Blizzcon 2010 Schedule Released

For those who have been waiting, Blizzard finally released the schedule of events for Blizzcon 2010! You can check out the schedule on the official site, or via the handy screen cap I snagged. It looks to be a pretty standard Blizzcon with a few noteworthy panels. I’m interested to see what is covered in the opening ceremonies and if we’ll have any big announcements (Diablo III release date?). It will also be nice to attend the Cataclysm Cinematics panel as I’m hoping we see the opening cinematic as well as if there are any more in-game cinematics like the ending to the Goblin island of Kezan. I’ll also enjoy checking out the StarCraft II tournament. I’m still wondering if there will be any special closing band or if it will be L80ETC. Hopefully we find out if there are any more surprises soon!

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Blizzcon 2010 tickets go on sale in June

The news that World of Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo fans have been waiting for has arrived! Today Blizzard announced that tickets for their annual convention, Blizzcon will be going on sale very soon. The tickets will be $150 USD each and will be released in two batches: one on June 2nd and the other on June 5th. Blizzard will also be offering the DirecTV Blizzcon Pay Per View like last year for $39.95, which will include the keynote, panels, interviews and more. Blizzard will also be offering an internet pay per view stream for the same price as the DirecTV coverage where viewers will be able to switch channels between panels and coverage in order to view what they are most interested in. DirecTV customers will be getting this stream free at no extra cost. You will be able to purchase tickets and the PPV options on the official Blizzcon

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Blizzard Announces New Peripherals, Mobile Games, Matchmaking and more!

Full coverage on what Blizzard announced for April 1st below. Diablo 3 Snuggie X-Treme Gamer Blanket Something that I’m sure some people may actually want (a WoW one would be kinda fun to have), I give you the Diablo 3 Deckard Cain X-Treme Gamer Blanket. Said to give you an edge against those who are unable to regulate their temperatures, and featuring patented freedom holes, this should give you an edge while keeping you warm! It comes in Magi Blue or Blunderbore Brown, PLUS if you order two, you can receive a Diablo 3 body pillow. There’s also this great disclaimer at the bottom: *One Diablo III body pillow per order of two Diablo III Deckard Cain X-Treme Gamer Blankets. Choice of pillow is made at time of ordering. Pillows may be cursed. Do not transmute with Wirt’s Leg and Tome of Town Portal. Blizzard Entertainment shall not be held

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BlizzCon Set For Late October

Blizzard fans, set October 22 and 23 aside on your calendar, and find some way to get to Anaheim, because BlizzCon is calling you. The convention, basically heaven for fans of Starcraft, Warcraft, and Diablo, not only serves as a gathering place for fans of Blizzard Entertainment series, but also as a place for Blizzard fans to get their hands on the latest titles from the studio. Other events include developer discussion panels, tournaments, contests, and exclusive Blizzard merch for sale. Tickets to BlizzCon ’09 sold out within mere minutes, so for ticket availability and pricing information, it’s probably best that you start refreshing the BlizzCon website. You might want to start now, actually.

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Torchlight gets a release for Australia!

Aussies who’ve been wondering when the game Torchlight will grace our shores – wonder no more! Come April, the folks at Mindscape are excited to make Torchlight available to purchase from your local retailer and apparently it has new exclusive features that aren’t in the online version. Some of those features will include the ferret as a bonus pet and an optional full DVD editor which lets you create your own content, while the key features include randomisation, simple interface and retirement system. In the RPG (brought to us by the designers and leads of Diablo® and others) you need to save the town of Torchlight, embarking on a perilous journey through many dangerous locations to cleanse the mines. Choose from 1 of 3 Character Classes to battle your way through dungeons and against monsters while searching for fame and fortune. Winner of quite a few awards including “Best Debut

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Blizzcon 2010 in October?

Not too long ago I saw a tip from WoW.com that they saw Blizzcon on the calendar at the Anaheim Convention Center for October 22-23. It fits the general dates as it is occurring on a Friday and Saturday as it normally has. However when I just checked the site now the listing wasn’t there anymore and my guess is Blizzard had them pull it. Given that we already had rumors flying that Blizzcon might take place in Vegas I would be careful about getting too excited over the news. I’ve included the screenshot that WoW.com snagged and if I hear any news I will definitely update the post. Hopefully Blizzard will announce when and where the convention will be soon! Tip via WoW.com

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Blizzard to develop a console game at some point

In a recent interview with Gamasutra, J. Allen Brack (production director of World of Warcraft) said that “We will definitely work on a console game at some point. I have no doubt about that. It’s just [a matter of] what game. What makes the most sense?” As a company who’s main focus is PC games, it’s interesting to see that they would be interested in making a console game, but they also bring up some good points as to why they haven’t done so yet. The thing that would be interesting to see is what they would develop for the console. Hopefully not Starcraft as RTS games really just belong on the PC since in my opinion the controls just don’t work for console controllers. The Diablo franchise might be able to be made for consoles, and WoW would be iffy. But maybe their console game could be this secret

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