blizzcon 2009

BlizzCon Streamers: Your Grunty Has Arrived!

Thursday, September 24th, 2009 - 8 Comments

They called us crazy, you and I! Those of us who paid a cool $40 just for the privilege to watch BlizzCon 2009 unfold live in front of our eyes, even as the leeches caught re-streamed feeds (of questionable quality) on other sites that shall ... More

BlizzCon 2009: In Pictures

Monday, August 31st, 2009 - 9 Comments

This is it folks, my last remaining coverage from this year’s BlizzCon.  May I present to you the show in picture form - with captions!  Enjoy. The opening madness & SWAG. New and retuned leveling territories. Upcoming changes to The Barrens. Raid map, Uldum concept layout and art. Extended universe ... More

BlizzCon 2009: Important Guild Changes

Thursday, August 27th, 2009 - 19 Comments

Note: The below information was covered as part of our Live Blogging & Tweeting during the show.  But the information is simply too important to be glossed over.  Here are the major class changes in one convenient, to the point package. Guild progression was, without a ... More

BlizzCon 2009: Worgen Hands-On Preview

Thursday, August 27th, 2009 - 29 Comments

iTZKooPA took us through the starting area of the Goblins, who have joined the stinky Horde, where as I will be bringing us back to the, ahem, better faction with the Alliance. I know you’ve been clamoring for this, so here it is: the hands-on preview of ... More

BlizzCon 2009: Important Changes to Hunters and Warlocks

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 - 19 Comments

Note: The below information was covered as part of our Live Blogging & Tweeting during the show.  But the information is simply too important to be glossed over.  Here are the major class changes in one convenient, to the point package. Blizzard once again organized two ... More

BlizzCon 2009: Grunty Does Battle With Zergling, Onyxia Pet To Deep Breath

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 - 7 Comments

Just shy of a year ago I had a gripe.  I know, hard to believe, but I did.  Blizzard had dropped the ball with vanity pets, and I wanted it fixed.  The gist of the ancient article is that the most recent non-combat pets lacked ... More

BlizzCon 2009 Video Highlights: Sneak Peaks at Dungeons and Raids

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 - 11 Comments

As Amatera detailed for us live during BlizzCon, and Heartbourne has expanded upon a bit, too, it looks like we’ll be getting a ton of new dungeon and raiding content in the third expansion. Continuing along the same topic, I recorded a bit of the ... More

Totally Rad Takes On BlizzCon

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 - 11 Comments

Look up. See those guys in little boxes? Playing World of Warcraft? I know you miss them. We all do. But when site founder Alex Albrecht and his buddy Jeff Cannata aren’t busy filming Project Lore, they spend their time on a little program called ... More

BlizzCon 2009 Video Highlights: Live Goblin, Worgen Gameplay

Monday, August 24th, 2009 - 15 Comments

Undeniably one of the best aspects of attending BlizzCon for us WoW fans was the chance to play the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm demo. Take a look here to see a little bit of gameplay on the new races, narrated a bit by me (don’t ... More

BlizzCon 2009 Video Highlights: The Live Raid, N00bz and More

Monday, August 24th, 2009 - 6 Comments

BlizzCon held some pretty fun events this year for fans to watch, including a live raid event with Premonition, the guild known most recently as the first guild in the U.S. to achieve Alone in the Darkness. Coliseum style, the guild took on several bosses ... More