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  • BlizzCon Flashback: The Panels of BlizzCon 2008

    by 
    Alex Ziebart
    Alex Ziebart
    05.16.2009

    Tickets are sold out for the day, and most of us are probably a little angry, but don't forget! There's another day of ticket sales on the 30th! If you haven't made your decision on whether you want to go or not yet, you're running out of time and it's probably a good time to look back on the BlizzCon that was. BlizzCon 2008 lacked any major World of Warcraft announcements, Blizzard's other franchises stole the spotlight last year, but that doesn't mean WoW wasn't there in spades. Let's take a moment to look back on that, shall we? The Opening CeremoniesBlizzCon 2008 kicked off with the opening ceremonies, hosted by Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime. Morhaime delivered many facts and figures about the World of Warcraft at the time (if WoW were a country, it would be the 75th largest in the world), and announced a new class for Diablo III: The Wizard.

  • BlizzCon 2008 UI panel liveblog

    by 
    Alex Ziebart
    Alex Ziebart
    10.10.2008

    12:00 PM: The gang just showed up on stage. Hellos answered with... silence.12:02 PM: Tom Thompson and Derek Sakamoto introducing themselves, lots of applause.Check the rest behind the cut!%Gallery-34226%