You legions of Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo fans, take note! Blizzcon tickets are now on sale. As always, it’s best to act fast if you want to attend this convention, as these have of habit of selling out rapidly. A second batch will be sold on April 27th at 10am PDT, with 500$ dollar charity dinner tickets going up for grabs May 1st at 7pm PDT. The standard tickets cost 175$, but I’ve always heard from people who’ve hit this con that there’s a whole lot of fun to be had – along with some game incentives, of course.

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Blizzard has announced that Blizzcon 2012 has been canceled, and that the next one will take place in 2013. Instead, Blizzard will be holding the 2012 Battle.net World Championship at the end of the year.

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Blizzard is one of the few companies that gets my money for everything they make, sight unseen.  When I played Diablo, StarCraft, and WarCraft they ruled my world for quite a while, giving me all of the RTS and loot-whoring fun I could ask for.  When Brood Wars hit I was hooked once more with an entirely new set of well-balanced units joining an already stellar cast of characters.  Even the Sierra-developed Hellfire expansion for Diablo grabbed my attention, leaving me wanting for more Blizzard fun.  Fast forward to today and the little company that introduced you to the phrase “Work, work, work” and “Ahhh….FRESH MEAT!” has over 8.5 million sales in Diablo and Diablo II, including expansions.  They nabbed a solid 10 million sales courtesy of the Warcraft franchise, cleared 10 million with the original StarCraft and expansion, and are on pace to hit 8 million by the end of this year with StarCraft 2.  When you factor in roughly 11 million active subscribers to World of Warcraft (not even counting the initial game cost investment) you have a company that is free to throw their own party – and that’s exactly what they have done for the last 5 years running.

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Yet more news from the nexus of fun that is Blizzcon! We have here a trailer for the upcoming Blizzard DOTA game, and it seems to take an appropriately light-hearted attitude towards this mix-up of Blizzard characters. Honestly, the whole thing gives off a Laff-a-Lympics vibe to me – and that’s a good thing. It’s nice to see a big company willing to have a sense of humor with their characters. More than that, the game actually looks like it could be fun. And it may well be… free? Somewhat free? Free-to-play the way League of Legends is? Check inside to find out more!

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Heads up, Starcraft II fans! The release may still be far away, but we’ve got the trailer for Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm to share with you, fresh from the fun at Blizzcon. Check it out for over two minutes of storyline hinting, talk of new units and tactics, and also Kerrigan generally looking attractive but also on the stern side. Click on in for the cinematic glory.

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Kotaku reports that Diablo III will be getting an Ultimate Edition filled to the unholy, fire-charred gills with extras. While no price point or release date has been announced yet, the picture above does show just what the Ultimate Diablo III Experience will feature. Collector’s Edition Soundtrack! Behind the scenes DVD and Blu-Ray Two-Disc Set! The Art of Diablo III! Diablo Skull! 4GB USB Flash Drive Soulstone! Exclusive in-game content! And if this fails to entice you, keep in mind this pack also includes one more thing: A Copy of Diablo III! Now we’re talking!

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Straight out of Blizzcon comes some extremely welcome news for you guys who play World of Warcraft year to year! How would you like to get Diablo III for free? What about guaranteed beta access for the next WoW expansion? How about both of these things, AND a flying mount? Well, for a limited time, if you sign up for an annual subscription to World of Warcraft – which you can choose to pay monthly at the usual rate – you will get all these things. I know guys who have been paying for this game over five years and counting, so for those of you who know you won’t be quitting WoW anytime soon this is a no-brainer. I currently have a lapsed subscription and even I’m half tempted!

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It’s that time of the year, folks!  Blizzcon is live and underway, and already the news is starting to pour in. If you’re not one of the lucky people on site and getting the first-hand experience, fret not – we’ve got the latest news to share with you. But let’s get right to the big news: the next World of Warcraft expansion is announced, and we’re finally getting two things that have been rumored since the first expansion. That’s right, in one swoop we’re getting pandaren as a playable race, and the monk class! I know what you’re wondering – alright, so the pandaren are in. But which side gets them? Horde or Alliance? And the answer is…

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