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BlizzCon is Back and Ticket Sales Are Soon

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BlizzCon is back this year and soon you will get a chance to buy tickets to attend the event in person at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim California November 8th and 9th.

Tickets for the 2013 event go on sale Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. PDT and Saturday, April 27 at 10 a.m. PDT. Benefit Dinner Tickets go on sale Wednesday, May 1 at 7 p.m. Pacific Time. You can purchase tickets directly from the official BlizzCon website.

You can also watch BlizzCon live from home by purchasing a virtual ticket. Information on how to obtain virtual tickets will become available later. Pricing and other ticket info can be found on the BlizzCon ticket page.

 

 

Why Pac Man Stops Working After Level 255

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Very rarely do people play Pac Man and reach levels in the 200’s but if you happen to hang in there long enough, something rather odd occurs after you get past level 255.

You reach what is referred to as a “kill screen”. This kill screen essentially renders the game unplayable and you start to see some really strange stuff going on. This isn’t just exclusive to Pac Man either, other arcade classics such as Donkey Kong and Dig Dug also have kill screens.

So what’s behind all of this? Why isn’t there some type of formal ending? Well, the folks behind Numberphile have put together a great video that explains exactly why this happens.

 

Blizzard Celebrates 15 Years of StarCraft

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It’s hard to believe that it’s been 15 years since March 31, 1998, when StarCraft first captured our imaginations and for some of us, became a solid part of our childhood. StarCraft has also greatly contributed to the online competitive gaming world, even though at the time we couldn’t have known how much it would grow.

So, what’s the best part about all of this? Well, we’ve got many years of StarCraft ahead of us!

Blizzard is offering up a feat of strength for StarCraft players that will allow you to unlock 3 new portraits that pay homage to classic StarCraft along with getting a special achievement “15 Years of StarCraft” .

So how do you get the achievement?

Just play one game of StarCraft II in any online mode before 11:59 p.m. PDT on April 17.

Beginning March 31, play one Arcade, Custom, Ranked, Training, Unranked, or Versus A.I. game to earn the StarCraft 15-Year Anniversary Feat of Strength achievement. As soon as you’ve received the achievement, all three portraits will be permanently unlocked in your StarCraft II character profile.

You get see Blizzard’s official post about the anniversary on battle.net.

 

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Unreal Engine 4 Shows Off Infiltrator Demo

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The latest version of the Unreal Engine is showing off some of it’s capabilities in a new “Infiltrator” Demo that is being rendered in real-time.  The demo was unveiled at GDC 2013 earlier and it looks absolutely stunning.

Unreal Engine 4 will be running on the next-gen PlayStation 4 and most likely the next Xbox. Unreal Engine 4 seems to actually have a “wow factor” to it and it helps to remind us that although at times it feels like games can’t get any better looking, they can and will continue to evolve.  The final verdict on the this next-gen technology will only come into play once we see this stuff on our own TV screens. Until then, we have to keeps watching demos of what’s to come. You can see the official announcement at Unreal.

Get Punch Out!! For Only 30 Cents

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punch outIn anticipation of the Nintendo Entertainment System’s 30th anniversary, Nintendo has been releasing Virtual Console titles a for a reduced price of only 30 cents. From Wed, 3/20 to Thu, 4/18 you can now download Punch Out !! Featuring Mr. Dream for 30 cents as well.

This title can be found on the Nintendo eShop as the full blown version of the Virtual Console hasn’t yet made it’s way to the Wii U, but Nintendo says it will appear sometime this spring. Currently Nintendo is having what they are calling a trial campaign of the new store, this is where you can find more titles that will be appearing in this offer.