BlizzCon 2011: Opening Ceremony Overview
Better late than never, I just picked up my live feed of BlizzCon 2011. The event kicked off at 2pm my time, so I only have seven hours of catching up to do really, and they’ve improved their online...
View ArticleTen Years #49: Matt Uelmen
Decade of last.fm scrobbling countdown: 49. Matt Uelmen (623 plays) Top track (597 plays): Tristram, from Diablo (1996) (This sample is the extended–and improved–version appearing in Diablo II.) The...
View ArticleReview: Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Like most of my b.net friends (that is: auction house junkies and achievement whores), I downloaded Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft for a free mount. What I got was an addicting breath of fresh air...
View ArticleBlizzCon 2014: Rumors and Speculations
Well, we are now only a day away from Blizzard Entertainment’s eighth BlizzCon convention, and as has become a sort of tradition here, I will aim to bring you as much coverage as I can while I watch...
View ArticleBlizzCon 2014: Opening Ceremony, Overwatch Announced as New Franchise
BlizzCon 2014’s opening ceremony just ended about 10 minutes ago, and it ran the gauntlet of new Blizzard products. Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, and Legacy of the Void got some attention, but the...
View ArticleBlizzCon 2014: “Overwatch Unveiled”
The hidden two hour bracket following BlizzCon’s opening ceremony was of course dedicated to Overwatch. The big spin they put on it was to emphasize how the game will not depend on “putting crosshairs...
View ArticleBlizzCon 2014: Day 1 Recap, Cinematics & Gameplay
The first day of BlizzCon 2014 is coming to an end. While the Starcraft 2 stage pulls an all-nighter with live demonstrations of Archon mode from Legacy of the Void featuring such big names as MC and...
View ArticleBlizzCon 2014: Two Videos Worth Watching from Saturday
All of the meat and cheese of BlizzCon’s content is traditionally crammed into Friday. They open with a bang, throw all of the big news at you all at once, and then spend Saturday giving you some time...
View ArticleNMY vs The World Video Game Hall of Fame Class of 2015
The Strong, an educational institution in Rochester specializing in the study of games, announced the six inaugural inductees of their World Video Game Hall of Fame yesterday. So what? Well, it made...
View ArticleWarcraft Official Trailer (For The Film…Not The Game…I Know, Right!)
Warcraft was a game on the PC that I played for hours on end. It was the closest thing gamers had to a video game version of the Warhammer Fantasy property. the title had two popular sequels and gave...
View ArticleBlizzCon 2015: World of Warcraft: Legion
BlizzCon is always more exciting, for me at least, on odd numbered years, and the reason is obvious enough: it is when Blizzard have historically announced the next expansion in the World of Warcraft...
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