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Diablo 3 for PlayStation 3 Now Available for Pre-order

Diablo 3 for PlayStation 3 Now Available for Pre-order Diablo is about to invade the PlayStation 3. Gamers can now pre-order Diablo III at retailers to receive the exclusive Infernal Helm item, which provides an experience boost to the wearer. Certain retailers are providing special bonuses in addition to the Infernal Helm. “In addition to including all the...
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Blizzcon Tickets On Sale Soon

Blizzcon Tickets On Sale Soon Blizzard Entertainment will be selling tickets to their upcoming and previously popular convention BlizzCon. Tickets will be going on sale in two batches, the first being on the 24th of April and the second batch going on sale on the 27th of April. What’s interesting is that there will also be a thrid...
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25 Years Worth of StarCraft II Viewed in Two Days

25 Years Worth of StarCraft II Viewed in Two Days The ESET UK Grandmasters tournament event, Insomnia48 had 20,000+ concurrent viewers tune in to the event live across the internet this past weekend. The Insomnia48 event was broadcasted live over twitch.tv and showcased the StarCraft II tournament which was to celebrate the launch of Heart of the Swarm,...
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StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Review

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Review StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment Developer: Blizzard Entertainment Platforms: PC, Mac Release Date: March 12, 2013 Price: $39.96 – Standard Edition; $79.99 – Collector’s Edition Edition Overview Very few titles make me giddy enough to want to sing Katy...
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Blizzard Announces New Card Game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft

Blizzard Announces New Card Game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft is going to be a free to play card game available on Windows, Mac, and iPad. You can sign up for the Beta right now at the Hearthstone website here.  The game is designed to be deceptively simple and engaging to players of all backgrounds. This particular game is meant to...
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Thousands swarm to Insomnia48 The UK’s biggest gaming festival

Thousands swarm to Insomnia48 The UK’s biggest gaming festival This weekend Gamers are flocking to the UK’s number one gaming festival, Insomnia48 for a weekend of gaming entertainment. Highlights from the weekend will include the ESET UK Masters StarCraft II : Heart of the Swarm grand finals. With some of the best competitive gamers in the world vying for a...
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“Always On” Games to Blame for Viruses?

“Always On” Games to Blame for Viruses? In a recent article presented by ESET UK Masters, statistics are given to show gamers that “always on” titles like SimCity, Diablo III, and World of Warcraft can provide a greater threat to your PC. The major catch for even the “internet savvy” gamers is that many of the players are...
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StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Now Live!

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Now Live! StarCraft does not require much introduction and yields a grand amount of attention from real-time strategists. Today marks the day Heart of the Swarm becomes live on Battle.net. This means little zerglings that purchase the expansion can experience the Heart of the Swarm campaign as well as a fresh...
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Starcraft II:Heart of the Swarm – Vengence trailer released

Starcraft II:Heart of the Swarm – Vengence trailer released The the latest instalment of the Starcraft franchise set for official release in under two weeks, Blizzard  has released yet another trailer for Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm. This latest video, labelled as the ‘Vengence’ trailer addresses the still ambigous nature of Heart of the...
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Diablo III for PS3/PS4 can be played offline in co-op

Diablo III for PS3/PS4 can be played offline in co-op Always on DRM is becoming a common practice for most PC games and consumers widely agree that when Diablo III required a constant online connection to be played, things were getting pretty ridiculous at this point. However with the game making the trip to the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, will that...
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Diablo III to come to PS4 Fully Optimized

Diablo III to come to PS4 Fully Optimized Blizzard and Sony have announced a strategic partnership, seeing the gaming giant returning to the console market. Chris Metzen told the audience that Diablo III will be coming to the PS4 fully optimized for the new controller. There is a huge leap from the complex menus and controls to a console platform...
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The Heart of the Swarm Launch Event Site

The Heart of the Swarm Launch Event Site It’s official! With the launch of Heart of the Swarm coming on March 12, Blizzard is gearing up by launching their very own launch event website (here). This particular site will present all of the Zerg infestations/launch parties happening around the world 24 hours prior to the title’s...
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Heart of the Swarm Opening Cinematic Released

Heart of the Swarm Opening Cinematic Released With RTS fans eagerly awaiting the release of the first promised expansion pack to Starcraft 2, cinematic teasers and trailers have been all the rage at Blizzard’s marketing team. Numerous demonstration videos and teasers have been flung about the internet ever since the original Starcraft 2 hit the...
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Diablo 3 producer Rob Pardo: Direct the blame at me

Diablo 3 producer Rob Pardo: Direct the blame at me Diablo 3 director Jay Wilson has recently stepped down from his position to pursue a new project with Blizzard. Normally a positive reception would be in store for the resigning director; however, the Battle.net forums are relentless with nothing short of severe comments directed towards Jay Wilson....
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World of Warcraft 5.2 Available on PTR

World of Warcraft 5.2 Available on PTR World of Warcraft players on the Public Test Realm will have noticed that they can now access the latest patch, 5.2′s, functionality in the game. This means a fair bit of new content has been thrown towards the player to undertake. For those that have never heard of the Public Test Realm, it is...
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Blizzard Announces Upcoming Art Show

Blizzard Announces Upcoming Art Show Do you know who the artist Samwise is?  Are you a fan of Warcraft?  Would you just love to see some of Blizzard’s best artwork up close?  This is your chance. In celebration of the upcoming The Art of Blizzard Entertainment book, Blizzard recently announced that they will be having an art gallery...
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World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Review

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Review World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Developer: Blizzard Publisher: Blizzard Platforms: PC Release Date: Out Now Price: $38.60 (Buy Here) Overview World of Warcraft is undeniably the most popular MMORPG of all time. I was going to open with the longest running, but I’m pretty sure that there’re...
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Easy Mode MMOs

Easy Mode MMOs I’m almost certain that this is something that many players have encountered in recent memory. This thing is that MMORPGs just aren’t all that challenging any more. I mean, I’m not entirely sure if they always were… but definitely they appear to be getting a lot less challenging and...
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Blizzard Black Friday Deals

Blizzard Black Friday Deals Blizzard is slicing and dicing prices on their game collections. For this week only, Diablo III and StarCraft II are available for $20 less only at the Blizzard Store. If you have waited to buy Diablo III, this would be the perfect time to buy for yourself or as a premium stocking stuffer. Cutting prices...
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WoW: Eight Years and Counting

WoW: Eight Years and Counting World of Warcraft has certainly earned its reputation for attributing the ‘WoW’ standard for a multitude of the massive multiplayer online genre titles and has done so for eight years on November 23rd. In celebration for standing ground for eight years, Blizzard is presenting players that log...
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StarCraft RISK – Now on Sale

StarCraft RISK – Now on Sale Zerg rushing retail stores near you is a Sci-Fi twist of the classic game RISK. Activision Blizzard is pleased to announce that RISK: StarCraft Collector’s Edition is now on sale to ignite a galactic war. The contents of the box holds a total of 333 game pieces. Here is what you can expect to receive when...
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Blizzard Releasing 700 Heart of the Swarm Beta Keys to Raptr Users

Blizzard Releasing 700 Heart of the Swarm Beta Keys to Raptr Users 700 lucky Raptr users who rank Elite or above on StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty are earning themselves a closed beta key to StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. The Heart of the Swarm expansion pack features the former Terran Queen of the Zerg, Kerrigan. The game brings an extensive new single player campaign,...
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Diablo 3: The Infernal Machine

Diablo 3: The Infernal Machine Since Patch 1.0.5 has been released, all the attention has been drawn to the new device called the Infernal Machine. What is this device you might asked? Well, the Infernal Machine is a cursed construct that can be built by a player to form a portal to a deadly battle zone. The portal will teleport the user...
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Diablo 3 VS Torchlight 2

Diablo 3 VS Torchlight 2 The long-awaited Diablo 3 has been released this past May. Were you one of the gamers who highly anticipated the release? Torchlight 2, on the other hand, still has a vague release date. It was initially announced to be released in 2011, then postponed to mid-2012, before being pushed back again to an...
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World of Warcraft Mists Of Pandaria Unboxing Video

World of Warcraft Mists Of Pandaria Unboxing Video World of Warcraft is, without argument, the largest and most successful MMORPG on the western market currently. Even against it’s competitors it still holds an incredibly large share of the market and makes Blizzard a hell of a lot of monthly each and every day. Of course, you don’t remain...
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SALE: Pandaren Monk Pet 50% OFF

SALE: Pandaren Monk Pet 50% OFF Mists of Pandaria will soon be released on September 25, and how better to celebrate the release than to discount a World of Warcraft pet? The Pandaren Monk pet is discounted to $5 for this week only (savings ending on September 17th, 2012). The bonus effect of having this pet out in your travels is that...
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