At the close of this year’s BlizzCon, Blizzard announced that they will be holding a semi-public beta for Diablo III. They gave away 1,000 beta codes to random attendees who went to the closing of the event. Does this mean there is reason to be hopeful that the title will be releasing in the near future instead of two years from now? Maybe, but remember they gave away beta codes for StarCraft II at the 2008 BlizzCon and the beta didn’t come till this year. While those lucky fans take part in the beta, those of us will have to sit at home and watch the new gamplay footage over and over, wishing we could play Diablo III. Check out the new footage.

Personally, I need to start saving up so I can be prepared for its release date. So far, I like what I see.

[Video Source: Gamespot Alt Source: The OC Register]

A first for World of Warcraft, the December 7th retail release of the expansion Cataclysm will be partnered with the digital release. This is great news for those who swear by digital purchases or ones who dread standing in lines to snatch a retail copy on release day. (more…)

At BlizzCon 2010, Blizzard Entertainment had exciting news, one of which was an unveiling for us Diablo fans - and we were not disappointed. They revealed the fifth and final class to appear in the upcoming Diablo III MMORPG: Demon Hunter.

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If you’re a huge Blizzard fan, you’re going to want to set some money aside. Tickets to the extremely popular convention BlizzCon will be going on sale in June for $150 a pop. The dates are for early June: Wednesday the 2nd, and Saturday the 5th. June 2nd’s tickets will go on sale at 7 PM Pacific time, and Wednesday’s at 10 AM Pacific.

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I wasn’t expecting to hear about this until around March of next year, but apparently BlizzCon 2010 plans are already set… kind of. Today, WoW.com discovered that the Las Vegas Convention Center calendar lists BlizzCon as one of their events on July 30 and 31st of next year. Apparently, the convention center is confirming the dates, but Blizzard is telling fans to not book your vacations just yet because nothing is set in stone.

This comes as quite a surprise to me because every past BlizzCon has been held in California’s Anaheim Convention Center in August. It is pretty exciting to see BlizzCon in a new venue. Hopefully, it will be more accommodating to their 20,000 plus fans than the California venue. Vegas and Blizzard is a very nice combination, and I think a great idea on Blizzard’s part! I’ve never been to a BlizzCon, but fans of Diablo, Starcraft, Warcraft, and/or World of Warcraft should definitely attempt to get tickets if able to. It’s sure to be an epic event!

[Source: WoW.com]