Blizzard Entertainment has announced that this October 10th and 11th the third Blizzcon Gaming Convention will be held to showcase their amazing portfolio of Diablo, Starcraft, and WarCraft games. The event will be at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Announcing their long awaited sequel to Starcraft, Starcraft 2 and their just recently announced Diablo 3, fans will be pleased to know there will be ample coverage over these amazing franchises with the honor of playing them as well as news on tournaments, contests and other various activities. The development of Starcraft 2 is certainly a sight to behold for RTS fans and they won’t disappoint with the new changes and planned alterations of not only Starcraft 2 but Diablo 3 as well. (more…)

Don’t put on your running shoes, don’t go to the gym and definitely don’t break a sweat because you can compete in the Olympics in Beijing China 2008! The Olympics will host a large number of video games with categories such as: fighting, first person shooters, real time strategy, sports, driving and exhibition. Popular games from these genres include but definitely are not limited to: Soul Caliber IV, Command and Conquer 3: Kanes Wrath and NHL 08′. The best gamers are being selected in 5 major divisions across the globe to compete for a gold medal! So get off that couch to get some more potato chips and sit back down to polish those gaming reflexes and make your country proud! Click here for details!

BlizzCast 3 (link will take you off site) is ready for listening. You can listen in on how lead designer Dustin Browder is approaching Zerg and other concerns like the macro-management elements such as multiple building selection (MBS). Discuss this Article!

Check out Karune’s latest Q&A batch (40) (warning: link will take you off CheatMasters site) which addresses a number of questions including the new units, new abilities and their powerful editor for Starcraft 2. Discuss this article!