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Waiting for BlizzCon to open

August 21st, 2009, 9:15 am by

Thought there were lines yesterday? Check out the crowds for opening day of BlizzCon 2009 from this morning:

Doors opened at 10 a.m. so the lines are moving. But, ya, it’s crazy here at the Anaheim Convention Center.

BlizzCon 2009 goody bagfreeAnd you know those fancy goody bags Blizzard is giving out? We can’t keep ours so we’re going to give them away to readers. Leave a comment on any of our BlizzCon 2009 posts and when it’s all over, we’ll put all the names in a digital hat and pick some winners. Good luck!

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First photos from BlizzCon 2009

August 20th, 2009, 8:52 pm by
Let BlizzCon begin!

Let BlizzCon begin!

As the BlizzCon Eve parties get started, we finally are getting the photos in from Register photographer Rose Palmisano, who battled the masses to get inside the Anaheim Convention Center this afternoon. No luck. She didn’t have a press badge. She had to get in line like the rest of us.

But she got some good shots of the lines, so take a look at our first slide show by clicking image on right.

If you’re not one of the 20,000 fans who managed to get a ticket, you should be glad. Really! Thousands showed up today by 4 p.m. to get their pass for tomorrow.  They waited in line for hours.

And if they weren’t staying at a nearby hotel and could walk over, they joined me in forking over $10 for parking at the Anaheim Convention Center. This is my fourth BlizzCon and the first one where I remember having to pay to park on the day before the big show. Those Anaheim Convention Center folks know suckers when they see them.

Blizzard officials are super strict this year about passes. So if you’re hoping to sneak in, good luck with that. Also, any hint of camera flashes got an immediate bark by security, “No photos today.”

I remember my second BlizzCon. The company let me peek inside the convention hall on the day before as they set up the show. Mike Morhaime happened to be there, which was great timing, since I needed to interview him. That ended up in a story titled, “How Blizzard got so big.”

BlizzCon 2007, the early show. BlizzCon 2008, the early show
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Day before BlizzCon 2008

Today, the convention center walkway did offer fans something to look at: A small exhibit of Blizzard art work. Inside the grand convention halls, however, few were admitted. No official cameras, of course. But I noticed a few tweets on Twitter with photos: Like this one and this one. Rumor is there is a lot to hide today and a lot to announce tomorrow.

We’ll have more coverage tomorrow and Saturday so bookmark this blog!

BlizzCon 2009 goody bagfreeAnd you know those fancy goody bags Blizzard is giving out? We can’t keep ours so we’re going to give them away to readers. Leave a comment on any of our BlizzCon 2009 posts and when it’s all over, we’ll put all the names in a digital hat and pick some winners. Good luck!

Coverage so far:

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Diablo III – First Impression

October 12th, 2008, 9:20 pm by

I couldn’t have been more pleased to hear that there was a playable version of Diablo III here at Blizzcon. Even more exciting was that the Barbarian, that I had seen well over a year ago, wasn’t the only class we’d be able to preview. There would be the Barbarian, the Witch Doctor, and the all new Wizard. That’s right, Wizard, not Sorceress. Of course, it’s highly likely that we will never see any classes we recognize from Diablo II outside of the barbarian. Which is more than amazing, and really makes me eager to see what else we’ll be dazzled with.

At first glance the world of Sanctuary, now in stunning 3D, looks absolutely beautiful. One of the things that the developers really wanted to focus on was making it feel very visceral and epic. They wanted the characters to feel like they were powerful and unstoppable but still maintain balance and difficulty. This is shown perfectly in just the first few minutes with the Wizard. The sheer power of spells that you can throw out is awesome, and you can set up combos easily with new synergic abilities. The color palette that was used for the game, is vast and bright; a significant improvement over the blacks and grays of the previous games. The game play is still quick, even more so now that the “potion popping” aspect is gone. The UI has been greatly improved and is very easy to use, something that die-hard fans will enjoy.

More after the jump…

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BlizzCon Goodie Bag brings cornucopia of treats!

October 9th, 2008, 10:12 pm by

**Looking for early photos from inside BlizzCon? Click HERE.**

Well friends, I have retreived my goodie bags for BlizzCon today. This is after waiting roughly an hour in an incredible line of a few thousand people to get them (and here I thought I was going to miss the crowd). It’s clearly apparent that the love for all things Blizzard spans far and wide. After I retreived my 50 pounds of swag, I took a quick stroll through the parking structure to see what out of towners we had. I saw license plates from Nevada, Washington, even as far as Alabama (hurray nerdtrip!).

Once home, I ripped apart my goodie bag to get at the tasty treasures hidden inside. After I pulled the first few items, it had already become one of the greatest swag bags I have ever received from a convention.

Find out how, after the jump….

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Early photos from BlizzCon 2008

October 9th, 2008, 9:04 pm by

Thanks to OC Register photographer Kevin Sullivan, we’ve got some fresh photos from BlizzCon 2008, including scenes from inside the Anaheim Convention Center. Read our profile on the company, “Can Blizzard get any bigger?” Click image below to get to the slideshow.

 

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