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Blizzard’s new Achievement system has a great many of us curious as to how it will work and if we’ll see it as either an improvement or just a nuisance. Thus far we know only a few details about the upcoming Achievements and how they will work.
Jeffrey Kaplan decided to give a few more details [...]
If you still have a couple friends who are holding out on playing WoW, now is the time to put a bit more peer pressure on them. Once you recruit a friend that signs up for 2 months and puts you down as a reference, you will get a shiny new Zhevra mount.
It was recently announced that WoW would be receiving achievement points, well looks like it’s not the only one. Along with it, Starcraft II and Diablo III will be joining the list.
Blizzard is one of those companies that has a very firm policy on releasing new products. Namely, they release them “when it’s done”, rather than setting a release date many months in advance. However, they have broken form and revealed when they are planning to release the latest WoW expansion.
Finally, the official date has been announced as to when tickets for BlizzCon will go up for sale. The lucky ones that will be making their way there can pick them up as of August 11th.
Just in case you’ve somehow forgotten, it will be October 10th and 11th at the Anaheim Convention Center which [...]
Since it was announced earlier in the month that the beta keys were being emailed out for Wrath of the Lich King, I’ve been pretty much checking my email non-stop. Well last night I finally saw the email I was looking for. That’s right, we can now bring you firsthand details of the beta.
Diablo III is for the PC and Mac only. There’s no console version coming whatsoever, or at least that’s what Blizzard told everyone when they announced the game. However, they may already be changing their tune.
Diablo fans have finally gotten Diablo III and even now that they’ve gotten it, some still aren’t happy. It would appear as if some fans would prefer the new Diablo to be no different from the first two graphics-wise. Which I understand, it’s hard when one of your favorite games is altered. One great example [...]
Turns out that the Diablo III game isn’t the only big news Blizzard will be announcing this year. They’ve got another MMO they’ve been working on. Rob Pardo spoke briefly on the subject saying “So we have another development team. So yeah, there’s still an unknown project in development from us.”
When Blizzard decided to start work on Diablo III, one of the things they felt was important was to simplify the interface down to needing little more than a mouse. This of course added fuel to speculation that the game may see a console release. Thankfully Lead Designer Jay Wilson specifically touches on this matter.
