Archive for October 10th, 2008

WoW Whore Has 36 Accounts, Raids by Himself

Tweet In what is perhaps the most shining example of obsession and geekiness I have ever seen, a fella by the name of Bradster has 36 World of WarCraft accounts that he plays on 11 computers simultaneously. He mainly seems to be doing it because he doesn’t like to rely on so many other people [...]

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Gears 2 Goes Gold, Forum User Boasts Broken Release Date Hours Later

Tweet Today in WTF! news, Gears of War 2 is announced as having gone gold (which means the game has been finalized), and just a few hours after that, the game surfaces in the hand of a mysterious figure on the popular Neogaf gaming forum. Coincidence? Bullshit? It doesn’t matter. What matters is that every [...]

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Microsoft Sues DHL Over 360 Texas Train Dump

Tweet In other “non BlizzCon related” news, Microsoft has filed a $2 million lawsuit against shipping company DHL over lost Xbox 360 units — 21,600 lost units to be exact. As the story goes, a DHL train carrying butt loads of Xbox 360 consoles derailed in Duke, Texas, causing “impact damage, wetting, pilfering and shortage.” [...]

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BlizzCon 08: Wotlk Druid Class Highlight Video

Tweet Blizzard talks about the changes made to Druids in the Wrath of the Lich King expansion to World of Warcraft.

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BlizzCon 08: Wotlk Mage Class Highlight Video

Tweet Blizzard talks about the changes made to Mages in the Wrath of the Lich King expansion to World of Warcraft.

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BlizzCon 08: Wotlk Priest Class Highlight Video

Tweet Blizzard talks about the changes made to Priests in the Wrath of the Lich King expansion to World of Warcraft.

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BlizzCon 08: StarCraft II Three Games For You, Plus Hands-On Impressions

Tweet Word from BlizzCon 08 is that the new StarCraft II single player game is being split into three separate campaigns. According to Blizzard, the game was becoming so large that they felt it would be best to split it into three separate products — each with their own respective ending. Each of the products [...]

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BlizzCon 08: Wotlk Hunter Class Highlight Video

Tweet Blizzard talks about the changes made to Hunters in the Wrath of the Lich King expansion to World of Warcraft.

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BlizzCon 08: Diablo 3 Wizard Talent Overview

Tweet The Ripten BlizzCon 08 team got their hands on Diablo 3 not long ago, and spent a decent chunk of time checking out the new Wizard class. One of the first things that they dove into was the talent tree. It should probably be noted that video cameras and photographs were strictly prohibited for [...]

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BlizzCon 08: Wotlk Class Discussion Highlights

Tweet The Ripten BlizzCon 08 team wrapped up the Class Discussion panel and shot me over the following highlights broken down by class. By far, the most interesting piece of news that came out of the panel would have to be the announcement of duel specs. Hit the jump for a full list and make [...]

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Fallout 3 Falls Victim to Piracy

Tweet Eat lead, you dirty pirates! Fallout 3, one of the most highly anticipated titles for Xbox 360 and PS3, is already available for illegal download. It seems that PC games are not the only ones to fall prey to the digital cutlasses of piracy. With only three weeks until the game’s official release (Oct. [...]

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Cliff Bleszinski: Comparing Gears of War 2 to Resistance 2 is “Largely Apples to Oranges”

Tweet In a recent interview, Cliff Bleszinski talked a bit about his opinion on Resistance 2, and how it might affect the sales of GoW2. Since the two games will be shipping in the same week there might be a bit of competition in sales, despite the sci-fi shooters being released exclusively on different consoles. [...]

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Blizzard Unveils Diablo 3 Wizard Class Trailer

Tweet Blizzard wasted no time in updating their official site with a brand new trailer showcasing the newly announced Diablo III Wizard class. We will be hitting you with some talent tree info on this class shortly, so stay tuned for more of our BlizzCon 08 coverage. In the mean time, hit the jump for [...]

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Activision Turns Gamers into Secret Service Agents with New Tactical FPS

Tweet Activision has announced Secret Service; a brand new tactical first-person shooter, for release on XBox 360, PS2, and PC. Secret Service puts players in the role of– guess what?– a Secret Service agent, tasked with protecting the President of the United States at all costs, in all manner of world famous locations. It is [...]

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BlizzCon 08: Ripten Prepares to Tank Illidan

Tweet Ripten’s official main tank, Robert Hernandez (aka Battlerob), prepares to aggro a giant statue of Illidan on display at BlizzCon 08. Sorry loot whores — it appears that a crafty rogue has already pick pocketed the Warglaves.

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