After going to Blizzcon for the 2nd year in a row, I’ve noticed some trends (World of Warcraft playtime going down during Blizzcon isn’t one of them!). Here’s 5 things that happen every Blizzcon:

Tickets will be hard to get

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So I’m busy trying to get a look at everything, so here’s the copy/paste details from the press kit DVD. Enjoy!

An ancient evil lies dormant within Deepholm, the domain of earth in the Elemental Plane. Hidden away in a secluded sanctuary, the corrupted Dragon Aspect Deathwing has waited, recovering from the wounds of his last battle against Azeroth and biding his time until he can reforge the world in molten fire.

Soon, Deathwing the Destroyer will return to Azeroth, and his eruption from Deepholm will sunder the world, leaving a festering wound across the continents. As the Horde and Alliance race to the epicenter of the cataclysm, the kingdoms of Azeroth will witness seismic shifts in power, the kindling of a war of the elements, and the emergence of unlikely heroes who will rise up to protect their scarred and broken world from utter devastation.

Blizzard Entertainment’s third expansion to World of Warcraft forever alters the face of Azeroth, as the destruction left in Deathwing’s wake reshapes the land and reveals secrets long sealed away. Players will be able to re-experience familiar zones across Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms, areas rewrought by the cataclysm and filled with new opportunities for adventure. (more…)

Lets get down to gaming news business. The DS is getting piano add-on – too tiny to play anything but nursery rhymes. Pong creator is working on sci-fi RTS/FPS game. Slow DS sales – Nintendo admits iPhone as competitor. Microsoft explains concurrent digital and physical game releases are not even close to ready. Chances are high that Starcraft 2 might be delayed to 2010. The complete Guitar Hero 5 track set released. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for PC will not have Prestige or Hardened Editions. DSi gets Facebook photo sharing… in Japan. EA confirms Fedor in their upcoming MMA game. Warhammer Online is coming for the Mac soon.

About One Paragraph Gaming News: Want to know about video game news but don’t have the time to look through all the news sites? Raptr has you covered. OPGN gives all the big industry news in one bite-size paragraph.

This month, Warhammer Online players who play at an iGames LAN center can earn the chance to win up to $17,000 in prizes from Tagan, SteelSeries, Games Workshop, OCZ Technology, Alienware, and Creative Labs.  Simply log in with your Raptr account at an iGames center and you’ll automatically be entered to win. In order to qualify for the contest, come to one of the following iGames centers on the following days:

Nov. 8 – Euphnet in Sunnyvale, CA (Near San Jose)
Nov. 8 – Gigabits LAN Center in Orlando, FL
Nov. 8 – Netlans in Phoenix, AZ
Nov. 8 – Vertigo Game Center in Wausau, WI (Between St. Paul and Green Bay)
Nov. 9 – Strike Zone Gaming in Fenton, MI (Northwest of Detroit)
Nov. 14 – Crazy Penguins Gaming in Rockford, IL (Northwest of Chicago)
Nov. 14 – CyGamZ in Ypsilanti, MI (Between Ann Arbor and Detroit)
Nov. 15 – Citadel Games in Brainerd, MN (North of Minneapolis)
Nov. 15 – 8wire LAN Gaming Center in Las Vegas, NV
Nov. 15 – Xtreme Gaming Cybercafe in San Antonio, TX

On November 22, up to 35 iGames LAN centers will participate in an event called “All Out WAR”, where players from across the country will work together to capture end-game enemy territory in Warhammer Online.

For more details, including specific times and LAN center addresses, go to http://www.igames.org/war or contact the iGames events team at events@igames.org.

Of course, no matter where you play from, Raptr will  post updates regarding your Warhammer Online characters right to your profile in Raptr.

Good Hunting!

It should come as no surprise that we’re all big gamers here at Raptr. This video found on YouTube is probably a good litmus test for just how much of a gamer one is. Personally, I found that I’d played 83 out of the 114 games listed. I don’t know if I should be proud or afraid

How many of these games have you played?