World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Impressions - Blizzcon 2011

At Blizzcon this year Blizzard Entertainment unveiled their all new World of Warcraft expansion, Mists of Pandaria. After being shrouded in mystery for over 10,000 years the events of the cataclysm have unveiled the continent of Pandaria and its people the Pandaren. The Pandaren have been hinted at in past Warcraft titles but until now not much has been revealed about them.

I had the chance at Blizzcon to play through most of the Pandaren starting zone and experience the brand new Monk class. The story is that you are a Pandaren who has grown curious of the outside world; Blizzard is calling this ‘Wonderlust’. You are aboard ‘The Wandering Isle’ which is in fact a massive turtle, and here you will undergo trials before you can leave to continental Azeroth.

Diablo 3 Beta - Impressions

Recently, I was granted access to the Diablo 3 Beta. This is a game that I have been looking forward to since its announcement at the 2008 Blizzard Entertainment World Wide Invitational in Paris. I can still remember sitting down and watching the live stream with a few friends in the early morning. At Blizzcon in 2008, 2009, and 2010 I had the opportunity to play through each of the different demos, and the game has gone through some dramatic changes at each of its appearances. But we are now looking at a near final build of the game; now Blizzard just needs some help testing!