Blizzard Commissions Hench and Scrap Foundry to Create Tyrael’s Armor

Diablo x Berserk: It’s Been A Long Time Coming

Many people have heard of Kentaro Miura’s Berserk, even if just in passing. As a wildly successful manga with nearly 40 years of run time, it has touched many people’s lives and influenced countless franchises. Its prolific run in the dark fantasy spac…

BlizzCon 2009 Developer Panels: An Inside Look

The fourth BlizzCon is underway, and we’ll be giving players a look at the new game features and upcoming developments discussed in some of the World of Warcraft, Diablo III, and StarCraft II panels throughout the show. We’ll be updating www.blizzcon.com with new information from the panels regularly, so be sure to check back often.

• World of Warcraft Dungeons & Raids – Delve deeper into the philosophies behind the design of the game’s most epic player-versus-environment (PvE) encounters.
• World of Warcraft Game Systems – Learn more about the mechanics that make World of Warcraft tick.
• World of Warcraft Classes, Items, and Professions – Check out what’s in store for World of Warcraft classes, professions, and items in the future.
• StarCraft II Battle.net Discussion – At the StarCraft II Battle.net developer panel on Friday afternoon, we gave players a first look at some of the cool new community and communication features that will be coming with the relaunched Battle.net online-gaming service, along with info on how it’ll all be integrated with StarCraft II. Check out new details about Battle.net’s state-of-the-art matchmaking system, achievement system, social networking features, and more in our new Battle.net FAQ
• World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Panel – Learn more devastating details about World of Warcraft’s third expansion, Cataclysm.
• Diablo III Heroes & Monsters – Take a closer look at the latest Diablo III class, the monk, as well as other characters and creatures from the game.

1-Hour Maintenance Scheduled for September 30th – All Classic Realms

Blizzard has announced a one-hour maintenance for all Classic servers, scheduled for September 30th at 7:00 a.m. PDT.

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