Blizzard Entertainments fourth annual BlizzCon will take place August 21-22, 2009 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Southern California. The two day event celebrates Blizzards games, and attracts fans from all over the world. The event is full of tournaments, contests, discussion panels, costumed attendees
Warhammer 40K’s Dawn of War II Beta will go offline at 12:01 a.m. GMT on February 18th. Beta players need not despair as the game will release Thursday, February 19th. Relic provided a glance at some of the statistics they have been gathering during the
After a 3 month hiatus, Battlefield Heroes has gone live! The closed beta is now live, with an announcement on the site that beta keys were being sent out today. The new beta and the overall website has experienced some nips and tucks to speed
Amid financial information and restructuring, NCsoft pushes back it’s TBA release date to “TBA 2010/2011” for the first sequel to the Guild Wars universe. Stating that there was never a solid release date, NCsoft officials say there is no real “delay”. NCsoft co-founder Mike O’Brien wrote
Lead designer of Starcraft II tells eager fans to hold their horses…for just a little longer. “When we know a date (for anything) for certain, we’ll let you know,” said lead designer Dustin Browder. “Hang in there. We’re in the final stretch.” When further pressed
A report by the European Union goes against the crowd in its recent report and states that video games can actually be good for children. The European Parliament Committee found a number of benefits and no link to definitive violent behavior in its study. The
Blockbusters "Total Access" gains video games to compete directly with Netflix’s Gamefly. They will do a test run of the program with a select group of Total Access subscribers in 2Q, and make it available publicly by the end of the year. The pilot program
EA (Electronic Arts) has announced that Sims 3 will be released June 2, 2009 on multiple platforms including for Mac and the iPhone. Sims 3 has a myriad of new features, including the ability to create any Sims imaginable with new unlimited customization, new complex personality
The Left 4 Dead “Survival Pack” available this spring will be free for PC and Xbox 360 despite concerns that there would be a small charge. The “Survival Pack” will include a new Survival game and two new Versus modes. A new Critic’s Choice Edition
Treyarch recently announced the first batch of downloads for COD: World at War. Included are four maps for various multiplayer modes: Nightfire, set at night time in burning Berlin; Station, taking place in an underground railway system; Knee Deep takes players to the Pacific island