing classic songs…

BlizzCon 2009: The View From The Show Floor

Since you’re reading this, I am assuming you didn’t get a chance to see what the BlizzCon 2009 show floor looked like. Don’t say I never gave you anything. Rows of computers and lines – that about sums it up. There are some statues as well, some of which we’ve seen before, and a lot…

BlizzCon Cosplay Round-Up: We’ve Got Purple Girl

A good photographer communicates what they are looking at through the pictures they take. I swear I was not stalking the purple Draenei girl. The difference between BlizzCon and your more general gaming conventions from a cosplay standpoint, is that there really is a whole lot less variety here. You’ve seen one attractive, six and…

Would You Buy A Game Art Directed By This Man?

Sam “Samwise” Didier. StarCraft II art director. Hotter than John Romero. I’ll post his interview later, but the picture couldn’t wait. This is my new desktop wallpaper.

BlizzCon Costume Contest: Jay Mohr Craves Blue Elf Sex

Comedian Jay Mohr was in rare form last night during the BlizzCon 09 costume contest, bringing new meaning to the phrase, “working blue.” The costume contest, much like the opening ceremonies earlier yesterday, was completely packed with Blizzard fans eager to see women painted blue, and the event did not disappoint. Drenai, Blood Elves, Night…

BlizzCon 2009: The Show So Far

With BlizzCon 2009 day two in full swing, let’s take a look at what went on during day one, from start to Cataclysmic finish. Day one of BlizzCon actually started with day 0, when we got a peek inside this year’s swag bag, revealing its full Space Marine, hand sanitizer glory. Between that and our…

Why Blizzard Can’t Just Sell More BlizzCon Tickets

With BlizzCon tickets selling out within minutes again this year, fans wonder why the company doesn’t just sell more tickets. After yesterday’s opening ceremonies, the reason become abundantly clear. The picture above was taken holding my camera high amidst the press of bodies trying to either get in or out of the main hall. Some…

BlizzCon 2009 Day One Ends

The first day of BlizzCon 2009 comes to an end, and the flamethrowing space marines are heading to sleep, but the action continues tomorrow! Join us (err, me) tomorrow for more from BlizzCon 2009, including highlights from the costume contest, cosplay, some more cosplay, people in costumes, people dressed as other things, and I’m pretty…

Battle.Net And StarCraft In Pictures

Here’s a set of screenshots fresh off the Battle.Net asset disc, giving you a better look at the integration between the revamped Battle.net service, StarCraft II, and World of Warcraft. I sat in the Battle.net panel, desperately trying to take crappy shots off of the big screen, and then Blizzard hands me this lovely disc,…

Upcoming Blizzard Battle.Net Feature Draw From Warcraft, Xbox Live, Life

Blizzard executive vice president of game design Rob Pardo hosted a Battle.Net and StarCraft II panel, explaining how the integration of game and game service has evolved over the years. Rob Pardo came on stage to talk about Battle.Net. Launched in 1996 with Diablo, it was the first matchmaking service integrated completely into games. It’s…

Blizzard: You May Sell Your StarCraft 2 Maps On Battle.net, Eventually

At BlizzCon 2009, Blizzard’s executive vice president of game design Rob Pardo revealed plans to allow modders to sell premium StarCraft 2 maps via the Battle.Net service. Blizzard wants to foster the best mod community in existence, and to that ends they’ve unveiled plans to single out premium custom-created maps for sales on a StarCraft…

101 Ways To Decorate Your StarCraft II Space Marine

Blizzard shows off the countless ways fans can customize the new nOObz vinyl space marine figure, with a gallery of employee-made creations that could very well blow your mind. Warning – huge gallery.

Details On The Monk: Diablo III’s Newly Revealed Street Fighter

The creators of Diablo III give us the lowdown on the newest character class for the game, the Monk – the street fighter character of the Diablo universe. According to Diablo III’s Jay Wilson, The Monk was inspired by pen-and-paper roleplaying games. They liked the idea of a fast and fragile melee character. He’s a…

Liveblogging The World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm Panel

Join us as Blizzard discusses the future of their insanely popular massively multiplayer online game, World of Warcraft. Tons more details about the new expansion, Cataclysm, incoming… Click to viewLiveblogging The World of Warcraft Preview Panel

Liveblogging The BlizzCon 2009 Opening Ceremonies

Join us as Blizzard kicks off BlizzCon 2009. Secrets will be revealed! New products could be outed! The World of Warcraft as we know it could change forever! Click to viewBlizzCon 2009 Opening Ceremonies Live Blog

Stuff You Can Buy At BlizzCon

A series of displays outside the main hall at BlizzCon 2009 gives con-goers an early look at what Blizzard goodies they can purchase once the doors open later today. Let’s take a look! I see several things here I want desperately, like the vinyl nOObs StarCraft firgures, and the plush murlocs, and the Diablo Fresh…

What’s Inside The BlizzCon 2009 Swag Bag?

Too excited to wait until I got back to my hotel, I grabbed a seat at a table outside of the Anaheim Convention Center and sorted through the contents of my BlizzCon 2009 swag bag. The swag bag this year is dominated by a box, and inside that box is the nOObz StarCraft II Raynor…