Tag archive: BlizzCon

Blizzard Entertainment used its annual BlizzCon fan festival to tease fans of its massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, World of WarCraft, with the latest expansion to Azeroth. Dave Kosak, lead quest designer for World of Warcraft, talks about what’s in store for WoW fans with this latest expansion pack, Mists of Pandaria. “We have the Pandaren race and the Monk class, which lets everybody live out their martial art movie fantasies,” said… Read More

After teasing StarCraft II fans with the prospect of expansion packs over a year ago and a trailer earlier this past summer, Blizzard Entertainment used its annual BlizzCon fan festival to unveil the latest details on Heart of the Swarm. Chris Sigaty, production designer on StarCraft II, said the event makes the perfect announcement platform because Blizzard can get immediate feedback from its most passionate fans. Players are a resource For… Read More

Besides giving us a peek at how Blizzard factors valuable fan input into StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, the developer also gave us a closer look at the new unit types that will arrive with the long-awaited expansion. Here’s the lowdown: Terrans Issues and weaknesses Thor is too slow and clumsy Race has difficulties in handling mass zealots in late game New units and abilities New “battle mode” for hellion – transforms… Read More

Oh Blizzard. You love to tease us. The developer's upcoming PC RPG Diablo 3 has been a hotly anticipated since before it was even announced, thanks to the popularity that its two predecessors enjoyed and still do enjoy, albeit with a much smaller audience now. The third game in the series is meant to win back fans of the previous game, which is now more than 10 years old. Consoles have become a much bigger deal in the time since Diablo 2,… Read More

Each year when Blizzard hosts its annual convention, fans from around the world make the pilgrimage to the mysterious and dangerous realm of Anaheim, California partly to hear what Blizzard has in store, but also just to let loose and party with other like minded folks. In fact, each year it seems like the announcements are becoming more and more of a secondary focus to the entertainment aspects of the show, but that could just be a matter of… Read More

Although this year’s Blizzcon was big on festivities but slim on actual jaw dropping information, there were a few gems. You can criticize Blizzard for a lot of things, but you have to hand it to them on at least one count—they make very pretty trailers. They look awesome, and they tend to do an excellent job of hitting just the right notes to appeal to the fan base. Check out the recently released World of Warcraft: Cataclysm cinematic intro… Read More

Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo fans get ready! Your favorite computer game development company Blizzard is getting geared up to host the inaugural BlizzCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on October 28-29. This convention, according to the company, is to celebrate the successes of these three gaming franchises by honoring the fans which have made them so popular. At BlizzCon, gamers will be able to attend numerous… Read More