Fan-made StarCraft Universe ‘MORPG’ Goes Where Blizzard Won’t
Wednesday, 27th February 2013Posted in Gaming Personality
Tags: blizzard, fan, game, mod, players, project, scu, starcraft, universe
Written by: Bryan Dare
Are you a long-time StarCraft fan who hungers for more than your usual RTS fix? Have you spent the last eight years gazing longingly towards Blizzard’s Warcraftian pastures? Luckily, the team at Upheaval Arts, an assembly of fans with a broad and impressive set of skills, are doing what many have asked of Blizzard since the release of 2004′s World of Warcraft: turning StarCraft into an MMO… sort of.
Upheaval’s StarCraft Universe is a fan-made mod that will be officially published through Blizzard’s Battle.net service, providing SC players with a raiding experience similar to that of WoW, pitting groups of players against powerful enemies for a shot at loot and glory. Continue reading “Fan-made StarCraft Universe ‘MORPG’ Goes Where Blizzard Won’t” »
Blizzard All-Stars Update: No Release Date, But Will Be Free-To-Play
Tuesday, 22nd January 2013Posted in Preview
Tags: blizzard, business, game, model, said, sigaty, starcraft, stars
Written by: Craig Hunter
Blizzard has been fairly quiet about its MOBA Blizzard All-Stars for the last little while. The game was first revealed at BlizzCon 2010 and since then has remained with a “Coming Soonish” release date. Blizzard All-Stars is said to bring to together many of the developer’s most popular franchises into one world.
Since BlizzCon 2010, Blizzard has only briefly mentioned the title in interviews and financial calls. Eurogamer recently spoke with StarCraft 2 production director Chris Sigaty who said that the team is still “actively working” on the project.
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Diablo III Brings Brutal Unranked PvP Dueling, Details
Monday, 14th January 2013Posted in Industry
Tags: blizzard, diablo 3, dueling, patch, pvp, update
Written by: Craig Hunter
Blizzard is bringing PvP dueling along with a host of other tweaks to Diablo 3 in it’s next major patch. Although it still sounds like a full player vs player mode is a ways out, you will be able to talk to an in-game NPC to enter into the PvP dueling brawler mode when patch 1.0.7 goes live (via IGN).
Head over to the inn in New Tristam and talk to an NPC called Nek. Players will then be allowed to enter the PvP area called Scorched Chapel. Inside the Scorched Chapel players will be able to go head to head with another player as well as enter into free-for-all brawls with three or four other players. Continue reading “Diablo III Brings Brutal Unranked PvP Dueling, Details” »
Blizzard Expands StarCraft 2: Heart of The Swarm Beta
Saturday, 22nd December 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: access, beta, blizzard, heart, kerrigan, starcraft, swarm, zerg
Written by: Craig Hunter
Blizzard Entertainment is expanding the beta for StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm. Those of you that preordered the title before December 18 will be eligible to get into the beta to try the game out before its scheduled release next year (via Gamespot).
StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm continues the story from Wings of Liberty. This time the main campaign will be focused around the Zerg. Kerrigan is tasked with re gaining control of the swarm and exacting her revenge on Arcturus Mengsk. Heart of the Swarm is the second installment in the StarCraft 2 three part series. Like we mentioned above it follows Wings of Liberty and precedes the series’ final iteration, StarCraft: Legacy of the Void.
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Don’t Cheat on Diablo 3–Blizzard Issuing Thousands of Account Bans
Wednesday, 19th December 2012Posted in Gaming
Tags: ban, battle, blizzard, botting, cheaters, diablo 3, net, post, programs
Written by: Craig Hunter
Several different developers and publishers have been attempting to crack down on cheaters as of late. Diablo 3 is seeing its fair share of bot accounts and cheating programs being put into use and now a post on the official battle.net forums has outlined Blizzard’s plans to issue account bans on players caught “using botting programs.” (via GT)
Even though Blizzard has announced it plans just recently to take action against the cheaters, many have speculated for a while now that the top ranked players didn’t get there fairly.
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Is Diablo III Finally Coming To Consoles?
Tuesday, 11th December 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: big, blizzard, company, console, Diablo III, iii, Pardo, said, Wilson
Written by: Craig Hunter
Many have been wondering whether or not Blizzard would bring Diablo III to consoles some day. The company has been mildly teasing us with the idea for nearly a year now.
We know that the action-RPG dungeon crawler is currently running and playable on consoles internally at Blizzard, and now Polygon has had a chance to catch up with the developer’s chief creative officer, Rob Pardo, to find out more about the situation.
Pardo, who was recently promoted to CCO, said that even though the company isn’t quite ready to talk about console plans for Diablo III just yet, Blizzard does have console builds up and running and that they are looking really good.
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DAILY GAMING: Diablo 3′s Barbarian Class Exploit for Health Regeneration
Tuesday, 24th July 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: Act III, Barbarian, blizzard, Cydaea, diablo 3, exploit, Furious Charge, Wizard
Written by: Craig Hunter
According to a number of posts on Battle.net (via The Verge) users have figured out a new in-game exploit that both deals damage and revives the health of the Barbarian class.
The glitch will cause the character class to continually regenerate health which comes just one day after players discovered another exploit for the Wizard class.
Players can invoke the Barbarian exploit quite simply by performing a Furious Charge with a dreadnaught rune at a certain point in Act III. Performing the Furious Charge just prior to the cutscene that occurs right before battling Cydaea in the Arreat Crater will cause the game to think that all following moves towards enemies is a Furious Charge, which both deals damage and regenerates your character’s health. Continue reading “DAILY GAMING: Diablo 3′s Barbarian Class Exploit for Health Regeneration” »
WEEKLY EPISODE: Felicia Day, I Play WoW Make Epic Return to Jace Hall Show
Wednesday, 18th July 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Press
Tags: 3d show, baby jesus, blizzard, episode, felicia day, I play WOW, Jace Hall, music video
Written by: Paul Nyhart
Felicia Day returns for Episode 2 of The Jace Hall Show, trading barbs with Jace over Twitter, Mathematics, and Todd’s constant e-mailing (will Baby Jesus make an appearance and finally settle on a new home?).
I Play Wow is to this day one of the most popular videos on YouTube, surpassing over 12 million hits. This week’s episode features a new I Play Wow in full Machinima, and offers fans the chance to download the track for free via Jace’s soundcloud.
Milli Vanilli and John Davis are reunited for their first interview ever Continue reading “WEEKLY EPISODE: Felicia Day, I Play WoW Make Epic Return to Jace Hall Show” »
DAILY CINEMA: Sam Raimi Out As Director World of Warcraft Movie
Wednesday, 18th July 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Pop Culture
Tags: blizzard, film, movie, Sam Raimi
Written by: Paul Nyhart
We know what you’re thinking…
“But there’s already been a World of Warcraft movie!”
If you aren’t thinking that than you need to check out /afk, a short film that is arguably better than what Sam Raimi and co. would have thrown our way.
How fitting that on the same day that we debut a new I Play WoW music video, this news hits? It’s no secret we’re skeptical whenever we hear a video game is getting adapted to the big screen, almost certainly because it’s marketable but not always because it has a strong foundation for a good film. World of Warcraft would seem to fit snugly into that stigma. Continue reading “DAILY CINEMA: Sam Raimi Out As Director World of Warcraft Movie” »
Blizzard Enforces 72 Hour Wait Time After Buying Diablo III
Thursday, 21st June 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: 72 hours, battle.net, blizzard, Diablo III, korea, level 13, malicious, Starter Edition
Written by: Craig Hunter
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Blizzard announced today that all players that purchase Diablo III through Battle.net or the Blizzard online store will be subject to a 72 hour waiting period before the game is entirely playable.
According to The Verge, players will be limited to the Started Edition for the duration of the 72 hour (sometimes less) waiting period.
This new policy Blizzard has implemented as part of the recently released 1.0.3 patch puts newly bought copies on the 3 day waiting list. Throughout that time players can play the Starter Edition, which only includes the title’s first act as well placing a strict level 13 cap for all characters and followers. Some of the other limitations include only being able to play with other starte edition players as well having no access to the Diablo Auction House with gold or real money Continue reading “Blizzard Enforces 72 Hour Wait Time After Buying Diablo III” »
Blizzard Says Starcraft May Work On The Wii U?
Tuesday, 19th June 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: blizzard, Dustin Browder, mouse, N64, nintendo, starcraft, ui, wii, wii u
Written by: Craig Hunter
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Developers behind the ever popular Starcraft II say there is hope to see a Starcraft game on consoles yet, adding that Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U could be an excellent fit.
Although Blizzard long since focused on PC games, it is in no way a stranger to console titles. The studio has previously confirmed some kind of console version for Diablo III. In the past we have already seen popular Blizzard titles like Starcraft and Diablo make their way onto the N64 and the Playstation respectively. Some 10 years ago Blizzard also announced a console title that has been infamously delayed, Starcraft: Ghost which was to be a stealth-action hybrid. Continue reading “Blizzard Says Starcraft May Work On The Wii U?” »
This Is Diablo III On Apple’s New Retina MacBook Pro (Screenshots)
Tuesday, 12th June 2012Posted in Apple, Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: 2800x1800, anandtech, apple, blizzard, Diablo III, display, Macbook Pro, Retina
Written by: Craig Hunter
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Yesterday we told you about Apple’s latest announcements of Retina display Macbook Pros, iOS 6, and new Macbook Airs, among other things. The new Retina Macbook Pros feature a 2800 x 1800 resolution display and below is a screenshot of the game running in full Retina resolution courtesy of AnandTech (via 9to5Mac).
In its analysis of the new notebook’s display, Anandtech was able to get Diablo III up and running at full 2880 x 1800 Retina resolution, but noted most apps (apart from a few that have been already updated for the displays) will not take full advantage of the display. Continue reading “This Is Diablo III On Apple’s New Retina MacBook Pro (Screenshots)” »
Diablo III Has A Game-Breaking Bug, Here’s How To Avoid It
Tuesday, 15th May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: battle.net, blizzard, bug, Diablo III, equip, Error 3006, Game breaking, hotfix, Templar
Written by: Craig Hunter
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With the release of Blizzard’s Diablo III there has been a ton of related news today. A report from Kotaku described a game breaking bug in the newly released title.
Players are getting kicked right off the Diablo III servers and receiving an Error 3006 message. In some cases there have been reports of players being locked out of their Battle.net accounts entirely…
Corroborated by reports from players posting on Blizzard’s Diablo III forum, as well as Eurogamer, the bug shows its ugly head when Continue reading “Diablo III Has A Game-Breaking Bug, Here’s How To Avoid It” »
Diablo 3 Wizard Class Revealed
Wednesday, 2nd May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: active skills, arcane, blizzard, class, diablo 3, fire, Ice, lightning, Magic, May 15, Wizard
Written by: Craig Hunter
Blizzard is showcasing a brand new class this week for Diablo 3. On the lead up to the release of the game, Blizzard has been incrementally releasing trailers for each of the game’s classes. Along with a brand new trailer (below), the Wizard class has a full overview as well as a short story to detail its lineage and background in the Diablo world.
With an incredible display of magic we see the female wizard take on hordes of demons in the new class trailer. The Wizard class is described as “renegade spellcasters who use their bodies as vessels for arcane energy, forsaking the more careful path favored by other magic users.” The Wizard class will allow players the control over “all manner of forces to disintegrate, burn, and freeze their foes,” adding that they can control time and space as well as “teleport, create powerful illusions, and deflect oncoming attacks.”
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Save GOOGLE From The ZERG Rush in StarCraft Easter Egg
Friday, 27th April 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: blizzard, easter, egg, google, results, RTS, search, starcraft, zerg rush, zerglings
Written by: Craig Hunter
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The folks over at Google unleashed a brand new easter egg today. Head over to Google right now and search the terms Zerg Rush, then ready your trigger finger as an all-out assault on your search results ensues.
The Starcraft themed Zerg Rush easter egg sends a fleet of Google “O”‘s or zerglings from all directions in what effectively turns your Google search results page into a stripped-down Blizzard style RTS.
Complete with life bars, a score count and an actions Continue reading “Save GOOGLE From The ZERG Rush in StarCraft Easter Egg” »
Blizzard’s Diablo III Open Beta Weekend Kicks Off Today
Friday, 20th April 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: April 20, battle.net, beta, blizzard, Diablo III, download, mac, May 15, open beta weekend, PC
Written by: Craig Hunter
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If you haven’t yet been able to get your hands on Diablo III in one of its closed rounds of beta testing, you’ll be happy to learn that Blizzard announced today an Open Beta Weekend for both Mac and PC users that will simultaneously be a server stress test to prepare for the May 15 launch date.
The open beta weekend officially kicked off at 12:01 PDT today, April 20, and will last until April 23rd at 10:00 a.m. PDT. All you’ll need to participate is a valid Battle.net account, which you can easily create here if you haven’t already. Continue reading “Blizzard’s Diablo III Open Beta Weekend Kicks Off Today” »
Diablo III Available For Pre Order Now
Thursday, 15th March 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: blizzard, Diablo III, June 7, May 15, preorder, Prime Evils, world of warcraft
Written by: Craig Hunter
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Blizzard has finally announced the next iteration of the highly acclaimed Diablo franchise will be released May 15. Digital copies of the game are available for pre order starting today for $59.99 at Blizzard’s Battle.net.
Diablo III picks up some 20 years after the “Prime Evils were defeated and banished from the world of Sanctuary.” The player will investigate “rumours of a fallen star ” and will “return to where it all began – the town of Tristram …”
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Diablo III Gets Delayed (Again)
Friday, 10th February 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: account, blizzard, company, delayed, Diablo, earnings, game, iii, June, Morhaime, quarter
Written by: Craig Hunter
Remember when we told you that Diablo III was scheduled for an “early 2012″ release? And then just last month a rumored February-March launch date stemming from leaked BestBuy ads? Not only will Blizzard not confirm a console port in the works, but during an earnings call yesterday the company revealed Diablo III is now once again being delayed until later in the year.
GiantBomb quoted Blizzard co-founder and president Michael Morhaime saying that more details would be released “in the coming weeks” and Continue reading “Diablo III Gets Delayed (Again)” »
Blizzard Auctioning Off WoW Server Blades for St. Jude Children’s Hospital
Thursday, 26th January 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: 2012, auction, blades, blizzard, charity, children, EBay, hospital, server, St. Jude, world of warcraft, wow
Written by: Craig Hunter
Earlier we told you about Blizzard’s upcoming 2012 Battle.net World Championships for StarCraft II and World of Warcraft Arena players, but today we bring you another way to get in on Blizzard and WoW history– this time for a charitable cause.
Blizzard has announced (via Mashable) it will be selling 2000 retired HP p-Class server blades with 100% of the proceeds donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Each server blade will be marked with a WoW logo as well as the name of the realm it used to help host Continue reading “Blizzard Auctioning Off WoW Server Blades for St. Jude Children’s Hospital” »
Blizzard Announces 2012 Battle.net World Championship for StarCraft II and WoW
Thursday, 26th January 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: battle.net, blizzard, BlizzCon 2013, championship, Diablo III, Starcraft II, world of warcraft, wow
Written by: Craig Hunter
You might be familiar with the ‘Blizzard Cup’ events from recent years where Starcraft players battled it out in a tournament organized by Blizzard in conjunction with online sports organizations like World Cyber Games, GSL, and MLG.
In 2012 Blizzard seems to be taking it a step further, announcing on its blog today that it will be hosting its own “Battle.net World Championship” for World of Warcraft Arena and StarCraft II players. Continue reading “Blizzard Announces 2012 Battle.net World Championship for StarCraft II and WoW” »
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