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  • Last night’s Halloween episode of The Office featured everyone’s favorite character Dwight Schrute dressed up as Kerrigan, Queen of Blades. Unfortunately the characters in the show didn’t know who he was supposed to be (one guessing he was Whoopi Goldberg) before he had to explain his costume. With that said, this quite possibly has to be the most disturbing Kerrigan costume I have ever seen. If you’d like to see the full episode it is...

    Dwight Dresses as Kerrigan on The Office

    Posted on October 28, 2011 | No Comments
    Last night’s Halloween episode of The Office featured everyone’s favorite character Dwight Schrute dressed up as Kerrigan, Queen of Blades. Unfortunately the characters in the show didn’t know who he was supposed to be (one guessing he was Whoopi Goldberg) before he had to explain his costume. With that said, this quite possibly has to be the most disturbing Kerrigan costume I have ever seen. If you’d like to see the full episode it is...

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  • The DICE 2011 summit is happening right now and one of the keynote speakers this year is Mike Morhaime, CEO, President, and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. Morhaime is joined by a roundtable of other speakers that include BioWare’s Dr. Ray Muzyka and Dr. Greg Zeschuk, Cerny Games Mark Cerny, and Zynga’s Bruce Shelley. The title of the keynote round table is “Game Changers: A Conversation on the Nature of Interactive Entertainment from some of the...

    DICE 2011 Summit: Blizzard Investigating Diablo 3 to Consoles

    Posted on February 10, 2011 | No Comments
    The DICE 2011 summit is happening right now and one of the keynote speakers this year is Mike Morhaime, CEO, President, and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. Morhaime is joined by a roundtable of other speakers that include BioWare’s Dr. Ray Muzyka and Dr. Greg Zeschuk, Cerny Games Mark Cerny, and Zynga’s Bruce Shelley. The title of the keynote round table is “Game Changers: A Conversation on the Nature of Interactive Entertainment from some of the...

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  • Blizzard has announced the 2010 Blizzard Global Writing Contest. Get the chance to visit Blizzard’s headquarters and BlizzCon. Meet the Creative Development Team as a bonus. Who wouldn’t want to shake hands with Chris Metzen the Bourbon Cowboy, and Micky Neilson? Blizzard Quote: You’re called to action once again, to use your wits and strength, to compete for the ultimate prize. Your weapons? They seem to be but a musty tome and quill, but know...

    2010 Blizzard Global Writing Contest Announced

    Posted on June 23, 2010 | No Comments
    Blizzard has announced the 2010 Blizzard Global Writing Contest. Get the chance to visit Blizzard’s headquarters and BlizzCon. Meet the Creative Development Team as a bonus. Who wouldn’t want to shake hands with Chris Metzen the Bourbon Cowboy, and Micky Neilson? Blizzard Quote: You’re called to action once again, to use your wits and strength, to compete for the ultimate prize. Your weapons? They seem to be but a musty tome and quill, but know...

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  • Keith R.A. DeCandido will be at Forbidden Planet signing some Farscape comics today April 22 at 6:30pm. Bring your copies of World of Warcraft: Cycle of Hatred, StarCraft: Ghost: Nova, and StarCraft: Ghost Academy and say hi to the author. Take the # 4 or # 6 Subway Train to 14 street (Union Square) and walk a few blocks) Forbidden Planet (Map) 840 Broadway (corner with East 13 Street) New York, NY 10003

    Keith R.A. DeCandido @ Forbidden Planet - New York City

    Posted on April 22, 2010 | No Comments
    Keith R.A. DeCandido will be at Forbidden Planet signing some Farscape comics today April 22 at 6:30pm. Bring your copies of World of Warcraft: Cycle of Hatred, StarCraft: Ghost: Nova, and StarCraft: Ghost Academy and say hi to the author. Take the # 4 or # 6 Subway Train to 14 street (Union Square) and walk a few blocks) Forbidden Planet (Map) 840 Broadway (corner with East 13 Street) New York, NY 10003

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  • Recently we gave you a sneak peek into the StarCraft: Heaven’s Devils hardcover novel by William C. Dietz. In our video preview, you could see at the final pages, a section with a length of thirteen pages which summarizes the entire StarCraft Timeline.. This novel covers much of the mysterious past of Jim Raynor at the moment he was age 18, up to the moment he joined the Confederate Marine Corps during the Guild Wars....

    The Official StarCraft Timeline

    Posted on March 27, 2010 | 1 Comment
    Recently we gave you a sneak peek into the StarCraft: Heaven’s Devils hardcover novel by William C. Dietz. In our video preview, you could see at the final pages, a section with a length of thirteen pages which summarizes the entire StarCraft Timeline.. This novel covers much of the mysterious past of Jim Raynor at the moment he was age 18, up to the moment he joined the Confederate Marine Corps during the Guild Wars....

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  • The Con-hopper Keith R.A. Decandido barely got back from Emerald City Con in Seattle, and now he’s heading to Lunacon 2010 — New York’s Oldest Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention — this coming weekend, and then to I-Con the following week. Lunacon 2010 will be held at: Hilton Rye Town Hotel (Map) 699 Westchester Avenue Rye Brook, NY 10573 (914) 939-6300 Keith R.A. DeCandido wrote Starcraft: Ghost Nova, Starcraft: Ghost Academy and World of Warcraft:...

    Keith R.A. DeCandido and Aaron Rosenberg at LunaCon 2010

    Posted on March 16, 2010 | No Comments
    The Con-hopper Keith R.A. Decandido barely got back from Emerald City Con in Seattle, and now he’s heading to Lunacon 2010 — New York’s Oldest Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention — this coming weekend, and then to I-Con the following week. Lunacon 2010 will be held at: Hilton Rye Town Hotel (Map) 699 Westchester Avenue Rye Brook, NY 10573 (914) 939-6300 Keith R.A. DeCandido wrote Starcraft: Ghost Nova, Starcraft: Ghost Academy and World of Warcraft:...

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  • I acquired a copy of Starcraft: Ghost Academy from Barnes & Noble to review this product. For a soft cover, I really like the texture and feeling of the material. Volume One contains 192 pages full of action and it’s divided into a prologue and five chapters. The manga starts out strangely from the point of view of yourself as the one receiving a letter from Emperor Arcturus Mengsk. In this letter you are required...

    Starcraft: Ghost Academy Vol. 1 Review

    Posted on January 4, 2010 | 1 Comment
    I acquired a copy of Starcraft: Ghost Academy from Barnes & Noble to review this product. For a soft cover, I really like the texture and feeling of the material. Volume One contains 192 pages full of action and it’s divided into a prologue and five chapters. The manga starts out strangely from the point of view of yourself as the one receiving a letter from Emperor Arcturus Mengsk. In this letter you are required...

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  • I have never heard of a Game Studios so involved with its fansites and community as Blizzard Entertainment. They invite fansites to Blizzcon, to the Blizzard Worldwide Invitationals, fansite hands-on gameplay and Studio tours. The community managers send email and flash news, post twitter updates and keep in contact with fansites often year-round. This Christmas, Blizzard sent all members of the Fansites Program a special 2009 Holiday Card. I was curious why they have sent...

    2009 Blizzard Holiday Card

    Posted on December 30, 2009 | 1 Comment
    I have never heard of a Game Studios so involved with its fansites and community as Blizzard Entertainment. They invite fansites to Blizzcon, to the Blizzard Worldwide Invitationals, fansite hands-on gameplay and Studio tours. The community managers send email and flash news, post twitter updates and keep in contact with fansites often year-round. This Christmas, Blizzard sent all members of the Fansites Program a special 2009 Holiday Card. I was curious why they have sent...

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  • J!NX announced a limited special offer that allows you to get a 20% discount off your entire order. Simply type the promo code in caps: CHEERZ at checkout to enable the 20% discount. Go to the World of Warcraft or Starcraft II store to order your T-shirts for yourself or as a gift to friends & family. Regardless of whatever winter holiday(s) you may or may not observe, we want to extend our warmest greetings...

    JINX 2010 New Year’s Eve Offer: 20% Discount Off

    Posted on December 27, 2009 | No Comments
    J!NX announced a limited special offer that allows you to get a 20% discount off your entire order. Simply type the promo code in caps: CHEERZ at checkout to enable the 20% discount. Go to the World of Warcraft or Starcraft II store to order your T-shirts for yourself or as a gift to friends & family. Regardless of whatever winter holiday(s) you may or may not observe, we want to extend our warmest greetings...

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  • Sideshow Collectibles produced a limited edition of Tychus Findlay on 2007 when Blizzard announced Starcraft II was in development. The question ever since has been: Will Sideshow Collectible create more Starcraft dioramas? The short answer is yes, but not soon. Which character would you guarantee to pre-order if they made a diorama of? Kerrigan Zeratul Nova Jim Raynor Selendis Arcturus Mengsk Valerian Mengsk Gabriel Tosh Will you make more pieces from Starcraft? My Tychus Findlay...

    New Warcraft and Starcraft Dioramas?

    Posted on December 24, 2009 | 1 Comment
    Sideshow Collectibles produced a limited edition of Tychus Findlay on 2007 when Blizzard announced Starcraft II was in development. The question ever since has been: Will Sideshow Collectible create more Starcraft dioramas? The short answer is yes, but not soon. Which character would you guarantee to pre-order if they made a diorama of? Kerrigan Zeratul Nova Jim Raynor Selendis Arcturus Mengsk Valerian Mengsk Gabriel Tosh Will you make more pieces from Starcraft? My Tychus Findlay...

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