Blizz Con/World of Warcraft Phenomena

If you play computer games or video games, you know what it's like to have sleepless nights glued in front of the computer or television curled up with your favorite game. That has happened to me with countless computer and video games, only now I have too many games in my life to add any more. I never did get too much into World of Warcraft, but if you're a gamer, or have just touched a computer, you most likely know what it is.

I have to say that my husband is thoroughly obsessed with World of Warcraft, and spends countless nights, especially on weekends, playing this game without a blink of sleep sometimes. He even got a couple people at work hooked onto this thing. The madness doesn't stop there. This game released nearly a year ago in November 2004, and it has made ripples across the globe, yet it's probably still one of the most popular games out there.

For those of you who haven't heard of it, World of Warcraft from Blizzard Entertainment, is a multiplayer online role-playing game that lets you battle against other people around the globe. It's a good wholesome, user-friendly game for just about anyone. The game is a fantasy-type game, and there are eight races and nine classes of characters that you can pick from. You can choose to join the Horde or the Alliance, which determines what you can and cannot accomplish in the world. If you bring together a bunch of friends, you can also create your own guilds to do quests with so you don't have to do them by yourself. Not to mention the game has good 3D graphics and will work on either a PC or Mac.

Blizzard is coming out with a new expansion for World of Warcraft, which will be debuted at BlizzCon. The sold-out $120 per person event will be held on October 28-29 in California. It's just amazing what a dent one game has made across the world. All the hardcore fans will be attending to receive an exclusive pet for their World of Warcraft character and a bunch of other cool schwag.

BlizzCon was created to celebrate Blizzard's Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo franchises and the communities that surround them. It's a two-day event and features the developers of World of Warcraft and StarCraft: Ghost. This will offer an opportunity for developers and game fans to meet each other and experience hands-on gameplay with Blizzard's games.

If you already have a ticket to BlizzCon, you're lucky. If not, you can follow the conference online at www.blizzcon.com. The popular World of Warcraft can be found at CompUSA or GameStop for about $50.