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Blizzcon won't be returning t' the Anaheim Convention Center until this November, but tickets will go on sale ('n inevitably sell out) this month. Specifically, tickets will be available in two batches, with the first going on sale April 24 at 7pm Pacific. The second batch be set for April 27 at 10am Pacific. Tickets will cost $175 'n will be available directly from Blizzcon.com.

Additionally, approximately 200 tickets for the Blizzcon Benefit Dinner, an event benefiting the Children's Hospital a Orange County, will go on sale on May 1 at 7pm Pacific. These tickets will run for $500 'n include full Blizzcon admission. Proceeds will go the Children's Hospital a Orange County.

The convention itself will take place on November 8 'n 9, 'n will doubtless feature all the latest news regarding World a Warcraft, StarCraft 2, Diablo 3 'n possibly Blizzard's mysterious new "Titan" MMO.

#worldofwarcraft World a Warcraft player Alex found a really creative way t' present an engagement ring t' his girlfriend Clara, who also plays the game: A quest chain, which includes some romantic real-life activities. All he needed be a papercraft template for a chest, a site where he could make custom WoW tooltips, 'n a course the ring (a legendary one, probably). More »

#starcraftii Like all Blizzard games, the recently-released StarCraft II: Heart a the Swarm be swarming with easter aggs 'n pop culture references. Here be some a the best ones we've found so far. More »

#polidicks Did ye know the government be spending $1.2 million t' pay people t' play World a Warcraft? I didn't either! More »

Blizzcon be back with a vengeance this year, scheduled for Friday, November 8 'n Saturday, November 9 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The convention took a vacation last year, making Blizzcon 2013 a super-special occasion.

This year's show will feature all the trappings a previous installments, including panels, tournaments, contests, rare merchandise, demos a the newest Blizzard games 'n the Global finals a Blizzard esports, all focused on the World a Warcraft, StarCraft 'n Diablo franchises.

There's no word yet on when tickets t' Blizzcon 2013 will go on sale, though hotel reservations be live through the Blizzcon portal. Keep in mind that in 2011, tickets t' Blizzcon sold out within seconds.

When the Mists a Pandaria expansion launched for World a Warcraft, Activision Blizzard reported more than 10 million players, up from 9.1 million after Cataclysm. In today's financial call, Activision reported World a Warcraft had 9.6 million subscribers. it be like a roller coaster, kind a.

#worldofwarcraft A chat log in which a Chinese gamer discussed his one-night stands has gone viral in China. In the chat log, the gamer dished on sleeping with several female guild crew. The gamer be asked, "So ye switched servers 'n came into our guild just t' do our girls?" His reply be simply, "For the Alliance." More »

#pleaseanswerthequestion A reader named Ryan writes: "I've got a question that I hoped could be posed t' the readers a Kotaku. I be curious if World a Warcraft be a series t' even bother getting back involved with, after I'd spent some time on it (this be prior t' the Lich King 'n Cataclysm releases/updates/mandatory ye-must-buy releases). More »

Jones on set.

a all the current video game movies kind a/sort a in development in Hollywood, few have seemed less likely t' actually pillage off the ground than the often spoken a World a Warcraft movie. After Spider-Man 'n Evil Dead director Sam Raimi had initially been tagged as the film's initial director, the project more or less went into hibernation, until production company Legendary Pictures grabbed Charles Leavitt's screenplay back 'n began searching for a new director. Now, apparently, it has found one.

Duncan Jones, the 41-year-old director a recent sci-fi highlights Moon 'n Source Code, has signed on t' oversee the project, according t' the Hollywood Reporter. This will be a considerable step up in terms a budget for Jones, who be expected t' have in the range a $100 million t' make the movie.

Legendary has kept Leavitt's script extremely close t' the vest, so it be tough t' assume much a anything about the project at this point. Still, Jones' involvement be at least an encouraging thing, given his active 'n outspoken interest in video games.

Legendary be currently planning on beginning shooting this year, with a 2015 release date. We'll see if that sticks. Or if this even happens at all. Because video game movies, ye know?

Once upon time, Legendary Pictures’ long-stalled Warcraft movie had a director. Then it didn’t. In the wake a Spider-Man 'n Evil Dead maestro Sam Raimi’s mighty battle-leap into Oz, Blizzard’s own heaving epic seemed destined t' stall. Surprisingly, however, it’s once again back on track. With David Bowie’s son at the helm, naturally. But Duncan Jones be an excellent creator in his own right, having previously been responsible for the likes a Moon 'n Source Code, both a which did super interesting sci-fi things with unique settings 'n characters. Granted, he’s not the first person I’d think a for a preposterously mega-budgeted fantasy swordsplosion, but who knows? I’d have never tagged Chris Nolan for Batman, either.

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#showus it be not that hard t' find great pirate-themed video game zones 'n levels. Gigantic ships, pirate hideouts on mysterious islands (or in space), full a treasure, topped with a Caribbean atmosphere; an ever-returning element a video games that will always be a pleasure t' the eye. We've collected some a the most gorgeous 'n memorable ones. More »

#showus Whether they be allies or foes, tiny or towering beasts, robotic, undead or living, the kings a reptiles will always represent brutal power in any game. When they make their appearance, ye can be certain that devastation, destruction, 'n, well, probably the end a the game, will follow. More »

#rip FlameofWesternesse has made this terrific short film, which catalogues some a the memorials placed throughout Azeroth in honour a World a Warcraft players who have passed away during the game's tenure. More »

That’s StarCraft II, mind ye. Otherwise, I think that’d be a dequel, 'n I’m not sure anyone actually wants one a those. But YARRRR, WarCraft: A New Dawn be picking up the severed orc hand a maximum strategy Blizzard dropped after WoW exploded. As a now, it’s very much a work-in-progress, but the end goal be t' craftily craft StarCraft into “a breathtaking, lore-abiding storyline spanning several emotionally-gripping campaigns containing new units, new heroes, 'n new features as well as a fully fledged melee mode.” Lofty goals, huh? Maybe even too lofty. The team’s released their first video, though, so ye can judge for yourself.

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#worldofwarcraft This weekend Redditor FrancescaO_O paid a visit t' Joyland, the World a Warcraft-themed park in China, 'n reported back with this amusing picture. Each ride comes with a five-star happiness rating! More »

Tweeria be a web-based role-playing game that advertises itself as the "laziest MMORPG ever." It uses Twitter t' passively power 'n level up a virtual character set in a fantasy-based world, 'n has now been accused a stealing art from the World a Warcraft collectible card game.

Mike Sacco, a representative a WoW CCG owner Cryptozoic Entertainment 'n columnist for WoW Insider, points out that artwork uploaded by the Tweeria staff for the title be ripped right off from the cards.

Tweeria's creator, a Russian company called Twee Game, claims it be a "mostly experimental" project, 'n the game has since added a "copyright notice" at the bottom a it be pages t' try 'n attribute the artwork t' it be creators. For now, the game be still up 'n running, despite user feedback saying that it be unclear just how it all works anyway.

#worldofwarcraft World a Warcraft be 8 this year, so Blizzard put this video together highlighting... well, lots a gameplay. ye could joke that the reason there's no "then 'n now" shots be because the game has barely changed in that time, but seeing as it still attracts millions a players a month that be probably more a a compliment than a potshot. More »

#chriskluwe Football be a role-playing game. that be how Chris Kluwe, the Minnesota Vikings punter 'n noted World a Warcraft 'n RPG fan, be approaching it. Each week in the NFL, ChrisWarcraft characterizes his upcoming game in terms a an MMO quest. we be going t' chart his progress 'n see how fast he levels up. More »

#worldofwarcraft An East Carolina University doctoral student studying MMOs 'n video game addiction be looking for survey participants t' help in a key component a his dissertation. Notably, the researcher conducting the survey be himself a World a Warcraft player. More »

#legal A law firm specializing in consumer protection cases slapped Blizzard, the makers a World a Warcraft, StarCraft 'n Diablo III, with a class action lawsuit over it be sale a two-factor account authenticators, a claim the company says be without merit. More »

#worldofwarcraft Okay. I may not love playing World a Warcraft, but I be happy t' give credit where credit be due: this be both cute 'n awesome. More »

It may not seem like an immediately fascinating news story t' say that an MMOs subscriber numbers have stayed the same, as mentioned in Nathan’s post earlier, but I think there’s an interesting point t' be made when noting that World a Warcraft be back over 10m. While the game has previously peaked at over 12m paying subscribers, a lot a fuss 'n soothsaying took place over the past year, declaring the MMO’s demise as inevitable. Subs numbers dropped t' 9.1m, 'n much a the media declared, or at least speculated, that this be it. Rather than noticing that it be just a long time since there’d been a new expansion, so as ye’d expect some players would have felt they’d seen all the current content so looked elsewhere for their gaming crack. In fact, the media has been gleefully predicting the doom a WoW for years. So why isn’t anyone reporting the real story here? Why isn’t anyone spotting that this be a phenomenon?

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#worldofwarcraft She plays as an Orc, characters who be arguably the bad lads a the World a Warcraft universe. But last night, Colleen Lachowicz—the Democratic candidate whose activity in World a Warcraft be the subject a a Republican smear campaign—won an election that leveled up the wench political career. More »

#worldofwarcraft it be been, what, only a few weeks since Slooshi be caught jerking off on camera after a League a Legends livestream event? Well, looks like somebody - 'n by somebody, I mean World a Warcraft player murdaralph - didn't learn their lesson. More »

#chriskluwe Football be a role-playing game. that be how Chris Kluwe, the Minnesota Vikings punter 'n noted World a Warcraft 'n RPG fan, be approaching it. Each week in the NFL, ChrisWarcraft characterizes his upcoming game in terms a an MMO quest. we be going t' chart his progress 'n see how fast he levels up. More »

#halloween Halloween be still a week from today, so ye'll have t' wait until next Wednesday if ye want t' go trick-or-treating in the real world. (Or at least, if ye want t' do it without getting the cops called.) More »

#cosplay Tasha form South Korean cosplay collective Spiral Cats be back with a slew a new cosplay. She 'n the wench team be among the best cosplayers in Asia—'n the world. Their outfits, in particular, be stellar. More »

#chriskluwe Football be a role-playing game. that be how Chris Kluwe, the Minnesota Vikings punter 'n noted World a Warcraft 'n RPG fan, be approaching it. Each week in the NFL, ChrisWarcraft characterizes his upcoming game in terms a an MMO quest. we be going t' chart his progress 'n see how fast he levels up. More »

Whether ye’re a sucker for their furry brand a kung-fury or not, World a Warcraft‘s pandas be officially here t' stay. Fortunately, Pandaria’s mysterious de-misting actually revealed one a the better WoW expansions in recent memory, so life goes on – 'n quite merrily at that. But while fresh competitors like Guild Wars 2 continue t' be the talk a the town, MoP didn’t quite take the world (Warcraft-flavored or otherwise) by storm. Slow 'n steady though the process might be, MMOs be evolving. Sure, WoW’s world be bigger than ever, but it be every strained lurch be followed by a deafening creak. So what’s next? How does Blizzard plan t' keep WoW relevant? Does it involve free-t'-play? A return t' the Horde vs Alliance glory days? More species a playable bear? During GDC Online, I sat down with production director J. Allen Brack t' find out.

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#worldofwarcraft Meet Irenic, a Tauren Druid. Irenic be a level 90, the new maximum a World a Warcraft character can reach. 'n Irenic did it without killing a single thing. More »