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BlizzCon Cometh

Posted by Zonk on from the orcs-on-parade dept.

Via Blues, the news that Blizzard will be hosting a games convention. The event, scheduled for October 28th and 29th, is intended to celebrate all three of the Blizzard franchises (Diablo, Starcraft, and Warcraft). From the announcement: "Attendees can look forward to a variety of events, including participating in question and answer panels with the developers of World of Warcraft® and StarCraft: Ghost(TM), playing Blizzard games live with friends, and watching the world's best Warcraft III and StarCraft pro-gamers compete in the BlizzCon Invitational tournament."

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  1. Re:Travesty by LincolnQ · · Score: 4, Informative

    For those who don't know, Leeroy Jenkins refers to this video:
    http://www.warcraftmovies.com/movieview.php?id=166 6

    The video spread like wildfire throughout the WoW community about a month ago, and it's been leaking into online communities everywhere since then. Even if you don't play WoW, the video is worth seeing.

  2. Re:Down with the evil empire! by FidelCatsro · · Score: 2, Informative

    http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~owend/free/bnet d.html
    Someone needs to keep working on bnetd in a country not affected by the draconian DMCA

    --
    The only things certain in war are Propaganda and Death. You can never be sure which is which though
  3. So will they make us wait hours... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Just to get inside? :-)

    I just canceled my subscription yesterday though. It wasn't the poor game balance that did me in, though it helped! It was the absolutely terrible customer service.

  4. Remember bnetd... case still ongoing. by hirschma · · Score: 2, Informative
    EFF Case Summary Page

    I didn't buy Warcraft III, or anything else by Blizzard, as a result of Blizzard's stupid actions.

    jh