Mike Morhaime takes the stage after an introduction that asks show attendees to respect each other and not act like a bunch of tchotchke hungry douche bags. Mike talks about how awesome Blizzard is, before taking a brief pause to resume talking about how awesome Blizzard is. He talks about how this years tickets sold [...]

Blizzard has some big plans in store for Warcraft lore lovers. The company has announced their intent to tie Wrath of the Lich King dungeons in with the World of Warcraft lore. New dungeons will be connected to quests lines in an effort to further embellish the backstory behind Northrend, Arthas, the Titans, and others. [...]

Any World of Warcraft player that has ever tried to carefully hurdle a pesky stream with their land mount, only to miss, get dismounted, and have to mount back up again, will be happy to know that Blizzard has heard your frustrated cry for help. We just got word that the first patch to be [...]

Day one of BlizzCon 08 wrapped up with a dance contest hosted by comedian Jay Mohr, and while there were no shortage of contestants, the gentleman below was our hands-down favorite “funny” dancer of the night. Anyone who has seen the SNL Chippendales skit featuring Patrick Swayze and the late Chris Farley will really appreciate [...]

BlizzCon 08 had no shortage of special guest appearances. In addition to the truck loads of draenei and night elves, the outskirts of the event are being patrolled by none other than Thrall. Check out the mighty Horde Warchief in action after the jump.

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

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

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

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 is [...]

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

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 both [...]

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 sure [...]

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 the [...]

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.

Find out exactly what Blizzard has crammed into this years BlizzCon 08 swag bag, as Ripten’s Donne Ingalls gives you a first hand account of all the goodies inside. Highlights include a “bind on equip” Blizzard Authenticator to protect your account, trading cards, a Paladin bubble, Horde mask, QQ tissue box, and a Blizzard branded [...]