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BlizzCon attendees getting StarCraft 2 beta invites 'possibly within the next two weeks'

Griffin McElroy — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:30:00 EST

Apparently, not everyone who received one of those fancy voucher codes from BlizzCon 2008 was accepted into the first wave of invites for StarCraft 2. A Blizzard representative explained on the Battle.net forums that "due to the sheer number of BlizzCon attendees, we could not get everyone in with the first wave." That being said, you might want to reconsider dropping $300 on one of those vouchers.

The poster confirmed that these neglected BlizzCon attendees "will be included in a future wave, possibly within the next two weeks." We're hoping the wave isn't restricted to just this group of globetrotters, and that us plebes can get our hands on the highly sought-after strategy title as well.

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BlizzCon 2008: Blizzard's Rob Pardo talks Diablo 3

Kevin Kelly — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:30:00 EST

Filed under: Features, Mac, PC, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Online, RPGs, Interviews

We met up with Blizzard's Rob Pardo, vice-president of game design and one of Time Magazine's 2006 "100 Most Influential People in the World," at BlizzCon to ask him about all things Diablo 3, since we'd already gotten the good from him about Starcraft 2 and Battle.net. He didn't grant our wish to let us take home a copy of the Diablo 3 demo, but he did say a beta would be out for the game ... at some point. Find out what little we were able to squeeze out of him after the break.

Gallery: BlizzCon 2008: The Experience

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The best of WoW Insider: October 7-14, 2008

Joystiq Staff — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:30:00 EST

Filed under: Online, RPGs, MMO

Warcraft fans are pretty much all just as happy as that kid above (ok, well maybe not that happy). But there's lots of reasons to cheer -- BlizzCon took place in Anaheim, California this past weekend, patch 3.0.2 hit the live realms today, and next month, Wrath of the Lich King, the second WoW expansion, sees release. And throughout everything that's happening, WoW Insider has you covered -- here's our biggest stories from this weekend's convention and today's patch release.

BlizzCon 2008

BlizzCon Roundup: Day 1
Everything we saw on Friday inside the Anaheim Convention Center.
BlizzCon Roundup: Day 2
Even more news from Blizzard about World of Warcraft, Diablo 3, and Starcraft 2.
BlizzCon 2008: Sound panel
Blizzard's music team provided a rare treat during the Sound panel, and we recorded it just for you.
BlizzCon 2008: The Art Gallery
A gallery on the show floor exhibits some terrific art from all of Blizzard's games (and a few hints at what upcoming titles will look like).
BlizzCon 2008: The first day of mayhem
Didn't make it to BlizzCon? Browsing this huge gallery of the show floor will put you there anyway.
BlizzCon 2008: Costume contest
The real reason everyone goes to these conventions: the costumes.

Patch 3.0.2: Echoes of Doom

Patch 3.0.2: Echoes of Doom
Our main page for the patch has everything you need to know about what's new in game, and then some.
Barbershops live in Wrath beta
For the first time, your characters will be able to change their physical appearance. Find out how.
In-game calendar system revealed
Here's how you can use the brand-new in-game calendar to organize your gameplay.
Spellpower 101, or how I learned to love unified attributes
No more +healing or +damage -- now, all of your spell stats are combined into one.

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BlizzCon 2008: In-depth Diablo 3 hands-on

Kevin Kelly — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:30:00 EST

Filed under: Mac, PC, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Online, RPGs

When we weren't taking photos, sitting in Starcraft 2 panels, or watching the closing ceremonies at BlizzCon, all of our available free time was devoted to Diablo 3. It was the first thing we played within minutes of the grand opening, and the game they had to pry us away from when the doors closed. Yes, it's just that good. Plus, we still have two character classes that haven't been revealed yet, so who knows what else this has in store for us.

We were happy just to be able to return to the world of Diablo after seven years since the Lord of Destruction expansion set was on store shelves, and it was worth the wait. Find out everything we could during our exhaustive hands-on after the break, and be sure to check out the galleries below that show off in-game screens and concept art. Plus we're sticking that gameplay footage in again, because it's the only way we can enjoy Diablo until there's a beta, or some sort of miracle occurs.

Gallery: BlizzCon 2008: Diablo 3

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Blizzard VP: Starcraft 2 Trilogy on the 3-year plan

Kevin Kelly — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:00:00 EST

Filed under: Mac, PC, Action, Online, Strategy

Blizzard's Vice President of Game Design Rob Pardo wants us to think about Starcraft 2's two followups, containing the Zerg and Protoss single player campaigns, as expansion packs, so does that mean they won't contain as much gameplay as the Terran-based initial game? Plus, you'll have to wait at least whole year between "expansions." Said Pardo, "With any luck, it would be like a year for each successive one, but that's going to be a target date, that's not a promise."

Since SC2 won't be out until 2009, you won't be able to play the Protoss single player until at least 2011. That's a long time to wait. Check out what Rob said after the break, and start yer speculatin'.

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BlizzCon 2008: Diablo III lore & art panel

Kevin Kelly — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:30:00 EST

Filed under: Features, Mac, PC, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Online, RPGs, Galleries

Story guru Leonard Boyarsky and background artist Chris Donnelson spoke at yesterday's Diablo III Lore & Art panel just before the closing BlizzCon eremonies, and they detailed how the background of the previous two Diablo games will tie into this one. Check out the highlights after the break, and find out how the gameplay has been changed to emphasize the story and art in this title, and what's been happening in the 20 in-game years since the events of Diablo II.

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BlizzCon 2008: Starcraft II lore panel

Mike Schramm — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:00:00 EST

Filed under: Features, PC

Chris Metzen and Andrew Chambers sat down at BlizzCon to chat about the lore and story behind the universe of Starcraft II. As we saw in the gameplay panel yesterday, Blizzard is aiming to really break a lot of new characters into the foreground using the adventure game-style cutscenes, and Metzen and Chambers seem really excited to bring some new faces into the RTS staple sequel.

To start off the panel, they ran through a few of the folks we'll meet in the Terran campaign. Dr. Hanson is a "Dr. Lady with glasses (so she looks really cute)," said Chambers -- originally she was designed to be a male citizen kind of person (someone the player just helps to make their way through the campaign), but they moved on to try and make Jim Raynor (Starcraft's protagionist) a sort of romantic interest. As much of a romantic interest as a hard-bitten mercenary can have, anyway.

Lots more from the SC2 lore panel below.

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BlizzCon 2008: The comedy of the closing ceremony

Kevin Kelly — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:15:00 EST

Filed under: Culture, Features, Mac, PC, Galleries

BlizzCon offered up not one but two, Two, TWO comedians for the price of one at the closing ceremonies. We knew Patton Oswalt would be performing, but were weren't aware he'd have a warm-up act. As far as our experience with comedy goes (which is basically reading Ludwig's and Justin's posts), opening acts normally suck. And even though he dresses like a lumberjack and looks much older than the 31 his MySpace page claims, Kyle Kinane was funny as well.

Head after the jump to listen to the full comedy stylings of both Patton and Kyle after the break. You may never go commando in corduroy pants again.

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BlizzCon 2008: WoW Wrath of the Lich King new gameplay and images

Kevin Kelly — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:30:00 EST

Filed under: Mac, PC, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Online, RPGs, Video, MMO, Galleries

If you've been playing the Wrath of the Lich King beta, then this stuff isn't new to you. However, it sure is pretty. All those lush environments, just waiting to be riddled with the corpses of the vanquished. Straight to you from BlizzCon comes the video above, and the gallery below.

Gallery: BlizzCon 2008: World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

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Jay Mohr grabs Sword of Frostmourne, kills 12 at BlizzCon

Kevin Kelly — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:00:00 EST

Filed under: Culture, Mac, PC, Action, Adventure, Online, MMO

Click to magnify the horror.

Story at 11.

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BlizzCon 2008: New Starcraft II gameplay footage and images

Kevin Kelly — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:30:00 EST

Filed under: Mac, PC, Online, Strategy, Video, Galleries

Been itching for some Zerg action? Now you have it, in video form. Check out the new Starcraft 2 video above, and the new screenshots down below, straight from BlizzCon. We'll have a full hands-on with Starcraft 2 and the Zerg experience later.

Gallery: BlizzCon 2008: Starcraft II

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BlizzCon 2008: Diablo III gameplay panel

Kevin Kelly — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:00:00 EST

Blizzard's Jay Wilson and Wyatt Cheng took the stage at BlizzCon for a second time yesterday to helm the Diablo III Gameplay panel, which gave us a few more details about the eagerly awaited third part in Blizzard's mouse-button mashing trilogy. Check out the highlights after the break, which include updates on some of the creatures you'll encounter, and how they're taking steps to mix up the gameplay by inserting "random adventures."

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Joystiq Interview: StarCraft 2 Lead Producer Chris Sigaty

Adam Holisky — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST

Filed under: Features, Mac, PC, Interviews

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The big announcement at BlizzCon yesterday was the morphing of StarCraft II into a trilogy. I had the opportunity to sit down with one of the people instrumental behind this change, StarCraft II Lead Producer Chris Sigaty. I spoke with him right after the announcement was made, and we talked about how this will impact SC2, what it will mean for multiplayer games, and what challenges the developers are facing in making SC2 the best game it can be.

Gallery: BlizzCon 2008: Starcraft II

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BlizzCon 2008: The costume and dance contest

Kevin Kelly — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EST

Filed under: Culture, Mac, PC, Action, Adventure, RPGs, Video, MMO, Fashion, Galleries

One day of BlizzCon is already behind us, and with it came the announcement of the Wizard class for Diablo III, the fact that Starcraft II is going to be a trilogy, and the truism that World of Warcraft players really love their costume and dance contests.

Check out the video of the pants-off dance-off above, hit the links below that for some highlights, and then be sure and crawl through our galleries below for all that we've seen so far. Today brings more panels, more Diablo III news (omg wtf?!), and a closing ceremony featuring Patton Oswalt, Video Games Live, and Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain. We'll be bringing you audio and video, so keep watching.

Gallery: BlizzCon 2008: Costume Contest

Gallery: BlizzCon 2008: The Experience

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BlizzCon, day one

Elizabeth Harper — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:30:00 EST

Filed under: PC, MMO

Were you one of the many who didn't have the opportunity to make it out to Blizzneyland... er, we mean BlizzCon, of course... this year? Never fear, because Joystiq is on-hand to tell you exactly what's happening on the show floor. Enjoy BlizzCon from the comfort of your desk chair, away from the lines and the crowds and the delicious Diablo 3 gameplay... but we digress. On with the show. See our live coverage of:

The convention floor, full of all sorts of shiny temptations for your inner fanboy (or girl).
The uneventful opening ceremonies. I hope you weren't expecting a big announcement!
The many fans attending in costume and the costume contest.
Panels on World of Warcraft's user interface, the game's classes, the game's art, and the arena PvP tournament.
Diablo 3 news ruled the day, with the announcement of a new class (the wizard), plenty of wizard info in their class panel, new screenshots & cinematic, gameplay video, and hands-on gameplay.
The news that StarCraft 2 was being released as a trilogy (with one game for the Terran campaign, one game for the Zerg campaign, and one game for the Protoss campaign) left some people cold, but we've got to say the gameplay Blizzard is showing off still looks incredible.

Stay tuned for more news from Blizzneyland... er, BlizzCon... throughout the day.

Gallery: BlizzCon 2008: The Experience

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Blizzard's Wilson: Some Battle.net features to be 'monetized'

Kevin Kelly — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:00:00 EST

Filed under: Mac, PC, Adventure, Online

Speaking at yesterday's Diablo III Gameplay panel, Blizzard's Jay Wilson was asked one of the questions that's been hiding in the back of all of our brains, "Is Battle.Net going to remain free?"

His response probably wasn't what you'd want to hear. "We are looking to monetize Battle.Net so that we get to keep making these games and updating features," said Wilson. "We kind of have to." He went on to say that they do recognize that everyone loves having it as a free service, and that they don't have a strong desire to make a subscription-based game.

What does that mean for our beloved free online gaming service? We're hoping to find out when we talk to Blizzard bigwig Rob Pardo later this afternoon.

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BlizzCon 2008: Starcraft II gameplay panel notes

Mike Schramm — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:00:00 EST

Filed under: Features, PC, Adventure, Strategy

Rob Pardo and Chris Metzen hosted the Starcraft II gameplay panel here in Anaheim this afternoon at BlizzCon 2008 -- they showed off, for the first time in public, some of the adventure-based gameplay and ingame cinematics that will come with Blizzard's next RTS release (or next three RTS releases, as the case may be).

After the break, what we saw of Starcraft II's Terran campaign, and Rob Pardo explains the reasoning behind Blizzard's decision to turn Starcraft II into three separate games.

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BlizzCon 2008: Diablo III Wizard cinematic and new screenshots

Kevin Kelly — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EST

Filed under: Mac, PC, Adventure, Online, RPGs, Video, Galleries

Here's the piping-hot new cinematic video for the Wizard class in Diablo III, straight from BlizzCon. This leads us to suspect that each class will get its own cinematic, possibly as they approach the Sanctuary instance near the beginning of the game. There are several Wizard-specific CGI moments and gameplay shots in a sort of "coming up this season on Diablo III" format.

Below you can check out the new gallery of screenshots from Diablo III, featuring new shots of the Wizard, Barbarian, and Witch Doctor. Enjoy the goodies, and keep checking back for more info.

Gallery: BlizzCon 2008: Diablo 3

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StarCraft 2 to be released as a trilogy

Ross Miller — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:55:00 EST

Filed under: Features, Mac, PC

And here you thought there'd be no big StarCraft 2 announcement after its conspicuous absence from the BlizzCon 2008 opening ceremony. Rob Pardo, executive vice-president of game design at Blizzard announced that the campaign version of the game will be a trilogy, each part focusing on a separate race.

Terrans - Wings of Liberty
Zerg - Heart of the Swarm
Protoss - Legacy of the Void

Sure, it's not a release date, but for those still hopeful, there's always tomorrow night's closing ceremonies. We'll get more info on this as we have it, like will it all be in one box? Will we have to buy separate discs? Can we have it now, please?

Update: Yes, you'll have to buy separate discs. According to Pardo, "It's a separate product. Look at the next two as expansion packs, but will have the feel of stand alone products." Meaning yes, we'll be charging you more money.

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Watch: Diablo 3's Wizard

James Ransom-Wiley — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:00:00 EST

Filed under: Mac, PC, RPGs, Video

We've always admired that certain finesse -- a commitment to craft, if you will -- about the wizard that's missing from the careless hacks of a barbarian. Well, just see for yourself.

Gallery: BlizzCon 2008: Diablo 3 concept art

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Joystiq hands-on: Diablo 3 and the Wizard class

Kevin Kelly — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:50:00 EST

Filed under: Mac, PC, RPGs

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That's right, Diablo III. We jumped on one of the machines made available to the press, and hacked and blasted away until the intense stares stabbing daggers of "GIVE ME A TURN" forced us back. We'll spend a lot more time with this over the weekend, but for now here's the skinny.

First up was the "Choose Your Class" screen, which made us pee our pants when we first saw it. Six classes! Right?! Well, no. That's a male and a female of each class. The male wizard was ghosted out and nonselectable for some reason, leaving (from left to right) female wizard, female Barbarian, male Barbarian, male Witch Doctor, and female Witch Doctor. The other classes will be revealed (we hope) this weekend, and they seem to look like (we think) an Amazon and an Assassin for the other two unrevealed classes.

Gallery: BlizzCon 2008: Diablo 3

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Diablo 3 Wizard class revealed [update]

Ross Miller — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:25:00 EST

Filed under: Mac, PC, RPGs

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Blizzard has revealed the third (of five total) classes for Diablo 3: the Wizard. According to the press release, "A wielder of the elements and a master manipulator of time, the wizard can hurl environment-shattering lightning bolts, channel explosive arcane energies, and create pockets of space outside the normal temporal flow." The class, along with Barbarian and Witch Doctor, will be playable this weekend at BlizzCon. Update: We originally stated that six classes were shown on the character select screen. A pox on us, it was just the male-female counterparts. Image of character select after the break.

Update: Check out our hands-on of the game and the new Wizard class -- plus the first gameplay footage.

Gallery: BlizzCon 2008: Diablo 3

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For the Horde! BlizzCon '08 schedule and map

Alexander Sliwinski — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:00:00 EST

Filed under: Culture

Unlike the feigned excitement for the similarly sized E for All, we know there are some rabid Taurens, Gnomes, and future Death Knights, ready to descend on BlizzCon at the Anaheim Convention Center this weekend like it's the Battle of Mount Hyjal. Blizzard has released a map and schedule for the event, which WoW Insider has streamlined into one general post.

The opening keynote is scheduled for 11AM Pacific on Friday morning. As usual, we have no real idea what Blizzard's big reveal will be at this year's event. Not that we're saying there is one, but the company has yet to have an "all eyes on them" event without showing or saying something big about a key franchise.

[Via WoW Insider]

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Wrath of Lich King cinematic debuting at Leipzig

Alexander Sliwinski — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:45:00 EST

Filed under: Culture, Mac, PC, Online, RPGs

Blizzard announced today that World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King's opening cinematic will premiere at the Leipzig Games Convention. The clip will be shown this Thursday, August 21, at 1PM German standard time (7AM Joystiq time).

We'd speculate about what Blizzard has in store for a big reveal at Blizzcon, but with Diablo 3, Starcraft 2 and WoW in play, who knows what the company could announce. We'll see what happens on October 11.

[Via WoW Insider]

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Blizzard 'reevaluates' BlizzCon space, announces ticket lottery

James Ransom-Wiley — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EST

Filed under: Culture, Mac, PC, Online

Blizzard president Mike Morhaime has issued a public apology on behalf of the company for the recent BlizzCon fiasco -- the "Wrath of the Ticke-Ting" -- which left thousands of F5ers empty-handed after two days of strenuous clicking. "As a result of this week's events, the excitement that many of you felt about the show has turned into dissatisfaction and disappointment," Morhaime writes in a statement posted on various Blizzard-operated sites. "Due to these circumstances, we've reevaluated our convention hall space and come up with some solutions that will allow us to offer 3,000 more tickets for sale."

We don't know where Blizzard plans to squeeze the additional load of freaks and geeks -- worst case scenario: dump some mobile buildings in the parking lot and load 'em with free diet soda and chips ... and dip -- but we do know that the only way to become one of the fabled "3,000" is to ~~sharpen your Sword of Last Resort and spill some virgin blood upon the Alter of Actilizzard~~ toss your name into a hat and hope it gets pulled. That's right, "To avoid the issues many of you faced this week, we'll be selling these 3,000 via a lottery," Morhaime explains (read: the servers still can't handle the force of 10 million clicks). Further details will be posted once Blizzard figures out how it's gonna work. Suggestions?

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BlizzCon tickets are sold out. Like, totally, for realz

Alexander Sliwinski — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:40:00 EST

Filed under: Culture

Just stop hitting F5 because it's not going to make a difference now: BlizzCon tickets are sold out. Done, finished, finito, cashed. As thousands tried to grab one of the $100 tickets, the BlizzCon site buckled under the hordes of people, Orcs, Night Elves and Gnomes, but it's all over now.

Blizzard says that the event will be broadcast on DirecTV, but if you just have to be there, we're sure tickets will soon be available on eBay and other fine second-hand websites. It might be time for Actilizzard to start thinking about holding this thing at the Los Angeles Convention Center (or someplace a little bigger than the Anaheim Convention Center), for the sake of all those sad Pandarens who couldn't get tickets.

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BlizzCon tickets go up, Blizzard.com comes down

James Ransom-Wiley — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:05:00 EST

Filed under: Mac, PC, Online

Blizzard.com briefly crumpled under the weight of its epic-sized fan base this morning, as visitors stormed the site eager to secure passage to BlizzCon 2008. Tickets went on sale exclusively through the new Blizzard Store today, but we've yet to receive confirmation of anyone making a successful purchase.

Posting on the WoW Forums, Blizzard urged frustrated clickers to ease off the panic button -- "Billing and Account Services and the In-Game Support Department will be unable to provide assistance" -- and dropped this vague reassurance: "Our Web Administrators are working as quickly as possible to remedy the issue, but I'm afraid there is no ETA at this time." While both Blizzard.com and the store have since reappeared, users attempting to purchase BlizzCon tickets are still slapped with the "Failoc" (pictured above) upon credit card authentication. We'll keep you posted.

Update [1:33 pm ET]: Blizzard writes, "This is top priority right now, and we are still actively looking into this issue. I can tell you that we have confirmed that no tickets have been purchased at this time, so no one should fear that they are going to be sold out while they are refreshing."

Update: Check WOW Insider for the latest updates.

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BlizzCon tickets on sale August 11

James Ransom-Wiley — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:14:00 EST

Filed under: Culture, Mac, PC, MMO, Business

Blizzard announced today that tickets for BlizzCon 2008 will go on sale Monday, August 11. Tickets will be priced at $100 a pop (as if Blizzard and co. weren't already deep enough in our pockets) and be available directly from blizzcon.com. The third semi-regular gathering of elves, trolls and spacemen will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in -- where else? -- Anaheim, California on October 10 and 11. For those unwilling to venture forth, DirecTV will be broadcasting a pay per view version right to your dome in "crystal-clear HD" (scientifically proven to be better than real life). As a bonus, new DirecTV subscribers will get the televised BlizzCon access for free.

While no one knows for sure just what blessings Blizzard will bestow upon its faithful at BlizzCon, you can bet on seeing more of the Wrath expansion for World of Warcraft, along with some new details about Starcraft II and Diablo 3. If you plan to make the pilgrimage out to Anaheim, buy your tickets early -- there's not exactly room for everyone.

[Via WOW Insider]

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