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These two got lucky with the lighting—shockingly dim for a convention hall—using their glowing eyes, amulets and orbs to great dramatic effect. I’ve only been at BlizzCon a few hours and I’ve seen some amazing handmade outfits, ones that hide tummies discretely. And these get-ups aren’t easy to navigate a crowd in, so bonus points for that, my beloved, behooved cosplayers.
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Here it is, in all of its glory the first official trailer for the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion pack Wrath of the Lich King.
Warth of the Lich King [Blizzard]
I’m going to keep this one brief (yet again). I’m also going to rub a little something in the Kotaku collective face, as I will be playing StarCraft II this weekend—and lots of it. That’s ’cause I’m at BlizzCon, right now, pounding convention centre floor, covering the Con for Kotaku. If it’s any consolation, I’m running on four hours sleep. Upon my return from the Anaheim Convention Centre, the only games I’ll be playing are Ninja Gaiden Sigma (almost… there…) and Picross DS.
Anyway, what are you playing this weekend?
The Games For Windows folks have posted some more details up about the upcoming Wrath of the Lich King that was verified earlier today during BlizzCon 2007.
The September issue of Games for Windows will have a blow-out on World of Warcraft expansion pack, but here are some interesting details:
The StoryHaving cleaned up Outland (or at least having set things in decent enough order for now), the Alliance and Horde turn their heads northward to the continent of Northrend, where a terrible threat has gone unchecked for far too long: that of Lich King and his undead army, the Scourge. On the day Wrath of the Lich King launches, players will be able to set sail from various points in old Azeroth and join the fight against Arthas Menethil.
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The opening ceremony for BlizzCon 07 is just kicking off, with Blizzard employees giving themselves kudos—massive sales, 9 million subscribers, twice that of BlizzCon 05, the Emmy nominated South Park episode—and the promise of fun announcements sure to come. Hit the jump for the livebloggin’ fun.
Looks like the the rumours are true, the next World of Warcraft expansion will indeed by Wrath of the Lich King. The expansion was confirmed in the BlizzCon Souvenir Show Guide packed into those fancy goodie bags.
The picture, taken by Highamage, shows the brief article about the new expansion which will be detailed during the show.
Some of the highlights of the article include:
*Introduction of the Death Knight as a playable dark necromatic character class. *New zones, quests, items and monsters packed into the Northrend, an icy continent that is home to the Lich King. *Raised level cap to 80 *New battlegrounds featuring siege engines and destructible buidlings. *More character customisation, including hair, dances and skin colour.
Wrath of the Lich King [Blizzard Forums]
McMike already has his grubby paws on the splendorriffic BlizzCon Goody Bag, but he’s too busy covering the actual show to post about what wonderful trinkets are inside, so I’ll give you the short list. Expect a breakdown and plenty of pics of the goodies once he catches his breath.
List and description from the BlizzCon site:
We’re just minutes away from the official start of BlizzCon 2007, where thousands of Blizzard fans have converged to geek out among the only other people who really understand them. The mass of flesh awaiting entrance is some fifty bodies deep, shouting, chanting, grunting “for the Horde!” at the behest of Blizzard cheerleaders. The excitement? Totally, totally palpable.
I’ve already got my goody bag and have set up shop in the press room, over a dozen stations with two newly playable games just feet away. The temptation to play StarCraft II for the next eight hours is unbearable. Good thing every kiosk is unattended in the press area!
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