December 7th, 2010. A day which will live in infamy as geeks all over the world come down with the same mysterious illness. World of Warcraft junkies of the world, get your Christmas shopping done early. Rumor has it that the game will be available for digital download as well as in the more traditional box format. Regular edition will cost 39.99, and the Collector’s Edition will run 79.99.
Join the forum discussion on this post Blogs are really good for telling everyone what you think, but they don’t do so well at letting everyone tell you what they think.
This is our chance to remedy that. If you’ve got something to say, then feel free to register and post on our shiny new forums! (Psst. You can also get there from the main menu at the top of the page.) We’re fairly tolerant on what you can and can’t say, but we do ask that you do your best to refrain from egregious asshattery.
Cheers!
-Grim
It ain’t polished, touched up, or filtered, but we have finally put our collection of pics from this year’s Dragon*Con online for your viewing pleasure. If you check out our Multimedia Gallery, you’ll find a link to this year’s pictures. You can also use the menu bar at the top of this page to get to all of our picture galleries.
Enjoy!
Today be Intarrrrnational Talk Like a Pirate Day. In honor of the occasion, we be presentin’ ye with the most wonderful of news for MMO fans.
Pirates of the Burning Sea will be going Free-to-Play. Now be this the most current of news? Nay, say I. However, it be appropriate to mention on this most glorious of holidays.
I’ll be watchin’ me favorite movie with Mrs. Grim and Little Grimmette, but for those of ye who may not have said movie available, here’s a wee bit o’ entertainment in honor of the occasion.
The reports are in, my race is run.
Dragon*Con 2010 is officially done.
That’s all the poetry you get from me for at least 3 weeks. As of this post, I’m declaring a 3 week moratorium on any use of the word Dragon*Con. (My staff bet me I couldn’t do it… 3 weeks without doing anything for Dragon*Con? That’s just crazy talk?)
That is not to say that I will not snark on things. Oh yes, the Snark must continue to flow. However, if I say the words “Dragon*Con” anytime between 9/11/2010 and 10/2/2010, (and get caught… if nobody hears it, it doesn’t count) I lose.
To tide you all over for the next 3 weeks, I’m going to show you guys some videos that didn’t have the chance to be shown during our Machinima panels this year. Thanks again to Romily for hooking us up with some Grade-A eye candy!
Don’t Make Me Get My Main
Halo, reminxed!
I’m on a Mount!
No really huge notes this time around, since we’re FRIED. Yep, crispy-fried podcast hosts. Still, the important thing is that you get a SnarkCast in a timely fashion, which we’ve delivered.
Sadly, none of the audio from the weekend’s recordings made it (we think whatever weird thing that made Grimmy’s PC play music at chipmunk speed is the same thing that caused the audio to be unusable) but hey – learning experience for next year, when we’ll show you a real snarkcast. 
Hey everyone! Krystalle from Massively.com here. I hope you all made it home safe and sound and are enjoying being back at home with your gaming computers, in your comfy chairs/beds. I know I’ve missed my beloved office! (That’s an old picture of it above. Much more filled with geekstuff now.)
I’d like to take a moment to thank all our awesome sponsors and contributors, as well as the many guests who came to lend their own brand of awesome to our track this year:
Track sponsors:
Guests / Panelists:
And those who, while unable to make it, contributed prizes for us to give away!
Without our above sponsors and guests, we wouldn’t have been able to pull off the epic win of this year’s MMO track. Many thanks, everyone!
Also, I wanted to take a moment to post some of the information from my panels, since some people did not grab the handouts I’d made. You can find it all after the break!
Another year of Dragon*Con is in the books, and most of my staff are either traveling home or catching up on sleep.
Not me.
I’ll be putting together after action reports and compiling the multiple gigabytes of pictures and videos from this year. Once that’s done, I’m going to see how long I can go without mentioning Dragon*Con. My staff thinks I won’t make it a day before kicking around ideas for next year. I think I can make it 3 weeks.
If you guys want to start a betting pool…
Thanks for a wonderful Dragon*Con 2010, and I’m looking forward to doing this again next year. I hope you are too, but most of all, I wish you all the contented sleep of a newborn, I won’t be far behind you.
360 days and counting.
Today, the DC*MMO crew heads down to Dragon*Con. The convention doesn’t officially start until Friday, but someone has to set everything up for you people!
As a special “Pre-Convention” gift to you guys, the folks over at The Unique Geek did an interview as part of their “40 Days of Dragon*Con” with someone who’s voice you might recognize, but you’ll have a hard time placing it with the lack of Snark on hand. Thanks to the folks over there for having me on as a guest, and I look forward to seeing everyone down there… later today. (yikes… where does the time go?)
Our friends at Massively.com will be at Dragon*Con, in force, again this year. (They better be… some of their writers are on my staff!) My Snarkcast Partner-in-Crime, Krystalle Voecks, has provided a breakdown of our shenanigans this weekend.
As a special bonus to our loyal readers (both of you!) I’m presenting a list of “Top 10 Craziest Questions Grim Has Been Asked About Dragon*Con This Week.” These are actual questions that have found their way into Grim’s mailbox. ***
10. Hey. This is <redacted> from <deleted name of Game Developer>. I know it’s only a week before the convention, but is it too late for us to buy a booth and do some panels?
Our exhibitor space is 90%+ sold out by the end of the previous convention. If you want to participate at Dragon*Con, you’d be well advised to get in touch with us now about next year. One week before the convention is way too late.
9. Why won’t you invite Blizzard to come to Dragon*Con?
Yes, they’re not coming to Dragon*Con because we forgot to invite them. How careless of us. Truth be told, we’ve been in touch with them for the past 3 years, and we’re still trying. If you want to help, step right up and let us know. Every little bit helps.
8. Hi. I’m an independent game developer who hasn’t published a single title yet, but I’m working on it. I’d like to come to Dragon*Con and promote my game. Can you provide transportation and accommodations for the weekend? (oh, and I’ll need badges for 10 of my co-workers)
If you are going to try and scam your way into a free weekend at Dragon*Con, please be a LITTLE more creative in your scam. If you are serious about promoting your upcoming game, we’d love to help, but you’re on your own for getting here and finding a place to stay once you get here.
7. We would like to come to your convention and promote our convention. Can you give us free passes so that we can do that?
We get lots of requests for cross-promotion, and for the most part, we’re happy to work with you. However, 3 days before the con starts is a bad time to ask for anything “free”.
6. Why won’t you talk about <obscure Asian grinder MMO that nobody else in North America plays… you know, like Aion>?
If we covered every MMO out there, we would need a bigger convention to hold it all. Last year, for example, we had nearly 50 panels covering a wide range of games, and the list of games we did NOT cover includes games such as Warhammer Online, Star Trek Online, and many other big name titles. From year to year, our priorities are, in no particular order:
If your favorite game isn’t on our schedule this year, feel free to contact us about running a panel for it next year. How do you think WE got this gig?
5. Why won’t you talk about <Insert game that hasn’t come out yet.>?
This is actually not a stupid question, just one that I get a lot. We’re a fan convention. We’re not a trade show. We made the mistake of trying to promote/do panels on games that haven’t been released yet, and it was an hour long snorefest of trailers that you can watch on the Internet for free without having to buy a badge to a convention. Once the game comes out, and there actually is a fanbase for that game? We’d be happy to have a panel or event for it as long as we have someone who plays the game on hand to run it. We have the “New MMO Showcase” for a reason. That’s where we talk about ALL of the upcoming games without having to fill an hour’s worth of Q&A on a single game that is still in development.
4. Are you allowed to talk about <insert game here> since the studio won’t be there?
The great thing about being a Fan Convention is that we can talk about any darn thing we want to. We choose to support the studios who come to Dragon*Con by providing them with a place to meet and greet their fans. Any other games we decide to cover are our choice, time and space permitting.
3. <Insert Popular Game Here> is lame! Why do you spend so much time covering that game and not covering my favorite game?
Well, Sparky. With 40,000 people at the convention, two things are certain.
1) Someone else at the convention is going to like the same things you like.
2) Not everybody at the convention is going to like the same things you like.
It’s our job to find/provide things that will appeal to as many people as possible. I know this might be a shock to you, but at fan conventions, popular things are… POPULAR!
2. Will you introduce me to <Random celebrity appearing at Dragon*Con>?
Sure. I won’t be busy at all during the weekend, and I’ll have PLENTY of time to play “Fanboy/FanGirl Tourguide” for you all weekend. Plus, I know every single one of our 400+ guests that are coming to Dragon*Con this year. I’m yer hookup, baby!
And the number 1 craziest question appearing in Grim’s inbox this week?
1. Do you have anything planned for this weekend?
*sound of Grim’s head exploding*
*** Ok, so I may have taken creative license with a few of these…
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