Blizzcon Reminder

Hey guys just thought I'd remind you that Blizzcon starts on Friday - wish I could afford to go, but I'll just be happy geeking out with all the reveals like I do every year.  I don't know about you guys, but I'm looking forward to the Diablo news the most; we'll probably get the fifth class revealed, and hopefully we'll get an eta on its release *here's hopping for 2011*.

Anyways what news are you guys looking forward to/ hopping for the most?

Cataclysm Cinematic Trailer

DOTA2!

It seems that Valve has officially announced today that they are developing a sequel to the popular Warcraft III mod, Defense of the Ancients.  For those unaware, DOTA is a mod for the rts, Warcraft III, that pits two teams of five players against each other in a match where players must defend their base from an endless spawning army of npcs.

The sequel seems to be a recreation of the original title with a few upgrades and will be set to release sometime in 2011.  The gameplay will remain largely untouched, but there will be noticeable upgrades.  First of which, is that the game will no longer run on the Warcraft III engine, allowing for an overhaul of the mechanics(and making things much more pleasing to the eyes).  In addition to this, there will be many multiplayer upgrades to the game, including an integrated voice chat system.

I'm very excited for this game and will be sure to be following this as the game nears release.  You can check out the full story on Gameinformer.

Warcraft Movie Delayed

Ever since the announcement of a Warcraft movie adaptation was in the works, four year ago, there has been very little details on the project.  When Blizzard announced that Sam Raimi was to direct the film, it seemed like the cogs had finally started turning and we'd soon be getting the information we've so long desired.  Well, turns out that we'll have to wait a bit longer than we hoped.  In addition to directing the Warcraft movie, Raimi is also tied to direct Disney's Wizard of Oz reboot, and it seems as if he has chosen to work on that project first, according to Deadline.

Raimi Being interviewed about the Warcraft Movie in June.