Nathan is checking in now. Had a couple snafus. Apparently, Blizzard thought I was still going to be there. Unfortunately, not.
Still, it will be a bit longer before it starts. Be patient, and we will be back with you shortly.
Should not be much longer now. About 20 more minutes. Yay.
Guess I will go get a sandwich.
That was a yummy sandwich. Nice chips too.
Nathan should be getting seated about now. Be back shortly.
Should be starting soon, Just waiting on Nathan to give us the word.
Ok Nathan is in, just getting ready
Maybe I should tell a few jokes until then... there once was a man from Nantucket... oh maybe not
Come on Blizzard. The natives are getting restless.
Fucking finally.
Even though God and Satan have conspired to keep me out of this thing, I'm in.
HORRAYYY!!!
So yeah. They're showing a video of BlizzCon's past.
Mike Morhaime's on stage.
Talking about WoW upgrades over the past year.
Apparently people hate faction changes.
The audiences booed it, big time
This November marks WoW's five year anniversary.
They're revamping Onyxia in celebration of the occasion.
Shipping StarCraft II next year, with new Battle.net.
Talking about the WoW movie now.
Apparently director Sam Raimi attended last year's BlizzCon. That's where movie discussions started.
No Bruce Campbell playing Leeroy Jenkins, says Morhaime.
Now he
's talking different Con events.
Playable StarCraft II, etc.
E-Sports stuff. Pro gamers are competing here. They'll be awarding 40,000 dollars in cash prizes.
And now they're talking about the BlizzCon goodie bags.
Hey, I didn't even get one of those. Today's been awesome, as you can imagine.
They should give you two for the snafu.
Two? I want my ability to smile back. I've forgotten how to feel happy.
Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftan is here, as is Ozzy Osbourne.
Not on stage, mind you.
He
's just getting people hyped up.
Chris Metzen's taking the stage.
Talking about how important BlizzCon is to Blizzard
Oooh mr vp of creative development
Makes them feel like all the time they spend developing games is worth it.
Announcement time?
"But before we get in to all that..."
He's conducting an army of WoW fans now.
Saying things like "Alliance" and "Horde," and making people stand and cheer.
Doing the same with Diablo fans now.