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BlizzCon 2011!-10/23/11
Wow! The last two days have been amazing! Where to start? Well, the opening ceremony was awesome and there were a lot of cool announcements made. It started out with a video to get the fans hyped up, then the president, CEO, and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment, Mike Morhaime was introduced.
Mike mentioned that this was the sixth BlizzCon and Blizzard turned twenty back in February! He also talked about what Cataclysm added to the game and how there will be more to come! Currently, Patch 4.3- Hour of Twilight is being tested on the test realms and will be the biggest update for Cataclysm. This patch will have “the most epic raid content that World of Warcraft has ever seen”, Deathwing will be defeated and rogues will get a legendary! Starcraft II and Cataclysm were both released in China this year!
“As of right now, every World of Warcraft player in the world, has played the same version of the game, which hasn’t happened since Burning Crusade.”
World of Warcraft will be released in Brasilian Portugese in December, being the 10th language of the game.
“Speaking of our global community, I’d like to give a shout out to everyone watching BlizzCon live on television and online via Direct TV. More than 60,000 people from 130 countries bought a virtual ticket.”
26,000 people attended BlizzCon 2011. Attendees came from every single state in the United States and as far away as Australia.
“In all this time, there’s one thing that hasn’t changed. Although we’ve grown a lot from three college guys to all this, we’re still as dedicated as we’ve always been to making great games.”
Mike also thanked Blizzard fans for making it possible for them to do what they love for a living and supporting their charitable efforts. This year, 2.7 million dollars was donated to the Make a Wish Foundation and the victims of the Tsunami in Japan. They also recently started a charitable Server Blade Auction, the auctioning of realm blades from when World of Warcraft was first launched.
Some details of Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm have already been announced earlier this year. Mike announced that at this BlizzCon, fans would be able to try out the campaign and “get an exclusive first look at the new multiplayer content.”
This year, Blizzard invited “Red Shirt Guy” from BlizzCon 2010 to come back and join them again at BlizzCon 2011. If you don’t know who “Red Shirt Guy” is, look him up on YouTube by clicking here! In addition to “Red Shirt Guy” being back, Jay Mohr was also there to host the contests on the first night and the artists formerly knows as the Level 90 Elite Tauren Cheiftans played in the concert on the second night. Foo Fighters also came to play in the concert on the second night!
Mike talked about Diablo III too. They are working on finishing up the game and making it available to fans soon! An updated version of Diablo III was available to play at BlizzCon.
Mike told the audience about an idea he had for a WoW annual pass. When purchasing the annual pass, players would also receive a free copy of Diablo III. When it goes live, these players would be able to download it and play it instantly. Not only would these players receive a free copy of Diablo III, but also access to the next World of Warcraft expansion BETA and an exclusive in-game mount, Tyreal’s Charger. The annual pass is now available to buy.
After Mike Morhaime’s speech and a video of the fifteen years of Diablo III, Chris Metzen was introduced. Chris talked about and showed a video of Diablo III, Blizzard DOTA, and Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm. Each video was awesome and had a lot of cool stuff in them! To view the videos, just click on the links to each video above.
Last, Chris talked about the new World of Warcraft Expansion, Mists of Pandaria. Before introducing the video, he talked about it for a little bit. In the past three expansions, some kind of crisis was produced that brought the Horde and Alliance together and made them put aside their differences to defeat the crisis (Illidan, The Lich King, Death Wing). For the new expansion, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, the crisis will be war itself. The Horde and Alliance will no longer put aside their differences, but actually battle it out. The war will be set in a land of harmony, beauty, and hope. “That is, until we arrive.” said Chris. This place being, Pandaria, where the Pandaren Race live in peace. The expansion will also introduce a new class, the Monk. I don’t know about you guys, but I’m excited about this new expansion!
After the Mists of Pandaria video, the opening ceremony was over and it was time to experience BlizzCon. There was so much to do! All the latest game content was available for playing. This included Diablo III, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, and World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria. Sabria and I got the chance to play Mists of Pandaria. We both liked it a lot! We played the Pandaren Monk and got to try out some of the new content in Pandaria. It is such a peaceful place and really fun to do quests in.
There were also a lot of professional gaming going on too. $300,000 was going to be given out that weekend! The Starcraft II Global Season Finals were being held at BlizzCon 2011! This was the first time that the GSL finals would be held anywhere outside of Korea, which made it really exciting. Known professional gamers, Mvp and MMA competed in the Starcraft II Finals. Slayer_mma ended up winning with a score of 4 games to 1 game in the 5 game final! It was very exciting to watch and see how strategic the players had to be and how important each click was.
There are also so many other things to do. Attendees could go around to different booths to try things out and see what each booth was about. They could also attend panels where developers talk about game content, making the games, what’s in store for the games, etc. There were signing booths and different stages with different events to go to. There was even an artist stage where people could see how Blizzard Artists make the art and put it into the games and an art gallery to see some cool art from Blizzard.
We also got to use some things from our goody bags to do stuff around BlizzCon. Each goody bag had a steelseries key for each attendee to try out to open a chest. We didn’t win but it was still fun. The goody bags had quests for attendees to complete too. By doing these quests, people were able to win some free stuff.
On the first night, we got to watch the BlizzCon contests. The contests include song, video, art, dance, and costume. The costume contest was my personal favorite. Third place went to Deathwing's Human Form. Second went to A Paladin with Ashbringer and Judgement Set. First place went to an incredible StarCraft II Adjutant. Click here to checkout the World of Warcaft video contest winners. Click here for a Starcraft II video winner. Don’t forget to watch the dance contest video!
Another cool thing about the event was the store. A lot of new stuff was for sale and there was a couple BlizzCon Exclusives! We bought the BlizzCon Exclusive MegaBloks Battlecruiser. We also bought bought t-shirts, hoodies, and other things. There was just so much to choose from.
In addition to bringing those things home, we also got to bring home all the things from our BlizzCon 2011 Goody Bags. Some things from the goody bags included a Thrall Megablok, an account authenticator, a Tyrael Figurine, a “Murkablo” in-game pet card, and a lot more!
The second night ended with the closing ceremony. It was sad that the two days of BlizzCon were already over but it was a good close to the event. It started out with a video of some highlights of the last couple days of BlizzCon. After that, the Level 90 Elite Tauren Cheiftans came out and played a few cool songs. And finally, what everyone was excited about, the Foo Fighters came out! They played a lot of songs and put on a really nice show. It was actually my favorite of all the past BlizzCons. They played some of their best songs and got the crowd really excited. It was one of the best closing ceremonies yet!
BlizzCon 2011 went by so fast, but there was still just so much to do and so many new announcements! We were able to get pictures and interviews from the event that will be up soon, so be sure to check them out. We were even able to recruit some more BlizzKidz. Thanks Blizzard, for an amazing BlizzCon!
10/19/11 Hello Everyone! Just an update on BlizzCon. We will be leaving for California tomorrow and picking up our badges to attend BlizzCon on Friday and Saturday. We will take lots of pictures for you all and get lots of interviews and information on everything that happens at BlizzCon. We are really excited to see the Foo Fighter Live! Hopefully all of you were able to get tickets to BlizzCon or virtual tickets!
9/10/11 Hello everyone! I just wanted to let you all know that the BlizzKidz, Trysia and Sabria, will be attending and reporting on BlizzCon! We are very excited and ready to provide you all with lots of pictures and info about the event. Don’t forget to get your virtual ticket! Are any of the other BlizzKidz attending BlizzCon 2011? If you are, send us an email at webmaster@blizzkidz.com
7/17/11 Hey BlizzKidz! As you have probably noticed, we have recently designed a banner and logo for our website. Let us know what you think! We are always open to any comments or suggestions from any BlizzKid! Just e-mail webmaster@blizzkidz.com. We need you guys to make BlizzKidz the best we can make it!
6/13/11 Hey everyone! If you havn’t noticed already, our site has been redone! New designs and more things to do! There is even a way for you to sign up to be a BlizzKid on the home page! We want to know what you think so send us some feedback with ideas and comments at webmaster@blizzkidz.com! Don’t forget to keep playing Blizzard games and keep leveling!
6/3/11 Wow! Tickets for BlizzCon 2011 sold out in minutes! Congratulations to anyone who is able to go this year! BlizzCon has always been great so I’m sure it will be another exciting year in Anaheim, California with maybe some new announcements and lots of material to demo. If you are one of the lucky ones who will be attending BlizzCon 2011, be sure to send in some pictures and videos to webmaster@blizzkidz.com. Trysia
2/13/11
Hey Everyone, Blizzcon 2011 has been announced! For those of you that don't know what BlizzCon is, it is a a convention celebrating Blizzard games! The convention lasts two days and there is so much to do. Wether it be playing Blizzard games or watching tournaments, it's a lot of fun. The convention will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center on Friday, October 21st through Saturday, October 22nd. The ticket selling date hasn't been announced yet but if you are planning on going, you better keep an eye out because tickets sell out in minutes! If you want more information about Blizzcon 2011, just click here! Keep on gaming everyone!
Trysia
11/7/10- Blizzcon 2010
Wow! BlizzCon was amazing! There were so many things to do, this had to be one of the best BlizzCons yet! The first day consisted of panels, beta, and some great contests! We got to take lots of pictures, which will be on the site soon! My personal favorite thing was being able to beta games. I most enjoyed playing cataclysm. I was able to try out the worgens and the goblins. The worgens were pretty cool but the goblins were probably my favorite. Every quest lets you try out new things, it was awesome! The contests were pretty cool. There was a video contest, orginal song contest, fan art contest, dance contest, and costume contest. The grand prize for the video contest went to "The Rocket of Love" - Jeffrey Cuiper. 3rd place went to "Mafioso Swing" - Johan Vagstedt. 2nd was "I am Forsaken" - Kevin Lobine, and 3rd was "A Crit(t)ical Incident" - Nico Sanft. For the original song contest, 3rd place went to "For the Swarm" by Nicholas Stephen Tomasseti, 2nd went to "Requiem for Arthas" - Hao- Wei Huang, and 3rd went to "The Queen of Blades" -Saher Behrooznia. Third place for the fan art contest was "Warcraft Battle Scene" - Jun Huang, 2nd place was "StarCraft Protoss vs. Zerg" - Sangrok Lee, and 1st place was "World of Whelpcraft" -Christina Marie Yen. For the dance contest, 3rd place went to Evonne Marvin for her Goblin Female Dance. 2nd place went to Tim Townley for the Dwarf Female Dance, and 1st place went to Chase Creekmur for the Dwarf Male. Now finally, the Costume contest (my personal favorite of the contests!) 1st place went to Christina Estrada as a female monk from Diablo III, 2nd place went to Armando Farfen Jr. as as Illidan Stormrage, and 3rd place went to Brenna Bozanic in her Ysera costume. The runners up for the costume contest were KeiKei Flores as Jaina Proudmore and Elizabeth Cornstock as the female witch doctor. You can check out the winning videos, songs, and fan art for the contests this year at Blizzcon.com or just click here! Now for the Tournaments! The winner of the World of Warcraft Arena was *aAa*, the winner for Warcraft III was Remind, and the winner for StarCraft II was NEXGenius. If you would like to see the brackets for these tournaments, you can go to Blizzcon.com or head right over here! The second day also consisted of many panels, more games to beta, and an awesome Tenacious D concert. There were even StarCraft II mods availabe to beta such as Aiur Chef, Left 2 Die, StarJeweled, and Blizzard DOTA. BlizzCon 2010 was a great experience!! To learn more about BlizzCon 2010 go to blizzcon.com! Again, our BlizzCon 2010 pictures will be up and running soon!
Trysia
9/8/10- Summer's Over
Well, summer is already over and school has started! It went by so fast! I definitely did a lot of WoW playing and even some StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty beta testing, so it was definitely a good summer! Now, I know that we will all have a lot less free time since school is starting but hopefully everyone in the WoW guild will still find a chance to get on WoW whenever they have some free time and do some leveling :) Well have a great school year everyone, hope to see you on WoW!
Trysia
8/28/10- Sabria's Birthday
Hey Blizzkidz! I would just like to let you all know that Sabria's birthday is coming up. We were thinking about celebrating in-game sometime near her birthday which is September 26, 2010. Anyone who is in the Blizzkidz guild on World of Warcraft is free to come or share ideas for the celebration. She will be turning 13 and i just thought she might like having small guild celebration just for fun! :) if you have any ideas or comments on this, you can send mail to Trysia in-game or email me at webmaster@blizzkidz.com.
Trysia
7/30/10- StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Wow! After several years of waiting, and waiting... StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is now on sale in stores all over the world!! The game can be found in North America, Europe, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Phillippines, and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. Blizzard even hosted launch parties in 12 cities around the world! For video footage of the events, click here. StarCraft is strategy game. It has been chosen as one of the top real-time strategy game of all time by players and critics all over the world!
Trysia
6/29/10- BlizzCon 2010
Guess what everyone? The Blizzkidz are going to BlizzCon! We can't wait! We will definitely get lots of pictures, interviews, and coverage! Everything should be on the site right after BlizzCon 2010 so feel free to visit the site and check everything out! It's goign to be awesome!
Trysia
Web Design :)-6/16/10
Hello Blizzkidz! I have some exciting news for you all! As I start my freshman year in high school next year, I am going to take a class on web design! I am planning on taking what I learn from this class to make our site more exciting and interesting! I am very excited and can't wait!
Trysia
Midsummer Fire Festival- 6/12/10
Guess what Blizzkidz? The festival is coming up! There is an annual Midsummer Fire Festival that occurs on the 21st of June. The festival celebrates the season of the year. During the festival you can find food, buffs, and other fun things. The celebration will end on July 4. Some things included in the festival are...
- · The Ribbon Dance- increases earned experience by 10%, stacks up to 20 times (60 minutes) , your weapon is buffed with flametongue by shamans
- · Fire Festival Fury- 3% critical strike and spell critical strike rating, lasts 60 minutes, causes fire damage to attackers
- · Bonfire's Blessing- 30% chance to inflict fire damage on melee, spell, or ranged attack, can cause a critical hit with 100% additional damage
- · Fire Festival Fortitude- gives 30 stamina, collecting flame samples give the buff, once all 4 are collected from the major cities, a quest is given
There are also a lot of quests you can accept during the festival from loremasters and talespinners! Wow, this festival sounds like a lot of fun. I hope you all get a chance to attend!
Trysia
Blizzcon 2010 Update- 5/22/10
Blizzard has posted that tickets for BlizzCon 2010 will go on sale on Wednesday, June 2nd worldwide at 7 p.m. Pacific time. The tickets will cost $150 each and the second wave will be going on sale on June 5 at 10 a.m. Pacific time. People who didn't get a chance to get tickets or who won't be able to attend will have a chance to watch the event in Pay Per View using DIRECTV. This will include coverage from the show floor, exclusive interviews, demos, and more. Jay Mohr will once again be returning to BlizzCon. He will host ceromonies and contests during the event. Mike Morhaime, CEO and co-found of Blizzard Entertainment says "Blizzard is a unigue opportunity for our players to meet one another, strengthen their friendships they've formed online, and have a great time celebrating a shared passion for gaming together with Blizzard Employees. For those who can't attend, we're pleased to be providing an unprecedented level of access to the activities and attractions that BlizzCon has to offer."
Trysia
My First Experience with Blizzard Games-5/10/10
Today I happened to remember my first experience with Blizzard games, so I thought I'd share with you all. I remember I was about 9 years old and my dad got World of Warcraft for Christmas. I watched him play sometimes and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. One day, he decided to let me play! Yes, I'm not too fond of Alliance, but my first character on WoW happened to be a gnome mage named Natasha. I leveled her all the way up to level 8 before I finally got my own account. I remember I was running around in the snow trying to complete my quests and getting lost, so I tried using my hearthstone. Somehow, I destroyed my hearthstone and no longer had it, I have no idea how that happened, but I was lost, in the snow, without a hearthstone. I was really mad and had no idea what to do, but finally my dad helped me back to my town and I continued killing the snow rabbits hopping around and completing quests, it was very fun! Well that was my first experience with Blizzard games, I had no idea what I was getting myself into! But everything turned out alright and I enjoy playing Blizzard games such as WoW and Starcraft all the time!
Trysia
Congrats to Sabria!-5/1/10
A couple weeks ago, a fellow Blizzkid member, Sabria the tanking warrior, reached level 80!! It wasn't so long ago when she got stuck in a chimney doing her quests and couldn't get out. I would just like to congratulate her on the site! Today, when we used dungeon finder for a heroic random instance, we got Utgarde Pinnacle. We were very worried that there was no way we would get past Skadi the Ruthless. We finally came to Skadi and wiped pretty quickly. We tried a second time and we did a little better but still wiped. Finally, on our third try, Sabria kept the adds grouped all the way to the end and did a wonderful job. We successfully killed Skadi and moved on to the last boss and completed the instance! Congrats to Sabria for doing a wonderful job today, keep up the good work. Guess what else? I got the Greedy achievement along the way, woohoo!
Trysia
StarCraft II Video Contest-4/7/10
Blizzard has announced the first StarCraft II Video Contest! All you have to do is create a video. It can be in any genre but StarCraft II has to be the theme, but there are some steps you must follow to win...
- · Video can't be longer than 5 minutes or bigger than 150mb in size
- · video must be encoded as AVI, Quicktime, DivX, Xdiv, or Windows Media Video (WMV)
- · Resolution must be 1280 x 720
- · A 120 word summary of your submission must be followed
You all have until May 7, 2010 to participate, good luck! To submit your video or read more...head right over here
Some of the prizes will include....
- · a samsung LCD 1080p HDTV
- · Alienware Monitor OptX 3D LCD with NVIDIA 3D Vision Kit
- · Razer Mamba gaming mouse
- · Razer Sphex gaming-grade desktop skin
Trysia
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty-4/6/10
Over the past couple weeks I've had the chance to beta test StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (Multiplayer) and I want to tell all of you a little about it. First of all, I usually only play Terran, but I have also tried out one of the other races, Zerg. I havn't tried out protoss just yet. What I enjoy most about playing Terran is being able to use the cloaked banshees. If your playing against a newer player, you can just bring in those banshees, cloak them, and the new player has no idea what to do, it's very entertaining! It won't work against an experienced player though. :) I really like using the thors but they are very expensive to create. I've only had the chance to play StarCraft: Brood War a few times so I decided to head over to http://www.starcraft2.com/ to learn more about the changes and enhancements in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. Here are some of them:
- · New units and gameplay mechanics
- · real-time strategy gameplay that recaptures and improves on the magic of the original game
- · outstanding single player campaign (I havn't had the chance to try single player yet)
- · new 3-D Graphics engine (supports visual effects and massive unit and army sizes)
- · New competitive feature and matchmaking utilities through Battle.net available for multiplayer
- · Full map-making and scripting tools
You can learn a lot more about StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, units, and structures right over here! I hope all of you will get a chance to play the game either in a beta test or when it comes out, it's a great game!
Trysia
BlizzCon 2010-4/5/10
Guess what everyone? BlizzCon is coming back again this year! It will be held at the Anaheim Convention center in California on October 22 through October 23. Blizzard communities join together to celebrate Blizzard and its games. BlizzCon attendees have a chance to participate in many different activities. Some of those activities will include..
- · Play time with upcoming Blizzard Games
- · Discussion panels with Blizzard Developers
- · Tournaments for talented players
- · Community contests (with prizes)
- · Blizzard Entertainment merchandise based on Blizzard's games
- · other exciting activities have yet to be announced!
Last year, BlizzCon tickets sold out in minutes, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm was announced, a new playable class in Diablo III was announced, the public got to try out Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty single player for the first time, and to close it all up, a concert from Ozzy Osbourne. To read more about BlizzCon 2010, just head right over here!
Trysia
Mouse pad Customization-3/16/10
Printwarcraft.com is now offering to let anyone to create their own customized World of Warcraft mouse pad. The mouse pad would feature the character that you play on World of Warcraft. They are much like the Custom Character posters which can also be found at printwarcraft.com. A special technology allows you to access character information, select your character, and even pose your character how you want! You can also add backgrounds, logos, borders, and fonts. The custom mouse pads are selling for $19.99 atm, you can check it out right over here. This is just another fun way to show off your World of Warcraft character! It seems like a lot of fun to me, maybe I'll try it. Anyway, check out the site and have a little fun with it, you might just decide to buy your own custom mouse pad to have by your side while you play WoW :D Or maybe even a custom WoW poster!
Trysia
World of Warcraft Pets-3/5/10
Ever wanted to adopt your very own World of Warcraft pet? Well now you can! Adopt your new friend today at the Blizzard store right over here! You can get anything from Gryphon hatchlings with bonus in game companions to Pandaren monks! Stuffed Animal pets with in game companions are usually $24.99 while just in game pets are $10! There are only 4 pets in the Blizzard pet store right now since it just recently opened but there will be more! So enjoy a new Blizzard pet collectible at the Blizzard store, I personally think it's perfect for Blizzard fans!
Trysia
Starcraft II Ghost Messenger Bag- 3/4/10
The StarCraft II Ghost Messenger Bag which could be found at BlizzCon 2009 is now available on the Blizzard Online store, but there are limited bags available so hurry up Blizzard fans! The bag has water and tear resistance nylon for more duability. multiple compartments, and an adjustable should strap! The bag can be boughten for $64.99 and will only be available while supplies last! Head right over here!
Trysia
Blizzard Holiday Fan Art Contest-1/8/10
Blizzard is having a contest for Blizzard fans who want their own art to appear in the 2011 Blizzard Calender using in game holidays as inspiration. There are also many prizes for winners so if you think you or someone you know might have the talent..head right over here!!! Good Luck Blizzard fans!
Trysia
Blizzard on Facebook-12/5/09
Blizzard is now on Facebook. If you become a Blizzard fan on facebook you can receive updates on blizzard company, games, licensed products, featured contests, website updates, press releases, job openings, events, and more. After joining, you can talk with other gamers, comment on updates, ask questions, and be up to date on everything Blizzard. You can also join the Facebook communities of Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo to get news, videos, contests, and more. For more information go here!
Battle net accounts-10/20/09
By November 11, 2009, all WoW accounts must be converted to a Battle net account to log onto World of Warcraft. Any accounts that upgrade, or have upgraded in the past, to Battle net, will receive a free in-game penguin. Visit www.battle.net to upgrade your account
Trysia
10/16/09-Blizzkidz In Action
Want to see more on Blizzkidz.com? Have any ideas for our site? Send it in! We want to make the Blizzkidz site as good as it can be! Are you not seeing what you want to see on Blizzkidz? Just let us know and even leave us some comments! It will really help us out and makes Blizzkidz a better site to visit. Here's some reminders for you all: Our dueling tournament will be October 25, show up around 11 Bronzebeard gametime. Remember, all of you can join, duels will be divided by levels. Also a guild meeting will be held on November 8, 2009 at 1pm Bronzebeard realm time. Are you not a member of the Blizzkidz guild and want to come to the meeting to try it out? Whisper Trysia on the day of or before the meeting. See you all there!
Trysia
Blizzkidz dueling tournament-9/12/09
I just wanted to remind all of you of our tournament! The date is coming up, October 26, 2009. I hope you all have been getting prepared for the big day. Fight well because there will be lots of prizes!! If you are not yet in the Blizzkidz guild on Bronzebeard, contact us at webmaster@blizzkidz.com!
Trysia
Blizzcon 2009 pics and interviews-9/7/09
Hey Blizzkidz, check out our newly posted Blizzcon interviews. We got the chance to interview some Blizzard employees that all of you might be interested in reading. We also took tons of pics, so check those out also under the Blizzcon 2009 tab. Send us some feedback on our pics!
Trysia
StarCraft Comics-9/7/2009
The last month is gone for the comic contest for August's "Vespene Laughs"! The conest have been continued for 6 months. There were hundreds of cool entries from around the world, you can check out the previous winning entries right over here!
Trysia
Blizzcon 2009 already over :( -8/23/09
Blizzcon was awesome. It started with an opening ceremony announcing the new class on Diablo III, the monk. Next, announcing the new World of Warcraft expansion, Cataclysm. In the new expansion Azeroth will be changed entirely. There are two new races. The Goblins have joined the Horde and the Alliance now have Worgens. There are also new race/class combinations such as a Tauren Paladin, a Gnome Priest, and a Dwarf Shaman. There will also be new quest flows for levels 1-60 and new areas for level 80s to level to 85. The Worgen and Goblin starting place will actually be on the same Island. I got the chance to try out the new expansion, it was great, and so were the quests. We got to listen to the artists formerly known as the Level 80 Elite Tauren Cheiftan, who are now known as Tafkal 80 ETC! The day finally closed with an OZZY OSBOURNE contests, it was crazy! Blizzcon 2009 was great, but it's sad that it's already over :(.
Trysia
Blizzard Pick Your Champion Contest-8/6/09
Who will win the Blizzard tournament contests at Blizzcon 2009? Do you know? With Intel you can join the contest to predict who will win. Go right over here to enter the contest and pick your champion. Good luck everyone!
Trysia
New Blizzkid Forums-8/2/09
Hey Blizzkidz, there are now new Blizzkid forums. All you have to do is create your own profile and I can approve it. You can then start you own discussions and add to other created discussions!
Trysia
And the Winner is...-7/26/09
OK everyone, it has finally been a month since we started the "Favorite Blizzard Game" contest. Blizzkidz from all over submitted their favorite Blizzard game to the Blizzkidz. We have tallied the votes and the favorite Blizzard game is World of Warcraft! I have to say WoW is the most enjoyable in my opinion!
Trysia
Win A trip to Blizzcon 2009!-7/25/09
NVIDIA is giving a way an all expenses paid trip for two to Blizzcon 2009! Head over here for more information and head here to read the terms and conditions. Make sure you visit these sites before July 31,2009! Hopefully a Blizzkid can win the trip, but hurry before July 31!
Trysia
The Lounge, open to all!-7/24/09
The lounge is now open to anyone! You can go to the lounge and read our jokes and comics and view our videos and pics! You can also submit your own jokes, comics, pics, and videos to webmaster@blizzkidz.com and we will post them to our site! The lounge is a fun place to go and enjoy yourself on Blizzkidz.com! Have fun! BTW, only 2 days left until we post your favorite Blizzard games! Everything is running close, send in your favorite Blizzard game to seal the deal!
Trysia
Blizzkidz... all you can fight buffet, winner take ALL-7/23/09
Hey Blizzard fans! Want a chance to earn some gold and a character in the Blizzkidz guild on World of Warcraft?? Then join the tournament! We will be holding a Blizzkidz dueling tournament on October 25, 2009. We are giving you all 2 and a half months to create and level a character on the server of Bronzebeard, home of the Blizzkidz. There will be a maximum of 10 different level ranges for the tournament. The gold winnings will varie by the dueling level range you are in. You can either sign up early by emailing me or show up the day of and whisper my character, Trysia. The tournament is for kidz who love blizzard games only, so whatever level you are, come to the tournament on October 10 and join the fun! You can email me at webmaster@blizzkidz.com
Trysia
World of Warcraft ... A movie?!-7/22/09
Guess what Blizzard fans! Sam Raimi, director of; the Spider-Man films, Army of Darkness, Evil Dead, Drag Me to Hell, and many more, has decided to direct a movie on The World of Warcraft! You can read more at the Blizzard site.
Soylentgreen
Want to sign up?-7/21/09
As you all know, we have our own guild on the server Bronzebeard. All of you have a chance to sign up for our guild! All you have to do is email us at webmaster@blizzkidz.com
and let us know that you want to sign up to be a WoW Blizzkid! We will send you back with info on our characters and realm and you can join the guild!
Trysia
Your Fav Blizzard game-6/26/09
We want to see which Blizzard game gets the most votes from Blizzkidz around the world, all you have to do is pick your top Blizzard game and email the Blizzkidz!
We will post the Blizzard game with the most votes in a month to see what you guys chose!
Trysia
Blizzkid Tees- 6/25/09
We have thought of an idea to let you guys design your own Blizzkidz shirts and even be able to put your character on it, but before we do this we need to know if anyone is interested. They would be great to wear around and showcase your character. If you like the idea, email us at webmaster@blizzkidz.com!
Trysia
Blizzkidz at Blizzcon-6/23/09
As you all probably know, we will be going to Blizzcon this year hoping to take many pictures and get lots of info for all of you. We would like to know if any other Blizzkidz are going or kidz that check into are sight. Just click on contact us and let us know with an e-mail. Thanks everyone!
Trysia
Blizzcon Tickets-5/13/09
Blizzcon tickets will go on sale on May 13, a second wave will go on sale May 30, but there will be a new type of system they are using. I'll explain it to you and you can read more at blizzcon.com. Blizzard recommends that you create a free battle.net account before tickets go on sale to speed up the process. It will be a first come, first serve basis so hurry! You may have to wait in queue to help smooth up the process. You can read a lot more information right over here!
Trysia
Blizzard Creative Writing Contest-5/2/09
The Blizzard Creative Writing contest ended on April 12, over 1500 entries were submitted. The submissions are now with the judges, the lucky winners will receive some pretty cool prizes! The grand prize winner will win a trip to Blizzard's headquarters and get to meet and dine with the Blizzard writing staff. Not only do they win the trip, but they also get a Frostmourne sword. Seven runners-up will be chosen and get prize packages with signed copies of Diablo Archiver, Warcraft Archive, StarCraft Archive, and the Warcraft War of the Ancients Archive! I hope this will encourage all of you to participate in future contests! The prizes are awesome! Tune in for the winners on Friday, May 22!
Trysia
WoW patch and new book!- 4/21/09
I hope you all have updated for the latest patch. The patch totally resets your talent points and allows you to re-spec once in the game, glyphs won't be affected. There is also a few bug fixes, so make sure you get that patch finished and start playing WoW again. Another thing, a new WoW book is on sale. The book is World of Warcraft: Arthas: Rise of Lich King, and can be found on amazon right over here. The hardcover is selling for $15.93. Enjoy!
Trysia
Starcraft II Beta Sign-ups-4/5/09
Finally! Starcraft II Beta Sign-ups are now open. The codes are on the back of the gift cards that attendees received at Blizzcon 08. These cards were included in the goodie bag, it is the code right under the Polar Bear Mount key. Also, if you have not already used the code, the unused beta keys from previous Blizzcon gift cards appear to be working as well.
Trysia
World of Warcraft Gaming Mouse- 3/15/09
Hey guys, guess what? There is now a World of warcraft gaming mouse! The mouse has so many features for any world of warcraft gamers of all levels and playing styles. There are 15 programmable buttons with 130 preset game commands. You can create custom macros and you can even develop up to 10 profiles, each with a unique illumination scheme. You may also choose from 15 different colors, all with 4 levels of intensity and pulsation. The price is now $99.99. Keep leveling and play WoW!
Trysia
Blizzcon 09!!!-3/8/09
Hey everyone, as you all probably know, Blizzcon 09 has been announced!! It will take place on Friday, August 21, and Saturday, August 22, which is before school for most of us, so that's good if you are planning to go. Blizzcon will be held again this year in the Anaheim Convention Center in California, but instead of three convention halls, there will be four! If you want to read more about Blizzcon 09, including activities that will be held there, just click right over here! Remember, keep leveling and play WoW!
Trysia
Wrath of the Lich King-11/20/08
WOTLK flooded the stores on the 13th! They sold 2.8 million copies in the first 24 hours. This broke the PC computer record for sales. The record they broke was actually from Burning Crusade when it sold 2.4 million copies. From those results, I'm sure a lot of you have been playing lately. Good luck to level 80 and have fun with the Death Knights!!! Also for those who don't already know, they are giving free transfers to avoid the horrible wait time. Well have fun on WOTLK, and don't forget, our guild is on Bronzebeard for those who want to join.
Trysia
Wrath of the Lich King Pre-order-10/23/08
OK, so we all know that World of Warcraft:Wrath of the Lich King will be in stores November 13, 2008. I also know a lot of you would like to pre-order it, so I got some info you might want. Here are some of the most popular places in North America that you can pre-order with. You can go to Game Stop, Best Buy, Walmart, amazon.com, Circuit City, and FRYS.com. This although, is not the full list of all the places to pre-order. For more places, you can check with your local retailer.I hope you all get a chance to pre-order or buy the game soon! We hope to see you all in Wrath of the LICH KING!!!!
Trysia
Costume Contest-10/21/08
Hey everyone! Guess what? Were having a costume contest. All you have to do is dress up as anything in Blizzard games. Once you've dressed up, snap a pic of yourself and send it in to Webmaster@blizzkidz.com. We hope everyone participates and has fun with it. Don't forget, you must be under 18 to participate and good luck to everyone! The deadline will be November 1, 2008. We will announce the winner on November 5, 2008. Late after the contest, if a lot of you participate, we will post the pics up for all blizzkidz to see, so if you play any blizzard game and want to participate, then feel free! Remember, Have fun!!!!
Trysia
Blizzard Hiring-10/13/08
Hey everyone. I have some info for those older kids that are huge blizzard fans. Blizzard is hiring for those who are interested. I know there are some very smart kids out there just by one being in our Blizzkidz guild. Here's some info on that...They do want a talented, self motivated individual with UI design. They also want someone who can help with strategic design goals of their mobile efforts. For those who want to learn more about all of it, just head over to Blizzard.
Trysia
Blizzcon: Already gone-10/12/08
Blizzcon was awesome, but were all sad that its over....We are very happy that we got the chance to come and get to tell everyone all about it! First we arrived at the convention center, the lines went forever! We walked for 10 minutes before we finally got to the end of the line. Lines are slowly moving with very eager people. There were a couple cool costumes but they were hard to see in the crowded lines.
We finally got inside and its pretty packed! Everyone is finding their seat for the opening ceremony, we couldn't wait!
The opening ceremony finished and we got in a very long line for a jinx murloc. The line for the store probably contained half the gamers. People are everywhere, I can't believe how packed it is. There are so many things going on, Tournaments, beta testing, exhibits, etc.
We finally got done with the lines and then sat back and watched Diablo III, and we even learned the 3rd new class, a wizard, in the opening ceremony. We can't wait till
the contests at six!
The contests were awesome! There were jokes, dances, videos, and costumes. I really wish they showed us the videos, but we got to see all the other contests so it was still awesome. Jay Mohr was the comedian for it, and he was great.
The next day came around. Kennedy got her face painted as a murloc. Savannah got a horde insignia. I was watching a WoW tournament during that so I didn't get one. Americans beat the Chinese in arena pretty good. We also got a WoW mini board game that we demoed. Its a really fun game. We did all kinds of cool things all day and then got our seats for the big concert.
The concert started with some comedians to build up some excitement. Later the Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftains came out and rocked the stage,which included and exciting new Death Night song. Ending with their last song, I Am Murloc, which they played last year and is my personal favorite. After the Tauren Chieftains, Video Games Live came out and played some pretty cool video game music with their orchestra. It was really cool. Blizzcon was the BEST!!!!!
Trysia
Goody Bags- 10/9/08
Guess what? We just got our goody bags!!! There's so much cool stuff. Paper masks, WoW pens, mouse pads, WoW card starting decks, etc... We also took so many pics and will probably post them later. Some more things we want to include is Starcraft Wristbands or "Bracers", Diable cinnamints, Blizzcon Kleenexes and hand sanitizer, Pandora cup holders, and comics.
Trysia
BLIZZCONN!- 10/9/08
Hey everyone! Guess what? Blizzcon is tomorrow! For everyone who can't come, we are going to post pics on the site and tell you all about it. Last year the level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftains played a concert for us. This year they are coming back as the level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftains and they are also going to play for us! Were coming up on the event and we just can't wait. They are going to have all kinds of contests and we will be seeing it all so we can let all our Blizzkidz know about it.
Trysia
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