blizzcon 08
Inside The BlizzCon 08 Swag Bag
3:40AM Mike Fahey | The folks at Blizzard don’t beat around the bush when it comes to their swag. You show up to pick up your badge, and bam, big bag of swag, for you! Once I got back to my secret lair at the fashionable Super 8 Hotel, I did what many folks who have stayed in this hotel in the past have done before me – I spread it out and started taking pictures. More »
BlizzCon 08 – On The Griffon
8:00AM Mike Fahey | By the time this post hits the page I’ll be flying high over the continental United States, winging my way through the air towards Anaheim, where Blizzard is holding their annual festival of all things them, BlizzCon. As you can see from the official floor plan above, I am extremely optimistic about the show this year. There’ll be concerts, panels, interviews, swag, stuff to spend money on, Blood Elf Women and Night Elf Women, dancing together. I am seriously considering putting together a mailbox costume. WoW players know what I’m talkin’ about. More »
Will Diablo III Be Playable At BlizzCon?
6:40AM Michael McWhertor | While waiting for my turn to click-click through an all too brief taste of StarCraft II, I asked Blizzard reps the inevitable “Since Diablo III isn’t here, I assume will it be playable at BlizzCon?” After all, when the sequel to StarCraft was announced, it was publicly playable just four months later at BlizzCon 2007. Surely, we’ll be getting our hands on the Barbarian and Witch Doctor in October… right? We got one of those non-answers that was very telling. “We haven’t announced anything about what will be playable at Blizzcon”, a Blizzard rep told us. Inconclusive, yes, but delivered with one of those smiles that one frustratingly can’t print. It sure sounds like Blizzard is working to bring a playable copy of Diablo III to BlizzCon this year, but we realise that things can change at the last minute. However, if you’re going to the ‘Con in Anaheim this year, don’t be surprised if you’re knee deep in hellspawn and rainbows all weekend. More »
BlizzCon 08 Panels Announced, Expect New Diablo III Classes There
10:00AM Michael McWhertor | For the millions missing out on the now sold out BlizzCon 08, here’s some salt for those fresh wounds. The official BlizzCon web site has updated with a list of the convention’s developer panel plans, covering all things Diablo III, StarCraft II and World of Warcraft. While you might think developer panels are dry stuff, the descriptions indicate otherwise. One Diablo III panel, for example, hints strongly that we’ll get a look at new classes beyond the Barbarian and Witch Doctor. The Diablo III Game Design session promises “new and exciting features the upcoming sequel”, which we find attractive because new and exciting things are what we live for, and one StarCraft II panel is listed as hosting a developer led live demo. A similar session last year spelled out a host of new features and unit details. More »
BlizzCon Tickets Sell Out In Minutes, But All Hope Is Not Lost
11:00AM Michael McWhertor | Ticket sales for this year’s BlizzCon went up, then down, earlier today as the bulk of those made available by Blizzard sold out within minutes of going live. It’s been a bit of a rocky road, as the Blizzard Store processing ticket orders barfed from gorging itself on the horde of potential BlizzCon attendees. That’s the bad news. The good news is that Blizzard has “a small reserve of tickets left” which will be going up for grabs tonight, August 12 at 8:00 PM PDT. Even with the larger crowd accommodation and the $US 100 ticket prices, expect whatever’s left to sell out at lightning speed. And expect even more grumbling and griping in the official Blizzard forums when they do. More »
