Play Diablo III All Weekend, Free

Blizzard announced a free beta play weekend for Diablo III, with open access to all players with a valid Battle.net account. Beginning today, April 20th, everyone is invited to log in and help us put the game and servers through their paces in a three day stress test as the game moves toward the May 15 release date. Players can begin downloading the Diablo III client immediately for Mac or Windows here: https://us.battle.net/account/download/index.xml Once done, players will be able to play Diablo III from Friday, April 20 at 12:01 p.m. PDT (noon), until Monday, April 23 at 10:00 a.m. PDT. … Continue reading Play Diablo III All Weekend, Free

Diablo III Pre-sales Begin, WoW Players Get Free Offer

The end is nigh! Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that Diablo III, the next chapter in its critically acclaimed action role-playing game series, will be unleashed from the Burning Hells on May 15. Starting that day, gamers with a thirst for fast-paced action and adventure will be able to purchase Diablo III at retailers throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. In addition, gamers in the regions above as well as in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Brazil will be able to buy Diablo III digitally … Continue reading Diablo III Pre-sales Begin, WoW Players Get Free Offer

Foo Fighters To Rock BlizzCon

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that Foo Fighters will headline the closing concert of this year’s sold-out BlizzCon, taking place October 21-22 at the Anaheim Convention Center. While tickets to the convention are currently sold out, viewers can watch at home by ordering a BlizzCon Virtual Ticket, offering comprehensive live coverage of the event (including Foo Fighters’ performance) globally over the Internet and also on DIRECTV in the United States. Over the course of their 16-year career, the Foo Fighters have sold tens of millions of records, won half a dozen Grammy awards, and raised countless voices in singalongs of … Continue reading Foo Fighters To Rock BlizzCon

Blizzard Donates $800,000 To Make A Wish Foundation

The Make-A-Wish Foundation today announced a $800,000 donation from Blizzard Entertainment, a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software. The donation is based on 50 percent of the total sales during November and December 2010 of a special in-game pet, the Moonkin Hatchling, for Blizzard’s award-winning massively multiplayer online role-playing game, World of Warcraft. Blizzard Entertainment celebrated the donation on World Wish Day, April 29, by granting the wishes of two boys at the company’s headquarters in Irvine, Calif. Blizzard welcomed the two gaming enthusiasts and their families to enjoy an exclusive learning experience with the World of Warcraft development … Continue reading Blizzard Donates $800,000 To Make A Wish Foundation

BlizzCon Tickets Go On Sale In May

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that tickets for its sixth BlizzCon gaming convention will go on sale in two batches on Saturday, May 21 and Wednesday, May 25. In addition, a limited number of tickets to an exclusive pre-BlizzCon dinner to benefit Children’s Hospital of Orange County will go on sale Saturday, May 28. BlizzCon is a celebration of the global communities surrounding Blizzard’s Warcraft, Diablo, and StarCraft game universes. The event once again offers players a valid reason to skip work on a Friday when it returns to the Anaheim Convention Center this year on October 21 and 22. … Continue reading BlizzCon Tickets Go On Sale In May

A Cataclysmic Preview

When World of Warcraft: Cataclysm strikes, the game will change forever. Even the starting classic” zones will be warped and twisted. Find out what to expect in our exclusive beta preview. Hope you’re sitting down.”

Return Of The King

The World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King expansion adds so much content to WoW that it’s almost like a completely new game to explore. So addicted WoWers are set for a great 2009.