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BlizzCon is almost upon us -- this weekend, thousands will descend on Anaheim to celebrate Blizzard and its games, and Blizzard developers will share their wisdom with us about Wrath of the Lich King, Diablo 3, and Starcraft II. And WoW Insider will be there: if you're going, make sure to come by our big reader meetup on Thursday night at The Lost Bar, and if you're not going, stay tuned to the site all weekend long for live-on-the-scene coverage.

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JoystiqThe best of WoW Insider: September 30-October 7, 2008 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Blizzard has been awarded $6 million in damages from its suit against "bot" maker MDY Industries, the same suit it won back in July. MDY makes the World of Warcraft Glider software, allowing players to automate their avatars while they're AFK. The BBC reports that the Glider program cost $25 and it's believed the company sold around 100,000 copies.

Not that Blizzard is done yet. The company originally wanted double or triple the damages awarded. The case actually goes back into litigation this January and Blizzard will push on some remaining issues, like whether MDY violated the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act and whether the Glider programmer will have to pay damages out of his own pocket.

[Via Massively]

JoystiqBlizzard awarded $6 million in Glider suit originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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RetroZone, creators of exceptionally wacky retro peripherals like the RetroUSB adapters (which allow you to use NES and SNES controllers on the Gamecube and Wii) and the PowerPak cartridge (a flash cartridge for the NES) have managed to one-up themselves in the "exceptional wackiness" category with their latest offering: Glider, based on the freeware Mac game.

What's so wacky about Glider, other than its monochrome look? The cartridge is designed so that new levels can be added via a USB CopyNES adapter. In other words, downloadable content. At $42 for Glider and $70 for the (quite useful-looking) CopyNES, that's some expensive fake retrogaming!

[Via Joystiq]

JoystiqDLC-enabled cartridge brings next-gen features, pricing to the NES originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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