WoWCon…err…I mean BlizzCon

by Jeb Haught

When the residents of Anaheim, California rose from their slumber on October 28 and 29, they had no idea that eight thousand Blizzard fans were about to invade their quaint little town. If any of them had approached the Anaheim Convention Center, they would be awestruck at the gigantic line full of video game nerds that snaked around the structure...[FULL ARTICLE]

WoW L33T L00ks?
BlizzCon Art Concepts and more

by Lauri Hong

Volumes of images were shown at BlizzCon for the masses to enjoy. Some were concept art and others were real-time tours of future dungeons for the Burning Crusade expansion. Here is a sample...[FULL ARTICLE]

StarCraft Ghost: Preview
The Blizzcon Edition

by Carl Custodio

I would rather be writing a preview on StarCraft 2 but instead, I get to write about StarCraft Ghost, a console based shooter. Ghost is Blizzard's attempt to enter and hopefully dominate a market saturated with titles such as SOCOM, Ghost Recon, and the mightiest empire of them all Halo...[FULL ARTICLE]

Battlegrounds: Past, Present, and Future

by Jeb Haught

World of Warcraft is a gigantic virtual world filled with time consuming activities (like crafting, questing, and taking groups through instances) that are intended to always give the player something to do. But despite these robust features, many participants find themselves wanting for more...[FULL ARTICLE]

World of Modcraft
The beginning of the end!

by Jeff Jacoby

Well… not exactly.

Third party user interface modifications (Mods) are developed and employed by many World of Warcraft players. One could easily argue they have become inextricable components of the game...[FULL ARTICLE]

BlizzCon 2005 Photo Coverage!