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In University, The Party Never Stops — For LAN
10:00AM Owen Good | Last week, more than a million users flooded Xbox Live to play Modern Warfare 2. Here’s something just as impressive: In January, nearly 300 gamers will meet in person to play a game released in 2000. More »
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World Of Warcraft Players, You’re Gonna Need A Battle.net Account
12:20PM Michael McWhertor | There’s no avoiding it. If you play World of Warcraft, you’re going to need a Battle.net account, as Blizzard has set a drop dead date for the great account switchover. Don’t worry, it won’t hurt a bit. More »
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StarCraft II Can Be Played Offline
6:20AM Mike Fahey | Troubled by the Battle.net login screen that appears upon first launching StarCraft II? Does it mean that StarCraft II requires an internet connection? Not so, says Blizzard’s Rob Pardo. More »
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BlizzCon 2009: The Show So Far
7:20AM Mike Fahey | 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. More »
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Upcoming Blizzard Battle.net Feature Draws From Warcraft, Life
10:00AM Mike Fahey | 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. More »
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Blizzard: You May Sell Your StarCraft 2 Maps…Eventually
9:20AM Mike Fahey | At BlizzCon 2009, Blizzard’s executive vice president of game design Rob Pardo revealed plans to allow modders to sell premium StarCraft II maps via the Battle.net service. More »
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11:20AM Mike Fahey | 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. More »
Battle.net And StarCraft In Pictures
11:20AM Mike Fahey | 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. More »
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Battle.net Revamp “Similar To Xbox Live”
11:20AM Michael McWhertor | You can partly blame Battle.net for the delay of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty into 2010, but based on the capabilities that Activision Blizzard execs are promising for the service, it’s clear Blizzard has their work cut out for them. More »
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6:36AM Michael McWhertor | It’s official. You won’t be playing StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty this year, as Blizzard has moved the release date of the real-time strategy game to the “first half of 2010.” No, they never dated it; but they have now. More »
StarCraft II Officially Delayed To 2010
6:36AM Michael McWhertor | It’s official. You won’t be playing StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty this year, as Blizzard has moved the release date of the real-time strategy game to the “first half of 2010.” No, they never dated it; but they have now. More »
Hands On
5:30PM Michael McWhertor | This past week, Blizzard invited press to visit its Irvine, California campus to go hands-on with the latest and greatest build of StarCraft II’s multiplayer game. That wasn’t the original plan. More »
StarCraft II Hands-On: Round Three
5:30PM Michael McWhertor | This past week, Blizzard invited press to visit its Irvine, California campus to go hands-on with the latest and greatest build of StarCraft II’s multiplayer game. That wasn’t the original plan. More »