“Lich King” beta sign ups underway

wow_wrath-of-the-lich-king_logo.jpgWarcrafters awaiting the release of Blizzard’s second “WoW’ expansion pack can now try and see if they will have the opportunity to play “Wrath of the Lich King” months ahead of everyone else. The company has now officially begun to accept requests for beta testers for the “Lich King” expansion. Read more…

Blizzard VP confirms next gen MMO still being developed

blizzard_logo.jpgAmid Blizzard’s official announcement of “Diablo III” at last weekend’s Worldwide Invitational there was one bit of news that almost slipped by. When Blizzard Vice President Rob Pardo was interviewed by a German gaming website the interviewer asked about those job postings on the company’s website for programmers and designers to work on a next gen MMO that was in development. So what’s the story on that project? Read more…

“Diablo III” officially announced!

diablo3_logo.jpgThe mystery game has finally been revealed at the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational event in Paris, France and it’s the long awaited return of the Lord of Destruction, Diablo! Blizzard has been secretly in development on “Diablo III”! At the game’s announcement Blizzard showed off our first look at the gameplay and answered questions about what we can expect to see when D3 arrives in our hot little hands. Read more…

Day 5: Glowing eyes

blizzard_ice_day_5_small.jpgPrecisely at 12:01 AM the Blizzard website updated its landing page once again and now it is clear to see that there is something staring at us. The eyes have gotten brighter and now emanate a bright energy. Are they friend or foe? Read more…

Day 4: Eyes from the ice

blizzard_ice_day4_small.jpgIt’s Thursday and as expected the homepage for Blizzard has changed. Now we see a bigger hole in the wall of ice and a pair of ominous eyes staring out from the snowy darkness. Are we any closer to knowing for sure what the mystery announcement will be? Read more…

Protoss, Warcraft and Diablo symbols in ice hints at new Blizzard game?

question_mark.gifA great bit of analysis from the SC2pod website has smoking gun evidence that all three of Blizzard’s most popular games, “World of Warcraft”, “Diablo” and “StarCraft”, are all represented in the ice artwork appearing on Blizzard’s homepage. Read more…

Day 3 of Blizzard’s icy mystery

blizzard_ice_day3_small.jpgThe Blizzard homepage has once again changed and the ice has finally cracked. The new artwork shows a hole at the center of the wall of ice and the light behind is now much brighter. As well there are more clues that suggest what game Blizzard may be about to announce… Read more…

What is Blizzard’s new game under the ice?

blizzard_ice_day1_small.jpgTwo days ago the main page of Blizzard’s website showed a splash page of a wall of ice. On the second day cracks began to appear in the ice and designs that looked like runes could be seen. Fans familiar with the company’s past viral promotion efforts immediately began speculating what the ice image could mean. Is Blizzard about to announce a new game? Read more…

Starcraft 2 System Specs Revealed?

sc2_logo.jpgThe release of “StarCraft 2″ is still likely months away but the gaming world may have just learned what kind of computer system requirements we will need to run the game on our systems. Recently a German gaming magazine ran a story about their visit to Blizzard Entertainment and part of their article was about the upcoming “StarCraft 2″.

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“Lich King” Expansion Coming out in late 2008

wow_wrath-of-the-lich-king_logo.jpgVivendi has finally released information on when the final release date of the latest “World of Warcraft” expansion, “Wrath of the Lich King”, will be released. The much anticipated WoW add-on will street sometime in the second half of 2008. Read more…