20-year-anniversary
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Sony Japan commemorates 20 years of PlayStation with game-stuffed vid
December 3 will mark 20 years since Japan first encountered one of the most suspenseful boot sequences ever made. PlayStation Japan is starting the celebrations early with around two minutes of games, games and more games. Watch closely for the occasional Western-developed cameo. [Image: Sony]
Ion Hazzikostas: "Without a question" WoW will last another ten years
PC Gamer has an interview up with Ion "Watcher" Hazzikostas, and it didn't hold back - and neither did he, really. Asked if he thought World of Warcraft could last another ten years, Ion's yes was unequivocal. I can't tell you exactly what our 20th anniversary celebration event is going to be–maybe new content which hasn't been created–but I can tell you there's going to be one. So now that I'm sitting here desperately curious about what that 20th anniversary celebration is going to be, let's look over some other interesting points from the interview. Baking all previous expansion into the Battle Chest is all about removing obstacles to play - they like the depth of having ten years worth of content, but not the feeling that in order to check out the newest content you have to run all the old stuff first. Visual updates being discussed include various forms like moonkin and cosmetic additions to armor, things like quivers for hunters and updated geometry on the armor itself. It's unlikely we'll get another Cataclysm style visual update anytime soon - resources are more likely to be allocated to new content. So head on over to PC Gamer and read Ion's interview.
Blizzard 20-year anniversary retrospective video now online
Blizzard turned 20 years old this year, and we have been given a wonderful treat by Blizzard's founders -- the story straight from their mouths. Are you interested in Blizzard history? I sure am. Mike Morhaime and Allen Adham lead us through a 20-year retrospective about the foundation and formation of the company, their trials and tribulations, and how we got to the Blizzard of today from two guys in the same computer architecture class. The video is absolutely fascinating. Check it out at the Blizzard Entertainment 20-year anniversary site.
