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Battle.net Interview: Blizzard's Greg Canessa on the Marketplace, LAN Plans, and Console Potential

By Nick Breckon, Aug 24, 2009 5:20pm PDT

In the months leading up to BlizzCon, it was tough to gauge the level of Blizzard's ambition in regard to the new Battle.net. During interviews,...

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"Since when does buying a game mean I am a Thief or Pirate? - no LAN is simply ..."

- LBK_1975 see all 57 comments

Diablo 3 Impressions: Hands-on with the Monk Class

By Nick Breckon, Aug 22, 2009 3:44pm PDT

Click, click, click. It's rare that a game is so instantly recognized by simple onomatopoeia. Diablo III has that instant recognition factor;...

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"agreed. i actually believe that Titan Quest currently has better environment graphics than that."

- runinal see all 96 comments

Blizzard Planning Pseudo-LAN Support for StarCraft 2, Diablo 3 to Follow Suit

By Nick Breckon, Aug 22, 2009 3:39pm PDT

Battle.net developer Greg Canessa says that Blizzard is actively working on a LAN-like solution to include for Battle.net play in StarCraft II....

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"Pirating only helps the company you're boycotting. You're spreading the word about the game, and ..."

- TheIneffableBob see all 291 comments

Tricia Helfer to Voice Kerrigan in StarCraft 2

By Nick Breckon, Aug 22, 2009 2:53pm PDT

Battlestar Galactica veteran Tricia Helfer will voice Zerg queen Kerrigan in Blizzard's StarCraft II. The news broke out of BlizzCon's...

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"Go buy her a big mac then, Jesus. She is most certainly NOT "really really skinny". What the ..."

- anal justice see all 93 comments

New Battle.net Screenshots Released

By Nick Breckon, Aug 21, 2009 4:44pm PDT

Blizzard has released some crisp official images showing off its work on the upcoming revamp of Battle.net. The service will launch in early...

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"There won't be a PC version of Alan Wake, this whole "we will see" routine is code for "There ..."

- Kristian Joensen see all 13 comments

StarCraft 2 to Support Priced Maps, Mods

By Nick Breckon, Aug 21, 2009 4:18pm PDT

A future StarCraft II Marketplace service was announced today at BlizzCon. The Battle.net store, planned to be added to StarCraft II after the...

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"in the age of the internet, people don't read or comprehend things so well anymore."

- spacerumsfield see all 88 comments

Diablo 3 Monk Gameplay Footage Wields Fists of Fury

By Nick Breckon, Aug 21, 2009 4:16pm PDT

If you want to see more of Diablo III's monk class than screenshots and dramatic cut scenes feast your eyes upon twelve minutes of solo and...

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"I was just thinking that this was the best gameplay video of Diablo 3 I have seen yet. Other ..."

- jaspr180 see all 40 comments

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Footage Shows Shattered World

By Alice O'Connor, Aug 21, 2009 4:08pm PDT

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm footage fresh from BlizzCon reveals how many of the MMORPG's zones will be changed with its expansion's titular upheaval, as well as touring the starting areas for Cataclysm's

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"so the main reason to get excited about this expansion is cause Blizz killed the Dinosaurs in ..."

- irishbloke see all 11 comments

New Battle.net Details and Screenshots: Real ID, StarCraft 2 Marketplace, More

By Nick Breckon, Aug 21, 2009 3:51pm PDT

Blizzard revealed new details on the upcoming revision of its multiplayer service Battle.net during BlizzCon today. "Battle.net has actually...

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"Battle.net logins were already pretty much universal, weren't they?"

- lunarbunny see all 13 comments

StarCraft 2 Screenshots Celebrate BlizzCon 09

By Chris Faylor, Aug 21, 2009 3:31pm PDT

The flood of assets from BlizzCon 2009 continues below with the latest screenshots from anticipated sequel StarCraft II, which developer Blizzard...

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New Diablo 3 Trailers Introduce The Monk

By Chris Faylor, Aug 21, 2009 2:36pm PDT

The media blitz of BlizzCon 2009 continues in the two videos below, which respectively detail the story and gameplay of Diablo III's just revealed...

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"I thought he looked pretty bad ass. Especially when he was punching holes in people."

- SantaClaws see all 49 comments

Blizzard Details Diablo 3 Monk Class Skills

By Nick Breckon, Aug 21, 2009 2:18pm PDT

Following the announcement of the holy Monk class for Diablo III, Blizzard detailed the character's skills during a BlizzCon panel. According...

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"I doubt and hope for no healing options bar the red blobs you pick up from fallen enemies. That ..."

- mxcl see all 9 comments

More World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Screenshots

By Chris Faylor, Aug 21, 2009 2:12pm PDT

Fresh off the BlizzCon 2009 asset disc, here's another batch of screenshots from Blizzard's just-revealed World of Warcraft expansion Cataclysm,...

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"yay nothing impressive.. and cant say i like those goblin faces"

- ClawHammR see all 9 comments

First Diablo 3 Monk Class Screenshots and Lore

By Alice O'Connor, Aug 21, 2009 1:37pm PDT

Fresh out of BlizzCon are the first screenshots for Diablo 3's monk class, showing the melee master pummeling undead with staves, fist weapons and...

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"2nd was my favourite act (graphics / sound / music / breaking all those pots and jars and urns)"

- umegastar see all 18 comments

The New Zones of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

By Nick Breckon, Aug 21, 2009 1:13pm PDT

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is getting several new zones, all revealed today during BlizzCon. In detaling the new zones, Blizzard revealed...

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"The Horde takes over Southshore in the expansion. I wonder where the Crusaders will move to?"

- inspectre99 see all 3 comments