Blizzard has released the latest version of the BlizzCast, mostly Diablo III updates...



The StarCraft II portion
Bornakk: For the next segment we have some Starcraft 2 questions and our Lead Game Designer Dustin Browder has come back to help answer them.  Welcome back Dustin!
Dustin Browder:  Hey everybody.

   
Bornakk: The first question is from Norfindel on Battle.net. Can you give us some insight into the current air model, like what are the roles of the air unites, and what do you see working re…  More

Sol from the HellForge social gaming / Diablo III community posted something I forgot to post earlier in the week, but there are some nice new features added here and through out the rest of the gaming portals.

For one there will be more blogging CSS text styles, more color options in the Format and more Styles under styles... Also blockquotes are coming! so now will be an even better time to start blogging.

Sol also mentions a lot more updates in his post, which I'll highlight and link to agai…  More

Those of you that have messed with the WotLK installer today or managed to snag a early copy of the game may have figured out that World of Warcraft accounts are now being merged into Battle.net accounts.

The news has spread around the net today and most of you planning to upgrade will have to deal with this at some point or another.  If you want to play WotLK you have to accept the TOS update agreeing that you don't mind porting your WoW account over to a Battle.net account (which you shouldn't…  More

Watch Now Summary: The Official press released video of the current build of Diablo 3, featuring th… Views: 450

Rob Pardo from Blizzard recently sat down with Wired and talked all things Blizzard; Diablo 3, Starcraft 2, WoW and Blizzard movies.

It has become a sad day in PC gaming thanks to the likes of Mass Effect and Spore that a game's DRM, or lack there of, is a key selling point.  One of the points Wired made sure to ask was Blizzard's plans to protect Diablo 3 and what kind of anti-piracy measures they would take. 

The answer was straight and to the point.  There won't be any of that DRM junk arou…  More

Blizzcon news is still being unearthed from over the weekend even though the show is long over.  Saturday a little read tidbit came in regards to WoW and some leaked data files in the Lich King beta. 

There were files mentioning "paid character customization" within Lich King so WoW production designer J. Allen Brack was questioned in regards to such a feature.  According to War Cry.com he first left the question and alone and avoided it. 

"Several questions later, he went back to the matter…  More

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I have some morning news for you guys to catch up on; goodies from the weekend and early this week.  Read on to soak up some gaming knowledge for your melons.

Rumors are coming out of Blizzard that Diablo 3 may come out before Starcraft 2.  Here is the quote:  "[Starcraft 2] is still being worked on, but only by a minuscule amount of people compared to what [Blizzard] put on the Diablo 3 team."  I think that can be taken either way, maybe SC2 is almost done so it requires less of a team to wr…  More

IRVINE, Calif. -- Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that a wide selection of music from its popular games has been added to the iTunes store. Much of this music was originally available only in collector's editions of the games, or at special events such as the company's BlizzCon® gaming convention. Six Blizzard Entertainment® soundtrack albums are currently available:

StarCraft® Original Soundtrack Diablo® …  More

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There is a ton of news coming out of the Games Convention this week in Leipzig, Germany.  Here is some of the hot topics from the show today.

Diablo 3 is coming along quite nice.  Jay Wilson sat down with IGN and talked shop about the game.  The lack of potions and why, using new tactics instead of potions and the new inventory screen which is quite the overhaul from previous games.

Left 4 Dead is on display as well this week.  One of the big points Gabe Newell hammered home was that L4D will …  More

More morning news on is on the way for your reading pleasure.  We have some racy photos to show off Soul Calibur 4 downloadable content wise which are definitely not safe for work.  Plus some news on Blizzcon.  Read on for the goods!

What happens when you mix the Japanese, new maid outfits that are downloadable for Soul Calibur 4 and panties?  Sleazy pictures that is for sure.  Check out the link over here via Kotaku.  After testing out new girl outfits, putting them…  More

Welcome back for some news action on this warm and sunny Wednesday in mid August.  Read on for news pertaining to Final Fantasy, Diablo and some new Batman action.

You can't keep a good warrior down.  Diablo 3 is not the end of the series, merely the end of the trilogy.  Diablo 3 will wrap up this current storyline Blizzard's Jay Wilson told MTV Multiplayer.  More Diablo is rarely a bad thing so I for one welcome our hell spawn loving overlords.

And you thought Omega, Red and G…  More

Blizzcon tickets go on sale August 11th for $100 each and will sell out quick, this is your chance for a freebie!

I have 3 tickets to give away in this contest.
(winners just need to provide their name and info at the door)


This will be an easy simple contest, with a few ways to win. Entrants will be added to a random number generator or RNG if you will ;p
It will be up to lady luck, however you can increase your chances...


Ho…  More

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aPEDESTRIAN said: how about those HUGE underground worm things the zerg have in Starcraft 2? i like the zerg in brood war...but now i think im in love O_O manistic said: Which next gen MMO you think Blizz is working on? World of Diablo? World of Startcraft 2? Ryvannis said: Starcraft 2 looks to be a great game to play when it comes out. Wrote a blog here for my current feelings on Blizzcon right now.

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Welcome to a late edition of the morning news.  Sorry about the delay, but as some of you can guess the site has been down for a bit.  Enjoy the reading!

The Brett Favre saga is finally over with him wearing a new shade of green.  He was traded to the N.Y. Jets yesterday and will no longer bleed Packer green and yellow.  Of course the Jets weren’t considering the Madden curse, which they should have.  Brett is bound too have an off year or an injury thanks to being …  More

Another weekend has past us by and the gaming world keeps on cruising along.  Check out the latest news of the day and the weekend here in the Morning News.

Seems the Xbox 360 may be getting more than a temporary price drop come September.  At E3 they announced the Arcade (hard drive less version) for $299.  It was thought this was a clear out for that model.  But come September 7th they are all dropping price:

Arcade (no hard drive) to $199Pro (60GB) to $299  Elite (120GB…  More