- If you are wondering, I contacted my XFire liaison around noon. No response as of 3pm.
- Also one of my Blizzard liaisons. Blizzard has not made any press releases concerning a Game Announcement.
Original Story
XFire either accidentally posted there would be a Game Announcement based on the rumors sprung from DiabloFans.com and Blizzplanet, or they know something and oops ... slipped it. Did XFire confirm there will be a game announcement?
As usual, I will communicate with my XFire and Blizzard contacts for a comment to clarify this new rumor. Stay tuned for updates.
At this point, this is still considered a rumor -- keep that in mind. Blizzard has not made any official announcements concerning a a game announcement at the Blizzard Worldwide Invitationals.
This is what appears at the XFire website:
Thanks, IG_The Blizzard Worldwide Invitational, to be held in Paris on June 28th & 29th is sold out! If you can't attend, Xfire will be on the showfloor, bringing the event straight to your computer!
Get behind the scenes with Xfire during WWI to:
- Follow the opening ceremony and discover what new game will be announced in our chat rooms together with hundreds of other Blizzard fans
- Learn what the pros think of the latest Starcraft 2 developments, including the Zerg race
- Discover the latest version of the 2nd WoW Expansion, Wrath of the Lich King
- Meet the Blizzard devs and ask them your questions
- Get to see exclusive pictures and videos from the event
- Follow the invitational WoW Arena, Warcraft 3 and Starcraft tournaments
Come back here starting June 27th for our first news udpates about the event. In the meantime, you can register for the chat rooms by entering your email address on the right hand side of this page.
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Supposedly France (or rather, Europe) is the area with the highest Diablo fanbase.
And I'm really not seeing why it would matter to Blizzard if they released an MMO soon or not, because even if WoW did lose a player base to the new MMO, Blizzard would still be getting the money in the end.
Blizzard know its PR camp very well. 50/50 good odd's.
I think the next few days will be very telling. The closer to WWI without more info then the less I believe that D3 (or any game for that matter) will be announced.
Yeah, there hasn't been the official "product announcement" announcement. I have my doubts.
Me too, If I don't have to spend my entire life grinding I might just be able to get in to an MMO.
I guess the only thing that I'm not 100% happy about MMOs are, no matter what you have to play with the people that go way too far, spending more time on their MMO life than their real life. I am not and would never criticize these people, but its not fun to play with them really.. Their just too insanely built. What I liked about Diablo 2, is you could play with who you wanted, in private games, and when you needed to go public, you could.
That said.. Wow would not be the amazing game it is, if it were set up like that.
Agreed. I once forgot to cancel my WoW subscription on time (1 day late) and paid for an additional month without playing at all. Actually, even when I did subscribe I barely played. It just isnt worth it for me. Now if they incorporate a pay per hour rate then I think thats a little manageable. Let the people playing the hell out of it and getting the most use from the patches/fixes pay the premium!! Then again, some would be out thousands per month...
I would think 0.50c/Hour would be doable. Heck, 8 hours for 4 bucks?!
Nevermind me, my brain is just a little gasy today.
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