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Blizzard: If You Cheat In StarCraft II We *Will* Ban Your Account
Let this be a warning to any of you who plan to cheat while playing StarCraft II: don’t! Blizzard has just sent a communiqué that says, in no uncertain terms,…
No Joke: University of Florida Class Called ’21st Century Skills in Starcraft’
Reasonably torn about this next story. There’s an honors class at the University of Florida this semester called “21st Century Skills in Starcraft.” Basically, you play the game for a…
Say Hello To The World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Collector's Edition
There will be a Collector’s Edition of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. You probably could have guessed that, but it’s nice to see it in writing. It will cost $79.99 when…
Scapegaming, the company that had set up and was running a private World of Warcraft server until Blizzard’s lawyers went after ’em, now has to cough up some $88M in…
As if this is a shock to anyone, but StarCraft II is now the best selling PC game of the year. Within 24 hours Blizzard sold 1 million copies, and…
Is StarCraft II Killing Video Cards, Or Is It Merely A Harbinger Of Bigger Problems?
It seems some users are blaming StarCraft II for the fact that their pants no longer fit as well as they used to. No, wait, that’s not it. They’re blaming…
This is just a heads-up for any ATI folks out there looking to add a little anti-aliasing to your StarCraft II-ing. ATI has released an updated driver, version 10.7a, that…
Want Anti-Aliasing In StarCraft II? Hope You Have An Nvidia GPU.
How long did Blizzard spend developing StarCraft II? Since 2003, give or take some time here and there when the company needed all hands on deck for World of Warcraft.…
As every life form in the Milky Way knows, StarCraft II came out yesterday. I’ve heard stories—anecdotes, if you will—about people pulling out of World of Warcraft raids in order…
So I just went on the Battle.net site to buy myself a copy of Blizzard’s latest game, Starcraft II. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that it’s going to take…
Who can forget the nonsense surrounding Real ID? Nobody, that’s who. To its credit, Blizzard quickly changed its mind after its initial decision to force people to use their real…
Got StarCraft II early? Doesn't matter because you can't play it yet!
It’s like I’ve been shot in the heart.
No, Blizzard did not spend $100M to develop StarCraft II (but there sure are a lot of pre-orders)
You may have read that Blizzard spent some $100 million to develop StarCraft II. Well, that information is incorrect. Blizzard actually hasn’t disclosed how much it has spent to develop…
7/27 is coming soon friends. I’ll see you online.
Eve Online, the interview: Getting to know the space-themed MMO's philosophy on game design, user communities, & online anonymity
Online gamers received quite the scare last week when Blizzard announced it would require message board posters to use their real names. This was to be done in order to…
Remembering the 2,500 page Real ID freakout on Blizzard's official forums
In loving memory of the greatest message board thread in the history of the Internet: the nearly 2,500 page monster discussing the now-rescinded plan to use real names on the…
Blizzard changes its mind, real names not required to post on forums
Well, well, well. Blizzard has announced that real names WILL NOT be required to post on the official forums after all. Your level one alt is safe!
If Blizzard wanted to spark a discussion, well, job done. The company’s plan to bring Real ID to its message boards has done nothing if not freak people out. Do…
Don't like Blizzard's new anti-anonymous commenting policy? Tough luck.
Let’s get one thing straight: Blizzard is totally in the right here. You’ll recall that they announced yesterday that the era of anonymous commenting on their message boards will come…
Want to QQ on Blizzard's message board? Better get ready to use your real name!
Kudos to Blizzard for putting an end to Anonymous Cowards everywhere. Well, at least on their own official forums. Starting with the release of StarCraft II in a few weeks,…
The parade of StarCraft II accessories begins with customized SteelSeries Zboard keyboard
T-minus one month and counting till the release of StarCraft II, and we’re starting to see officially branded peripherals hit the store shelves. Here’s one such peripheral: the SteelSeries StarCraft…
“We need our development teams focused on content and cool features, not anti-piracy technology.” Thank you, finally! See, Blizzard gets it. The company’s co-founder, Frank Pearce, recently told the good…
When I read this headline, I thought there must have been some mistake. I mean, as we all know, StarCraft is the life-blood of South Korea. How can Blizzard release…
World of Warcraft Auction House heads to iPhone; Blizzcon tickets on sale next month
You can now monitor your World of Warcraft auctions using your iPhone (or iPod touch). A new version of Blizzard’s Armory App now gives users the ability to tap into…
This prototype for Starcraft was found by the son of an old-school Blizzard programmer — it dates from the early ’80s. Really quite shocking how advanced it is for the…
Whoa there. Blizzard just announced that its Battle.net service will soon hook into Facebook, “linking the world’s premier online gaming platform with the world’s most popular social platform.” The synergy…
Hold onto your knickers, everyone, for Blizzard has announced, via fancy e-mail, the release date for StarCraft II: July 27, 2010. So, slightly less than three months from now. You…
Yup, Blizzard is selling World of Warcraft mounts now. Two of them have just gone live on their little online store there, Celestial Steed and Lil’XT. The former is $25…
Blizzard just announced, via fancy e-mail, that there will, indeed, be a collector’s edition of StarCraft II, whenever it comes out. (No, Blizzard has not announced a release date yet,…
Look what just showed up in my inbox! No details were mentioned, dates or anything like that, but I did submit my Battle.net account to the giant database in the…