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The 12 Days of Spooncraft: Win Free Blizzcon Swag (1)
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So I’ve been thinking for a while now how I would go about giving you guys all the extra swag I purchased at Blizzcon this year. I did promise that I’d be sharing it all before I left and so what better time than the beginning of the holidays! Starting Saturday November 1st, I’ll be kicking [...]Shared by xabbott (0)Contribute comment -
On BlizzCon (1)
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Despite any truly epic announcements I still feel that BlizzCon was a huge success. The lines were long and the odors were quite pungent at times but we still had a blast. We met up with a couple of rogues who also happen to be IRL friends and enjoyed most of what the con had to offer. They say a picture is worth a thousand words so let me take that route. The Entrance Guy ...Shared by Rob Approves This Message (0)Contribute comment -
Diablo III's Coolest Feature - The Rune System [BlizzCon 2008] (1)
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Over the last couple of days I've briefly touched on Diablo III's new rune system, but after talking a bit with the game's lead can designer Jay Wilson for a bit I figured the system warranted it's own post. You see, while past games have featured items that augment the powers of your abilities, the massive scope of the rune system sets it apart. The basics: As you play through Diablo III you will come ...Shared by AvanMilton (0)Contribute comment -
Blizzard VP: Starcraft 2 Trilogy on the 3-year plan (1)
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Filed under: Mac, PC, Action, Online, Strategy Blizzard's Vice President of Game Design Rob Pardo wants us to think about Starcraft 2's two followups, containing the Zerg and Protoss single player campaigns, as expansion packs, so does that mean they won't contain as much gameplay as the Terran-based initial game? Plus, you'll have to wait at least whole year between "expansions." Said Pardo, "With any luck, it would be like a year for each successive ...Shared by Tommy (0)Contribute comment -
Hands On With Diablo III: Everything Old Is New Again [BlizzCon 2008] (1)
onRemember that excited feeling you got when you first killed a monster in the original Diablo? How you knew that this was going to be a game that ate a great deal of your life? And then Diablo II came out, and it was pretty much the same feeling as Diablo I, only updated for the computer systesm of the day, somehow maintaining the same level of excitement and fun as the original? Well I've ...Shared by AvanMilton (0)Contribute comment
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Hands On With Diablo III: Everything Old Is New Again [BlizzCon 2008] (1)
onRemember that excited feeling you got when you first killed a monster in the original Diablo? How you knew that this was going to be a game that ate a great deal of your life? And then Diablo II came out, and it was pretty much the same feeling as Diablo I, only updated for the computer systesm of the day, somehow maintaining the same level of excitement and fun as the original? Well I've ...Shared by AvanMilton (0)Contribute comment
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Joystiq Interview: StarCraft 2 Lead Producer Chris Sigaty (1)
onFiled under: Features, Mac, PC, Interviewsclick to embiggen The big announcement at BlizzCon yesterday was the morphing of StarCraft II into a trilogy. I had the opportunity to sit down with one of the people instrumental behind this change, StarCraft II Lead Producer Chris Sigaty. I spoke with him right after the announcement was made, and we talked about how this will impact SC2, what it will mean for multiplayer games, and what challenges the ...Shared by James C (1)Contribute comment
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Behold The New Diablo III Logo T-Shirt [BlizzCon 2008] (4)
onI just got out of a brief interview with Diablo III lead designer Jay Wilson, where we discussed a few things about the role of gender in video games and the new rune system in Diablo III, but the whole time I was in there I couldn't take my eyes off of his t-shirt. I've seen it around the convention, but this was my first chance to see it up close. Behold, the new logo ...Contribute comment
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Watch: Diablo 3's Wizard (1)
onFiled under: Mac, PC, RPGs, Video We've always admired that certain finesse -- a commitment to craft, if you will -- about the wizard that's missing from the careless hacks of a barbarian. Well, just see for yourself.Gallery: BlizzCon 2008: Diablo 3 concept art Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | CommentsShared by Pete Delucchi (1)Contribute comment
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BlizzCon tickets on sale August 11 (1)
onFiled under: Culture, Mac, PC, MMO, Business Blizzard announced today that tickets for BlizzCon 2008 will go on sale Monday, August 11. Tickets will be priced at $100 a pop (as if Blizzard and co. weren't already deep enough in our pockets) and be available directly from blizzcon.com. The third semi-regular gathering of elves, trolls and spacemen will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in -- where else? -- Anaheim, California on October 10 ...Shared by Dennis (0)Contribute comment
