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Diablo 3 Patch's Sprawling, Brawling Features

John Llewellyn Martin — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:50:52 +0000

Patch 1.0.7 for Diablo 3 has gone live in North America, bringing with it a bevy of changes, the most important of which lets players duke it out in one-on-one Brawls. The Battle.net blog has been updated with the very latest notes from the patch, letting players know what mechanics have been tweaked and what [...]

Blizzard Opens StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Teaser Site

Luke Brown — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:06:31 +0000

Will you enlist in Project Blackstone? Blizzard has launched a new site in an effort to promote the upcoming title StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm. The website, Project Blackstone, features a welcome message from Dr. Helek Branamoor, PhD Chairman on Dominion Xenostudies, Imperial Science Advisor, and Chief of Research for Project Blackstone to the Blackstone Research [...]

Director Hired for World of Warcraft Film

Greg Srisavasdi — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 02:50:32 +0000

Duncan Jones, the filmmaker behind the well received sci-fi film Moon and the time travel feature Source Code, has been tapped to direct a film adaptation of Warcraft. Shooting on the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter, will begin this fall with a tentative 2015 release date.

Diablo 3 Patch 1.0.7 Lets Players Duel on Public Test Servers

John Llewellyn Martin — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:10:19 +0000

Patch notes have gone up for the Diablo 3 1.0.7 update, which will let players duel. The patch is now live on the game’s public test realms, where a whole host of changes have taken place. Let’s see what else is new! The newest feature, is of course, the ability to duel. There is a [...]

StarCraft 2 Offers Free Name Changes

John Llewellyn Martin — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:29:40 +0000

The StarCraft 2 team has posted on the battle.net blog with an apology for being late with the paid name change feature. How did they say sorry? They’re doing it in the best way possible by offering the service for free. They said that the small percentage of users who utilized the free name change service [...]

World of Warcraft's Cinder Kitten Raises Money for Sandy Victims

John Llewellyn Martin — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:09:03 +0000

If you play World of Warcraft and recently bought one of the $10.00 Cinder Kitten pets, you’ll be glad to know that you’ve helped raise over $2.3 million to aid victims of Superstorm Sandy. And doesn’t that just give you a warm, fuzzy feeling inside? Actually, that would be the proper response since the Cinder [...]

Diablo 3 PvP Update: A Popular Mode Getting Scrapped?

John Llewellyn Martin — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 15:04:25 +0000

If you play Diablo 3, you might be interested to know what the team at Blizzard have been up to and what their plans are for the future. An update on the Diablo 3 blog runs through the reasons why Team Deathmatch won’t be coming to the game. Though players were able to check out early [...]

StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm Beta Now Open For Those Who Pre-Ordered; Zerg Rush Imminent

John Llewellyn Martin — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:08:07 +0000

Kerrigan's back and now in beta! VG247 reports that anyone who pre-ordered StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm is now able to jump into the fray in a closed beta.

Diablo 3 Bot Users Get The Blizzard Banhammer

John Llewellyn Martin — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:13:25 +0000

What do you get when you use bots to cheat in Diablo 3? The Almighty Banhammer, of course! Cheaters never prosper, especially when Blizzard’s involved. According to VG247, “several thousand” players have been banned for using bots to get an unfair advantage in the game. Blizzard also put out a statement on their forum in [...]

Diablo 3 Running on Consoles; Not an Official Project Yet

John Llewellyn Martin — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:30:46 +0000

The wizards over at Blizzard have reported getting Diablo 3 up and running on consoles, though they haven’t confirmed any ports of the game as actual projects. In an interview on Polygon, Blizzard chief creative officer Rob Pardo said, “We’re still kind of exploring it. We’ve got builds up and running on it. We’re hoping [...]

Miracle Treat Day to Benefit Childrens Miracle Network is July 26th

Rudy Fernandez — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 04:14:16 +0000

Hot Summer days are perfect for a little frozen treat of some kind, and if you're looking for an excuse to partake of some creamy goodness, I'm about to give you one. The folks at Children's Miracle Network (CMN) are working closely with several Texas Dairy Queens on a special one day fund raiser. This is the 26th year that CMN has been the beneficiary of the 'Miracle Treat Day'. Here's how you can participate.