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Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty Officially Delayed

It’s not a breaking update, but it took me a day to gather up the strength to write about it. Much anticipated Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty has fallen victim to Blizzard’s release delay (again). Reasons involving work needed on battle.net were given. Speculators were

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WoW Challenged as World’s Biggest MMO?

World of Warcraft’s title as the biggest MMO game is in jeopardy. Finland’s Sulake Corp. has announced it’s web-based Habbo Hotel has reached 9.5 million and believe they will have 10 million users by the end of the month. Blizzard’s last reported userbase was at

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Starcraft II Could Sell 4 Million Copies

Analyst Michael Pachter from Wedbush believes that Starcraft II will sell 4 million copies in the first few months after it’s release. Now, it’s just a matter of when that will be. Blizzard had promised an open beta Summer ’09 and with summer winding down

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Former Diablo Designer to Head Marvel Universe

Gazillion Entertainment, bound and determined to get a Marvel MMORPG off the ground, has appointed former Blizzard North American President and Diablo designer David Brevik as the new studio director of Gargantuan (team working on Marvel Universe). "I’m a huge fan of comic books, superheroes,

WoW Armory App Available on iTunes Today

Blizzard released its very own “Amory App” on the Apple App store today. This app will allow users to view items, search for and view any character, item, guild, or Arena team, check raid schedule and in-game calendar, plan out talent specs with a talent

No LAN for Starcraft II

Excitement building and a beta so close you can almost taste it, Blizzard announces that LAN will not be supported for its upcoming Starcraft II. In order to further push and promote battle.net, Blizzard rep Bob Colayco states, “”We don’t currently plan to support LAN

Lead Designer Says Starcraft II “In the Final Stretch”

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

Starcraft…101?

This semester students at UC Berkeley can fill their minds with traditional reading, writing, arithmetic and… Starcraft? Class began January 29th, with student instructor Alan Feng at the helm. The Starcraft course is a decal course (a student suggested course, approved by a supporting department

Sam Raimi to Direct WoW Movie!

With movies under his belt such as Spiderman and Evil Dead, Sam Raimi will now take on the fantasy world of World of Warcraft. Officially. Blizzard Entertainment announced (officially) that Sam Raimi will direct the major motion picture. According to Raimi: “At its core, Warcraft