If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Good news for those of you who have signed up to beta test Diablo III. Blizzard has begun the process of sending out invites to test the game in closed beta, so some lucky folks will be getting a [...]
Video game publisher Activison has stated that it expects to see an increase in productivity from World of Warcraft developer Blizzard in the coming years. Blizzard is generally known for taking its time in bringing out new products so that they can maximise the potential of those titles. The critically acclaimed World of Warcraft series [...]
Diablo 3 is the hugely awaited next instalment of the classic action RPG from Blizzard. But the latest revelations regarding the game haven’t gone down well with many sections of the community. So what’s causing all the hoo-hah? First of all, Diablo 3 will require players to be online to play. There’ll be no offline [...]
A number of massively multiplayer games have made the transition to free-to-play as a business model. Recently both Age of Conan and City of Heroes announced they’ll be taking the free road later this year. However, World of Warcraft is so hugely successful if Blizzard announced it was going free, everyone would fall off their [...]
Diablo III is keenly awaited by action RPG fans everywhere, ourselves included. The next Diablo game promises more finger-clicking, loot-hoovering goodness, with a robust trade system apparently in the works to facilitate weapon and item swapping between players. As regards a release date, Blizzard recently remarked that they were in the home stretch with the [...]
Cataclysm, the third expansion for World of Warcraft, has set new records when it comes to PC game sales. Blizzard has said that based on internal company estimates, the expansion has shifted over 3.3 million copies in its first 24 hours on sale. That would make it the fastest selling PC game of all time. [...]
Blizzard has announced that the next expansion for its MMORPG juggernaut will be arriving on December 7th. World of Warcraft: Cataclysm will be the third expansion for the game, the first being The Burning Crusade (which introduced the Outland), which was followed by Wrath of the Lich King (which brought forth the chilly continent of [...]
When the news that Blizzard, maker of the MMORPG juggernaut World of Warcraft, was producing another massively multiplayer game, there was plenty of speculation about what it would be. And one of the ideas floating around was that of an MMOG based on the StarCraft universe, as that’s certainly a franchise with plenty of followers. [...]
All set for blast off when it comes to Blizzard’s much awaited StarCraft sequel, Wings of Liberty? If you’re really keen, and live near London (or you’re massively, massively keen and willing to travel), then the game’s launch event could well be worth checking out. You’ll be able to get your hands on a mint [...]
The buzz about Blizzard’s up and coming sci-fi RTS, due out at the end of this month, is that support for 3D is included. Well, it won’t actually be on board at launch, but a few months later it will be patched in, IGN discovered in an interview with the StarCraft team. This means that [...]
Blizzard has just announced that tickets for BlizzCon 2010 will go on sale come June 2nd. The $150 tickets for the event in Anaheim (California) will actually be on sale in two batches, with the second batch up for grabs on June 5th. BlizzCon is a celebration of all things Blizzard, including Warcraft, StarCraft and [...]
Fed up of Warcraft, and its massively multiplayer world filled with dusty old dungeons, and cantankerous old raid bosses? Ready for a change of pace? Perhaps a switch to sci-fi and the return of StarCraft will be the cure to pep up your enthusiasm for Blizzard. You won’t have long to wait, as the company [...]
Police South Korea is investigating claims that some pro-gamers are actually fixing matches on the science fiction themed game StarCraft. The game has been developed by Blizzard, who also works on the huge game World of Warcraft. Players are classified into leagues, where they can receive help, training and even end up on one of [...]
It has to happen sooner or later, the game that attracts thousands if not millions of players, World of Warcraft is to be made into a film. According to Blizzard Entertainment, the man behind the Spider-Man films, Sami Raimi has been recruited to direct this blockbusting film and considering his background this is going to [...]
Man of Steel teaser trailer released
If you’re sick of comic-book adaptations and film remakes, the last thing you might expect to get excited about is a new Superman film. That’s right: there’s a new Superman film scheduled for release in 2013. However, before you run off groaning at the idea of yet another mediocre cash-in, this one comes with caveats. [...]
Penguin owner buys ASI self-publishing company
According to the BBC, Pearson, which owns Penguin books among other things, has bought Author Solutions Inc in a £74 million deal. The deal means that Pearson now has control of a self-publishing interest. The news has raised concerns among some writers that intellectual property (IP) rights for new writers may be at risk, especially [...]
The Winner of our April 300 Word Writing Challenge is writer John J Brady, (known on these forums as alchemist). He wins a £10 voucher to spend at Amazon or The Book Depository, our quarterly prize. As usual, the challenge our members faced was to write a story of no more than 300 words, inspired [...]
Forum member Teresa Edgerton is the winner of our January 300 Word Writing Challenge. She wins a £10 voucher to spend at The Book Depository, our quarterly prize. As usual, the challenge our members faced was to write a story of no more than 300 words, inspired by an image selected by our moderators. For [...]
All Zombies Must Die hits the Xbox
At the weekend, All Zombies Must Die was unleashed on Xbox Live. As you can probably guess from the title, this is a rather tongue in cheek game developed by Doublesix with a focus on multiplayer zombie slaying. Set in the town of Deadhill, All Zombies Must Die offers a huge variety of weapons (such [...]
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