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World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King has gone gold, according to word over the weekend from our very own John Keefer - who has survived the annual BlizzCon event and is now safely at home licking his wounds. In preparation for the promising expansion pack, Blizzard will roll out the 3.0.2 patch to servers tomorrow. All players will have talent points reimbursed for reallocation, based on the new talent trees, among other changes.

Get ready for lines at any store that starts selling at midnight on the November 13th. For more info on the patch can be found at www.worldofwarcraft.com and for more info on the expansion, visit Blizzard’s official site.

John Keefer, our Editor in Chief and self-professed World of Warcraft addict, has this report from the floor of BlizzCon about StarCraft II:

“StarCraft 2 has been divided into 3 games, dubbed the StarCraft 2 Trilogy:

StarCraft II: Terrans: Wings of Liberty
StarCraft II: Zerg: Heart of the Swarm
StarCraft II: Protoss: Legacy of the Void

Each will provide an in-depth story driven campaign, focusing on the prime character for each race: Jim Raynor for the Terrans, Kerrigan for the Zerg and Zeratul for the Protoss.”

Look for full coverage of StarCraft II, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, and Diablo III from BlizzCon in the days ahead right here at Crispy Gamer.

Tickets are officially on sale today for Blizzard Entertainment’s annual gaming event, BlizzCon, for the price of $100 each. BlizzCon will take place October 10 and 11 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. As one would expect, the event will showcase all things related to Blizzard’s top properties including Warcraft, World of Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo.

Naturally anyone attending will be expecting to hear more about Diablo III, Starcraft II, the latest expansion to World of Warcraft - Wrath of the Lich King and some other surprises (hopefully). BlizzCon will also feature developer panels, contests, tournaments, and hands-on gameplay with upcoming Blizzard games.

For those unlucky enough (myself included) to make it to BlizzCon in the United States, you can also catch eight hours of highlights and special coverage via a special Pay Per View event via DirectTV (check your local Dish Network programming for more info on that). The pay per view package will also provide a code for an exclusive World of Warcraft in-game polar bear mount otherwise only available in goody bags at the convention. Current DIRECTV customers will be able to purchase the BlizzCon pay per view package for USD $39.95.

You can buy tickets now at www.blizzcon.com.

Get those wallets out kids, because tickets for Blizzard Entertainment’s third BlizzCon event will go on sale August 11. Blizzard also announced that this year’s event will enjoy live television coverage in an exclusive DIRECTV pay per view event.

The PPV event will give DirectTV subscribers eight hours of live HD coverage from the show floor on each day of the convention, including exclusive interviews, demos, and more. Beginning in August, DIRECTV will run a promotion offering the BlizzCon pay per view event free to new DIRECTV subscribers. Pricing for existing DIRECTV customers and programming details will be available in the coming weeks from Blizzard Entertainment and DIRECTV.

For further details about the PPV, ticket prices and specific event details, check out www.blizzcon.com.