Aside from the scores of fans costumed in Blizzard garb, what I’d really like to see at Blizzcon 2010 is one epic LARP event. LARP stands for Live-Action Role-Playing and, as the name suggests, would take those CosPlayed fellows and pit them against one another in a battle like nobody has seen before. Could it happen? Who knows, but it would definitely bring a different aura to Blizzard’s largest celebration. And speaking of which, guess what’s coming up?

Blizzcon 2010 Press Release:

Mar 25, 2010

BlizzCon® 2010 Announced
Blizzard Entertainment’s fifth BlizzCon gaming celebration to be held at Anaheim Convention Center October 22-23, 2010

IRVINE, Calif. — March 25, 2010 — Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced plans for its fifth BlizzCon® gaming convention, to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on Friday, October 22 and Saturday, October 23, 2010. BlizzCon is a celebration of the global player communities surrounding Blizzard Entertainment’s Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® universes.

“BlizzCon offers us a great opportunity to meet with our players and share our enthusiasm for gaming with one of the most passionate communities in the world,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “We’re looking forward to providing another great show filled with entertainment, competition, and the latest information about Blizzard Entertainment games.”

In addition to serving as a gathering place for Blizzard Entertainment gaming communities, BlizzCon will offer attendees a chance to enjoy:

* Hands-on play time with upcoming Blizzard Entertainment games
* Discussion panels with Blizzard Entertainment developers
* Competitive and casual tournaments for players to showcase their talents
* Community contests with great prizes
* Commemorative merchandise based on Blizzard Entertainment’s game universes
* More exciting activities and attractions to be announced

The previous BlizzCon was held in Anaheim in August 2009. Tickets to the event sold out in minutes, and some of the highlights included the announcement of World of Warcraft®: Cataclysm™, the unveiling of a new playable class in Diablo® III, the first public hands-on with the single-player campaign of StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty™, and a closing concert featuring rock legend Ozzy Osbourne.
About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.

Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft® and the Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® series, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment’s track record includes eleven #1-selling games and multiple Game of the Year awards. The company’s online-gaming service, Battle.net®, is one of the largest in the world, with millions of active players.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements: Information in this press release that involves Blizzard Entertainment’s expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Blizzard Entertainment generally uses words such as “outlook,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “might,” “remains,” “to be,” “plans,” “believes,” “may,” “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “estimate,” future,” “plan,” “positioned,” “potential,” “project,” “remain,” “scheduled,” “set to,” “subject to,” “upcoming” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause Blizzard Entertainment’s actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include, but are not limited to, sales levels of Blizzard Entertainment’s titles, shifts in consumer spending trends, the impact of the current macroeconomic environment, the seasonal and cyclical nature of the interactive game market, declines in software pricing, product returns and price protection, product delays, retail acceptance of Blizzard Entertainment’s products, competition from the used game market, industry competition and competition from other forms of entertainment, rapid changes in technology, industry standards and consumer preferences, including interest in specific genres such as real-time strategy, action–role-playing and massively multiplayer online games, protection of proprietary rights, litigation against Blizzard Entertainment, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, customers, licensees, licensors, vendors and third-party developers, including the ability to attract, retain and develop key personnel and developers who can create high quality “hit” titles, counterparty risks relating to customers, licensees, licensors and manufacturers, domestic and international economic, financial and political conditions and policies, foreign exchange rates and tax rates, and the identification of suitable future acquisition opportunities, and the other factors identified in the risk factors section of Activision Blizzard’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to Blizzard Entertainment and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Blizzard Entertainment nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of Blizzard Entertainment or Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.

For 11 Million+ subscribers Worldwide, World of Warcraft (WoW) is more than just a game – its a Way of Life. When that way of life changes from a flattened 2D World, to that of a 3-Dimensional, visually stunning experience, you can bet that people will notice. Well, the latest change in the WoW Armory may not be that dramatic, but its good to see WoW making strides in the 3-D direction.

And now, for your enjoyment:

A note to Santa Claus:

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Dear Santa,

Christmas is around the corner, and while I ready the DVD player for another 24 hours of A Christmas Story, I wanted to send you “My Wishlist” for the Holidays. You probably know this already, but I wanted to tell you again that I’ve been a good boy. Go ahead. Check your list. I’ll wait. Check it twice if you want. I also wanted to let you know that I always eat my vegetables. Unless its brussel sprouts. I only eat that if we have vinegar. Also, I don’t say any bad words. Well, not that often. And oh, I love Mama K very much! So please Santa, if you have time in your schedule, when you stop by my chimney to drop off presents, please consider at least one of my gifts from “My Wishlist.” Thank you.

With milk and cookies,

Baby Edo
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For the Entertainment Seeker

Glee: The Music, Volume 1, Glee: The Music, Volume 2| Television
$9.99

Twilight | Movie
$24.99

Entourage | Cable Television Series
$ Varies

For the Technology Lover

Apple iPhone | Smartphone
starts at $99 for 3G model w/ New Contract or Renewal via AT&T
5 iPhone Accessory Essentials

Nikon 18-200mm AF-S | Foto Equipment

For the Video Gamer

PS3 Slim and Xbox 360 Elite | Gaming Consoles
$299 and $299

World of Warcraft | PC MMORPG Game
$19.00

Street Fighter 4 (XBOX, PS3, PC)
$27.99 for both XBOX and PS3. $30.98 for PC

For the Comic-Book Collector

San Diego Comic-Con | Comic Book Convention
$$$ TBA (Usually runs $35-50 depending on day)
Don’t forget: Tix go on sale Dec. 15, 2009!

Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology| Graphic Novel
$14.93

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Plush Toy | Dinky Ninja Bears
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The last BIG World of Warcraft Patch (3.3) before Cataclysm releases.

You all know how much I Love to play WoW. But a certain Taiwanese player that goes by the name of “Little Grey” (小灰) may just love it a little bit more than I do. So what has “Little Grey” (小灰) done? Well, the lil’ Wrathbringer from Taiwan has beaten the ultimate in Massively Multi-Player Online RPG’s – World of Warcraft. How do I know he’s beaten it? Because he’s sitting at home right now asking when Cataclysm is going to be released! Seriously! He’s questing w/ n00bs right now who are QQ’ing over not having “beaten” the game yet. What a good guildie. And one Drood that deserves a PWN GROWN Tee. /yee!

At any rate, the lil’ Wrathbringer has broughted the Wrath – having completed all the achievements except for the recently added “BB King” and is the first player to reach 986/986 points listed in the armory. What’s it say? Something like, he’s killed 390,895 HELLA creatures and died 8,543 not too many times himself. He has racked up 7,255,538,878 HELLA points of damage and has completed 5,906 DAMN THATS A LOT OF quests. And he ran a Taur-Drood. A DROOD! They’re not even OP. WoW. Maybe I need to re-roll a Drood. Chalk one up for the Horde. Wonder how he does in WG? And I wonder if he was grinding boars to get to 80. Just a thought…

What is this I see in my virtual Holiday stocking? A gift from Blizzard, perhaps? If the above email I just received from “Blizzard” isn’t a hoax, then it looks like I’ll be cozying up in front of my World of Warcraft enclave for 7 Days to help celebrate 5-years of World of Warcraft Anniversary fun!

If this is all a ploy to get me back into your World of Warcraft, then well, guess what? Its working! Much thanks to you guys, and see you on WoW!

You know how much I # WoW. The raids, instances, gear, auctions, and comradarie; I # all that. So when I found out that the Blizzard Store has just put up two in-game pets for REAL-MONEY on sale, for use in the VIRTUAL World of Warcraft (WoW) realm, I was stoked. It’s the first time Blizzard has made this kind of service available. At the cost of $10 per pet…

For many folks, this is no big deal. There are a lot of games out today that give you the option of spending your cold-hard cash for in-game currency, goods and other services. So why should WoW be any different? Well, aside from the $15 a month I spend on WoW membership, what’s another $10, right? Before you know it, we’ll all have the chance to parade around in our Tier 8 gear with the hautest pets in tow. Just shell out the cash at the Blizzard Store! /w00t! (Actually, this is kind of a touchy subject. And I would have to agree. Check out the banter betwen the fanboys here). Regardless of how I, or how many others feel for that matter, these pets are actually CoolAzifug.

The two new non-combat pets are (as quoted from store):

Again, they run $10 each.

Time to get Social! In an effort to keep my Video Game/Online presence in order, I’m compiling a list of Virtual places where you will be able to find me. For my fellow aspiring photographers, friendly Social Network-ers, and Video Game Junkiez – come add me and lets get Social!

Video Games

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If you search hard enough, you’ll also be able to find me ALL OVER the InterwebZ.

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