Blizzard Turns 20 Today; Founders Spread Message of Love and Joy

t’s time to pop the confetti as Blizzard celebrates their 20th year anniversary today. Jump into your StarCraft, World of Warcraft, and Diablo accounts and start partying across Blizzard’s digital territories as we give honor to the people behind the world’s most played games for the past years. Wha? You wanna hear some message from the celebrants? Well you’ve got it. Hit the break and watch a short but sweet video of of Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime and EVP Frank Pearce giving thanks to all the loyal players who’ve made them richer by the billions.

BlizzCon 2011 Coming This October

Mark your calendars and get your gears in check, because Blizzard has already announced that the BlizzCon 2011 is coming back to the Anaheim Convention Center this October 21 to October 22. What can we expect this year other than the usual panel discussions, tournaments, freebies, and collectibles? Will we finally get to see a preview of Deathwing in all his glory in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm’s final patch? Are we going to get a hint of the next World of Warcraft? Will there be more sneak peek of the upcoming StarCraft II expansions? And are we EVER going to get Diablo III anytime soon? We’ve got so many questions to ponder over the next couple of months, but until then, the best way to hasten time is to keep on playing (and all those things about work, school, and real life).

World of Warcraft Gold Sellers at the Edge; PayPal Sends Ultimatum

Want an easier way of getting the best goods in the MMORPG World of Warcraft? Then better count gold buying out of the equation as Blizzard convinced PayPal to suspend accounts that are using the service to illicitly sell World of Warcraft gold currency. Blizzard has appealed that such an act is in violation of their intellectual properties and swift action must be taken.

PayPal on the other hand seems to be cool about the subject matter as they’ve given the gold sellers time to appeal for their case. If not convinced, PaypPal will suspend their accounts with no remorse unless they stopped doing such illegal transactions. Read PayPal’s full statement after the break!

‘World of StarCraft’ Still Alive; Blizzard Asks Modder to Rename It

Blizzard admits that it asked YouTube to remove the ‘World of StarCraft’ clips on the video sharing site but not because it deems the game itself is illegal, but because the name was in breach of some copyright brouhaha the gaming company has instigated.

The game mod, which was headed by Ryan Winzen, still exists to our delight and Blizzard have taken interest in the game and their group as they invited them over to have a talk with StarCraft II developers. Should everything go well, the best thing that can happen is Ryan Wizen and probably a couple of members from his crew will come back not as guests anymore, but bonafide Blizzard programmers.

‘World of StarCraft’ Finally Here; Thank You Mods!

World of StarCraft? For too long we’ve been dreaming of an MMORPG/World of Warcraft version of StarCraft, but a band of brave individuals out there said “screw dreams” as they pushed the boundaries of fan speculation and imagination by using StarCraft II’s Galaxy Editor to concoct a spin-off unlike any other. Welcome to ‘World of StarCraft’ (note: Blizzard has no part in creating the ‘game’ as it was just created for fun by programming geniuses).

The game looks (in a good sense) horrifyingly real as a Marine-like toon trek the trecherous terrain and go trigger-happy against some Protoss units. Although barely reaching the level of fun and playable by MMORPG standards, ‘World of Starcraft’ remains as an eye-candy to fans and haters alike. We doubt that this would scale up as a game that’s available worldwide. The development team is currently brainstorming on their future plans on the mod and are open to public suggestions through their forums.

Watch the 2-minute video of the ‘World of Starcraft’ mod after the break!

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is World’s Fastest-Selling PC Game of All Time

It already holds the record thanks to a whopping 3.3 million sold copies on its opening day, but now World of Warcraft: Cataclysm just cemented its place in the charts. With more than 4.7 million copies sold in a month’s time, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is now crowned as the world’s fastest selling PC game of all time.

Despite the game being almost a decade old, the leading MMORPG still has some zing in its lifeline as the latest expansion drew massive crowds as devoted, returning, and new fans alike lined up or scoured the internet to purchase and download this epic game. Hit the break and watch a video on World of Warcraft: Cataclysm’s Midnight Launch event to see how massive the game has become!

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Patch 4.0.6 Goes Live on PTR

It’s been a month since World of Warcraft: Cataclysm was unleashed and we’ve already had alot to work on as we grind our way through new Azeroth. Most players have already conquered the new available zones, have leveled their toon/s to level 85, plus have worked their way through their professions, including Archaelogy. There are also triumphs in Heroic Dungeons and even raids, including the Bastion of Twilight, Cataclysm’s hardest raid so far.

However, many of the adventures and triumphs we’ve come acrossed and achieved these past weeks do not escape the issues of unbalanced characters, game play and mechanics problems, profession glitches, and so on. That’s why Blizzard keeps on uploading some hotfixes to make our World of Warcraft lives more convenient. And for the first time since the game has been released, a new patch is on its way to further fix some bugs and problems the game currently has. It’s already available at the Public Test Realm (PTR) and might soon hit the real game around next week.

Hit this link to go to the official patch notes.

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm’s Massive Sales Record

Once again, MMORPG game “World of Warcraft” gives a new meaning to the word “massive.”

“World of Warcraft: Cataclysm” sold a record breaking 3.3 million copies on its first week. Its 24 hours is quite a success to its developers at Blizzard. This record makes “World of Warcraft: Cataclysm” the fastest-selling PC game of all time.

There are more than 12 million people playing “World of Warcraft,” an online role-playing game known as MMORPG. Its third installment was released simultaneously in the US, Canada, Argentina, Mexico, Europe, Russia, Southeast Asia, Chile and New Zealand last December 7.

Cataclysm Greets Players with Pugs, Long Queue Times, and Lags

Just a few hours into World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, US servers got a bitter taste of what several months of beta testing resulted to, all that plus your usual problems whenever a new expansion comes out.

The most infamous of all problems was the Experience. Level 80 players who had the tenacity to gather and complete daily quests a day before the expansion release didn’t gain experience once they turned over the quests the following day, nice one! Blizzard was well aware of the situation and took action immediately.

Diablo III on Consoles?

A job posting was discovered recently, and it’s suggesting that Blizzard is looking to port over Diablo III to XBox 360 and PlayStation 3. But the company replied quickly, saying that the listing was merely a concept title that may or may not actually come out.

To make everything clear, more information is posted after the skip.