From my Google Reader shares

• Facebook 3.0 iPhone App Now Available [App Store]:
• PS3 Slim Eats Half the Electricity of the PS3 Fat:
• Microsoft Announces Xbox 360 Price Cut:

Saturday August 22nd

Remember all the junk I told you about in the bag? Well today was the day to pour through a lot of that stuff. We started by doing the fishing quest which starts you at Brady Games and gives you a small burlap bag and a map. You’re instructed to go through the convention center to various other booths and get 5 lures and then to come back for a sort of raffle prize. It was crazy how many people ended up doing this, the lines were so freaking long. They were the longest lines I stood in all convention but they still went by fairly quickly, no longer than 30 minutes max and some we went through in under 5 minutes. We got all the lures, but only Ashley and Jon actually went to the raffle later. I saw the line for it and it had to be as long as all 4 halls combined. They went when Ozzie was on or before that when the line was super short. For me, all I got was 5 lures and a burlap sack. Read the rest of this entry

From my Google Reader shares

• Diablo III – BlizzCon 09: Monk Class Gameplay HD:
• Diablo III – BlizzCon 09: Monk Class Reveal Trailer HD:
• Amazon announces next wave of Frustration-Free Packaging:
• Mininova Ordered to Remove the Only Torrents People Actually Use Mininova For [Torrents]: Sad
• Report: Megan Fox Will Be the Next Ca… – FOXNews: This will not be good if true.
• Chrono Trigger ‘B.A.M.F. (Radio Edit)’:

Friday August 21st

Housekeeping again swings by early as a wakeup call which sets us all into motion. It’s way too early though and the doors don’t open until 10 or something, maybe 9. So instead of waiting in the mass of humanity, we casually chill out in our hotel room watching the throngs of people move towards the convention center. I’m up in the room browsing through Reader hoping to catch wind of any new news that may slip out since the doors opened, but amazingly, there wasn’t any. Unlike years past where once the doors are flung open people’s vision is set upon the new area of greatness, they very carefully hid what was to be unveiled. The program as well wasn’t being handed out until after the opening ceremony. It was incredible that after 4 years they got it right! Read the rest of this entry

From my Google Reader shares

• Looking for great stuff to read?:
• Felicia Day – Does the carpet match the drapes?: My friend was telling me about this question. I went to the battle.net panel and this panel was going on in the other hall so I missed these antics.
• Blizzard in talks over Diablo III console port:
• Source: Michael Jackson’s Death Ruled a Homicide, Charges Li:
• What Anime fanboys must look like to the Japanese (COMIC):
• StarCraft 2 Beta Will Start This Year:
• World of Warcraft – Cataclysm FAQ:
• Class Discussions Panel:
• Battle.Net And StarCraft In Pictures [Blizzcon]:
• BlizzCon 2009: A Map After the Cataclysm:
• The Adventures of D and B dropping an album later this month:
• Sell Your StarCraft II Maps:
• Blizzcon Day 1:
• Cross-Server LFG:
• Blizzcon Day 2 – Open Q&A Panel:
• Blizzcon Day 2 – Game Systems Panel:
• Blizzcon Day 2 – Raids & Dungeons Panels:
• BlizzCon 2009: Cataclysm dungeons:
• BlizzCon ’09: Rob Pardo on the Future of Battle.net:
• StarCraft II may support LAN after all:

Tuesday August 18th

Driving Route

We set out using the route TomTom gave us and it was a taxing ride. After cutting over to the 40 in Amarillo there was non-stop crazy rain until about the border of New Mexico. My 3 wiper settings went from sprinkle to crazy to shut your eyes because you’ll see about as well. Incredibly, I navigated through that mess. Read the rest of this entry

From my Google Reader shares

• Is This Whiplash’s Final Costume In IRON MAN 2??:

From my Google Reader shares

• Final Fantasy XIII: Launching Together on X360 and PS3:
• iTunes 9 to Have Facebook Support:
• Diablo III Gameplay Movie & Preview:

From my Google Reader shares

• The Beatles: Rock Band Albums Priced and Dated; Upcoming RB2 DLC Includes Queen, White Stripes:

From my Google Reader shares

• Windows 7 RC Availability to Stop on Thursday:
• Brutal Legend Demo Coming September 17:
• Reminder: Sony GamesCom keynote today, 12:30pm Joystiq Time:
• Google Pulls Ahead of AOL, Lags Behind Yahoo in E-mail Users – eWeek: I’m very weirded out by all the people I know that use Yahoo mail. Maybe half or more of my friends on Facebook list yahoo as their primary email.
• K-Mart Confirms $300 PS3 Slim Rumors With Some Subtlety [PS3 Slim]:
• Music Video: Do You Wanna Date My Avatar?:
• Ever wondered what Blizzard HQ looks like?:
• 13 Things a Burglar Won't Tell You: Awesome tips
• No Social Media In These College Stadiums: What a crazy deal with the devil.
• StarCraft 2 Interview: Lead Producer Talks LAN, Expansions, Editor Features and More: