I have been a huge fan of Blizzard games since Rock and Roll Racing, Lost Vikings, and Warcraft 1. You may or may not know I created the site “Diablo 2 Hack List!” back in the day and it was the number 1 Diablo site on the net for a few years. I am writing this post to give you a quick rundown of what I thought of Blizzcon this year, and my experiences.

Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony merely announced a new expansion for WOW that we all knew was coming called Cataclysm. Not being a huge fan of WoW,  and it definately not being a game for the mid-core gamer, there isn’t much to say here. Although watching the trailer showing all of Azeroth converted to lava land seemed pretty darn cool. As far as I could tell, the changes that are coming to WOW with this new expansion pack are going to make people extremely happy. Read more..

I am not sure if anyone remembers Blizzcon last year and the mess that was the store line. It would stretch for hundreds of feet and take hours to get to the front to pay for what you want. Blizzard has learned there lessons from last year. The problem last year both have been resolved so far, First with the better online ordering process for the tickets and Second with the Blizzcon store death  line.

Starting August 5th at 10am, for 48 hours you will be able to buy all the same merchandise at the Blizzcon store online at http://www.blizzard.com/store. They will ship it to you, and you should have it in time for Blizzcon. Now you can spend more time enjoying things! Here is the official release after the jump.

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The sixth and latest Harry Potter is set in the teenage years for Harry and friends.  When a movie involves teenagers, you know there are going to be hormones and relationships aplenty.  This installment works as a bridge to the end and final movies of the Harry Potter saga (Note: the last book will be split into two movies).  Harry is getting closer to learning the truth of Voldermort’s past and the Dark Lord is getting closer to the wizard himself.  As eluded to above, there is plenty of romance in this episode as well between Ron and Hermione, as well as Harry and the youngest of the Weasley clan.

The Good:

As a casual Harry Potter fan, I loved that the movie did not get to in depth in the wizard world and instead concentrated the story on the characters and building relationships.  The visuals were also stunning in making this world look so believable and majestic at the same time.

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As you know, earlier I got my hands on a video preview of the new Prince of Persia film. EW, got an exclusive new photo with Jake Gyllenhaal as the prince Dastan. Check it out below!

I don’t know if you guys rememeber that Jay Mohr hosted Blizzcon last year and it was a blast. I just got word from him via email that he is in-fact hosting it again this year! I took a screenshot and blurred out the email address(THIS IS NOT A TWITTER POST). In case anyone forgot, here is a video in which he jumps on one of the costume contest vehicles.