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Wishful Thinking: A Truly Random Dungeon
Monday, November 16th, 2009 - 17 Comments
In addition to World of Warcraft, I’ve found myself playing a couple of “loot whore” games lately, and they’ve got me thinking about the balance between static and continually-generated end-game content. These sorts of things can be important when considering how entertained or bored your ... More
Just One Day Left To Merge Your Account
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 - 11 Comments
Ever since Blizzard announced that you could merge your World of Warcraft with your Battle.net account, we knew that some day they’d make the change manditory. And why, you ask? Battle.net has been a mainstay of Blizzard’s online community for years and it’s about to ... More
Blizzard Makes Its Mark On YouTube
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 - 4 Comments
Ever have trouble finding quality versions of Blizzard cinematics on the internet and refuse to spend the time downloading them from the official site? Well, now there’s an easy and convenient solution! Perhaps as part of their social networking kick lately (see their Twitter accounts), ... More
Blizzard Franchises, Twitterpated
Friday, August 14th, 2009 - 6 Comments
Can the awesomeness of Blizzard games be distilled into a scant 140 characters? The company’s Licensing Project Manager, Kat Hunter, seems to think so. According to her own account, all three of Blizzard’s core franchises are being given the Twitter treatment. So whether you’re a fan ... More
Blizzard Store’s BlizzCon 2009 Section Underwhelms
Thursday, August 6th, 2009 - 5 Comments
Don’t worry if you weren’t lucky enough to score BlizzCon tickets, or you were lucky enough to trick someone into giving your Press Passes, because the store isn’t all that impressive. Actually, in my opinion it’s a bit of a disappointment. The BlizzCon 2009 section ... More
Excerpts From Creative Writing Contest Released
Monday, June 15th, 2009 - 6 Comments
Pixiestixy wasn’t the only part of the PL crew who thought about crafting a story for the Creative Writing Contest. I’ve been writing about video games for nearly a decade now, so I contemplated the opportunity to create my own lore, but thought better of ... More
Speculating About Blizzard’s Next MMO
Thursday, May 14th, 2009 - 36 Comments
Kotaku just came to the realization via Official Blue Post ™ that one of Blizzard’s projects, their unnamed next-gen MMO, is an entirely new franchise, which means it’s not Starcraft, it’s not Warcraft, it’s not Diablo, it’s not Lost Vikings, it’s not Rock n’ Roll ... More
Battle.net Unites Blizzard Games
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009 - 8 Comments
We saw a glimmer of this when installing Wrath, and its now beginning. Players now have the option to create an overarching Battle.net account and link all of their Blizzard games together. This may become mandatory in the future. After registering, you can “merge” your ... More
BlizzCon 08 Ticket Adventure: Episode Two
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 - 9 Comments
Oh BlizzCon, how I wish to be a part of you. Yes, that is right folks, another episode in my on-going saga to join the masses at BlizzCon 2008. I am not simply going just for World of Warcraft either. Yes, I ... More