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Blizzcon 08: Frank Pearce on random instances, Wow Mobile and more

Posted By: Sampy | Oct 14th, 2008 @ 10:58 PM
Channel 10 interviewed Frank Pearce, Executive Vice President of Product Development for Blizzard Entertainment on what's coming after Wrath of the Lich King, random instances in Wow, Wow outside of Wow, class balance, destructable cities, armor dyes, and more.[Click to read the full post ]
Tags: Blizzard, BlizzCon, gaming, world of warcraft

Blizzcon Costume, Silly, & Dance contest winners

Posted By: Dan | Oct 14th, 2008 @ 8:28 AM

At Blizzcon 2008, attendees get a chance to win fabulous prizes (like a Frostmourne sword) by dressing up in costumes, thinking up witty one-liners, and of course busting a move in the dance contest. Check out this year's winners:

Costume Contest 
Third Place: Alexander Gross, Tyrael
Second Place: Thrall, orc chieftain
First Place: Amanda Hoster, female shaman riding turtle mount 

/Silly Contest 
Third Place: Steven Ross
Second Place: Steve Morales
First Place: James Taplin

Dance Contest
Third Place: Vincent Lewis, ogre/moonkin
Second Place: Edwin Jung, troll male 
First Place: Katie Stirman, undead female 
Tags: Blizzard, BlizzCon, gaming, world of warcraft

BlizzCon 08: Diablo III Class Design Panel

Posted By: Sampy | Oct 11th, 2008 @ 9:08 AM
One of the first panels I attended was the Diablo III Class Design talk featuring Jay Wilson and other members of the D3 team. We had just witnessed the unveiling of the brand spankin' new Wizard class so this panel promised to give us a sneak peak behind the newest defender of Sanctuary as well as other behind the scenes information. They talked about the skill system and how animations and graphics feed back into making a class shine.

Check it out!
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Tags: Blizzard, BlizzCon, Diablo, Diablo 3, games

BlizzCon 08: Sampy and Dan at the show!

Posted By: Sampy | Oct 10th, 2008 @ 11:54 AM
Hey all you PC gamers out there, didn't get tickets to BlizzCon? Don't have DirectTV Pay Per View? Don't worry! Dan and I are on the case!

We're here right now in the BlizzCon convention hall recording and blogging the even just for you (well, and Channel 9 too). We just witnessed the opening ceremonies with Blizzard's Mike Mordheim kicking things off. He showed off the Wrath of the Lich King opening cinematic on the big screen as well as revealed the third Diablo III playable class: the Wizard!

We'll be taking lots of video and pictures of panels and fans and pushing them up as soon as we can tear ourselves away from the action. Stay tuned!
Tags: Blizzard, BlizzCon, Diablo, gaming, world of warcraft

Natural language search in Vista

Posted By: JD Lewin | Jan 23rd, 2007 @ 1:09 PM
One of the most time-honored traditions for geeks is the setup process of a new machine, and with Vista only days away millions of people are readying themselves for this ceremony. Mike Torres has found one to add to our lists: the Natural Language Search option in Windows Vista.

This brilliant little option gives Vista the ability to understand more human search queries like, "Pictures of Sampy," or "email about nerf weapons from last week." For some reason this little gem is turned off by default, so be sure to get into your control panels and enable it.
Tags: search, software, tips, Vista

MC Chris Rocked the house

Posted By: Sampy | Sep 29th, 2006 @ 7:01 AM
Awesome show last night from MC Chris.

capitalSteps opened the show with some rocking techno played only on GameBoys. He had an SP, a Micro and a super old school original GameBoy complete with LightBoy. You gotta see to rock.

Next up was Optimus Rhyme. These Seattle boys were the only act that night to use a non-computer based instrument. I think that this "guitars" could catch on with the kids.

Chris rocked the house as always. He's not only rap-tastic but educational as well. Here's what I learned about Rap Hands (one hand in the air boucing to the beat):

1. Do not do Rap hands throughout the entire song. You will get a cramp and will be unable to play video games.
2. If you find that Rap hands do not adequately express how hardcore you are, bend your elbow a bit. Now you are very hardcore
3. Do not at any time stop doing Rap hands. If you stop, you will be a bad guy from Wolfenstien. Keep your hands going at all times.

Soon we'll have some footage for you guys and you'll be able to practice your Rap hands along to the phat beats.
Tag: Seattle

So many blogs...

Posted By: Sampy | Sep 25th, 2006 @ 2:59 PM

You can also find me at my personal site sampy.com. I have a blog there for more personal matters.

I also have a Windows Live Space that should have all of these feeds in one spot for you to check out.

PAX Day 3: In-depth coverage from the Sampy Cam

Posted By: Sampy | Sep 1st, 2006 @ 2:05 PM
While PAX has great games on display, awesome panels, and great speakers it's first and foremost about the fans. I took a camera into the crowds, the gaming rooms and even all the way out to the tabletop gaming to show you what it's like to be a fan at PAX. Pop open a bottle of BAWLS and hone your Smash Brothers and Halo 2 skills because this is PAX from a fans eye view.
Tags: gaming, PAX06, Penny Arcade
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