New snowstorm hammers northern Plains states

The second major snowstorm to hit the northern Plains in a week dropped more than a foot of snow Monday, closing hundreds of miles of highway and shutting government offices and schools. At least five deaths were blamed on the storm.

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Blizzard whips northern Plains; travel difficult

Wind-blown snow whipped across the northern Plains on Tuesday, closing major highways, before a powerful storm that had stalled over western Nebraska and South Dakota moved northeastward.

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Travel discouraged in snowy and windy Dakotas

Blizzard conditions made travel hazardous Sunday across the northern Plains as officials closed major highways and urged people to stay home.

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Political ads add to the muddle, clutter on TV

"Say it with a kiss." Hershey's.

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Name of Fort Drum paper, the Blizzard, gets buried

Officials at this Army post in frigid northern New York want to kick the name of their weekly newspaper up a few degrees. Right now it's called The Fort Drum Blizzard.

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Late 'Warcraft' Expansion Pack to Debut

Each day, millions of people around the world gaze at their computer screens to explore a dangerous fantasy world of treasure-filled dungeons and flame-breathing dragons, a land where mortal enemies lurk around every corner.

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Colorado Hit With Heavy Snow

The biggest October snowstorm to hit Colorado in several years dumped up to 20 inches Thursday, grounding flights, closing highways, knocking out electricity — and jump-starting the ski season.

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Online Game Addresses Gay-Rights Uproar

A gay-rights uproar in the popular "World of Warcraft" online game has spurred the game's maker to review its treatment of gay players.

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Albuquerque Low

You might have heard of the impending blizzard bearing down on Colorado and Wyoming. Some areas are predicted to get more than 30 inches of snow.

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In preparation for the launch of these new features, on November 11, 2009 , all current World of Warcraft players will be required to merge their World of Warcraft accounts with a Battle.net account in order to log in to the game.

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Much news and excitement has derived from BlizzCon today but a release for Diablo III next year is not happening. CEO Mike Morhaime has confirmed that the just-revealed World of Warcraft expansion Cataclysm and StarCraft II are the two titles the company expects to hit in 2010.

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"Pretty much exactly as predicted, Blizzard Entertainment announced the next expansion for World of Warcraft Friday afternoon during the opening ceremonies for its annual Blizzcon convention in Anaheim, Calif.

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While it may not change the game's bottom line, the exclusion of LAN play from StarCraft 2 bothers many old-school gamers. It's an uncomfortable reminder of just how much the PC gaming world has changed.

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A press release out of Sweden tries to convince us that Blizzard has now confirmed a 2009 release for the first installment of StarCraft II. Press2Play.tv claims to have it on good authority that this is indeed the case.

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Blizzard!

Holy Frozen Yogurt!

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Think winter weather is through with the state of Oklahoma? Think again. Near-blizzard conditions are expected in some parts of the state between late Thursday and early Saturday afternoon.

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Snow began falling in the state late Sunday night, and continued into the morning, making for treacherous traveling conditions.

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Bashiok, Diablo III's community manager, posted two images of altered Diablo III screenshots. One of the images contains a unicorn with rainbows spewing from it's arse while the other contains a boss character dressed up as the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters.

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Tokyo, Japan, (Feb. 2, 2009) – Square Enix Co., Ltd. (Square Enix) today announced that Square Enix has signed with Activision Blizzard Pty Limited (Activision Blizzard), an Australian subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc.

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In an economic downturn ::cough::recession::cough:: people are looking to save money any way they can of course. For those who like gaming this can be a sticky wicket, so this author lays out a World of Warcraft argument that can only be described as, adorable.

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- A Canadian woman who went missing last week during a blizzard has been found alive, buried in 23 inches of snow."Rescuers were stunned to find the woman, Donna Molnar of Ancaster, Ontario, alive after she spent four days outside in freezing temperatures."

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Activision Blizzard has a very easy-to-understand business plan: monetize everything it can, as quickly as it can, across as many platforms as it can. The result is a strong slash-and-burn mentality when it comes to the games industry, and a new deal with Massive Inc.

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Four years ago today (November 23rd), Blizzard threw open the doors to Azeroth and then quickly shut them, opening and closing them several times until they were sure they had enough servers to handle the massive rush of players eager to enter the World of Warcraft.

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Want to start playing "World of Warcraft" and the new "Wrath of the Lich King" expansion, but don't know what to do? We've come up with a few things you should know about the game — both in the game and outside of it — if you're thinking about joining the 11 mi …

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World of Warcraft creator Blizzard Entertainment's lawsuit against MDY Industries is getting a little dose of bat-@!$%# insane before the case rolls to trial.

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Readers have been leaving tributes all day to honor Ezra Chatterton, the 12-year-old World of Warcraft fan who has left us too soon. Now, we hear from Blizzard Entertainment.

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Social networking already intersects with gaming through GAX Online, but there's a newer MMO-centric community that's growing in popularity.

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When I spoke with lead "World of Warcraft" designer Jeff Kaplan yesterday about the game's new Achievement system, he revealed that eventually players will have a Blizzard Account that shows Achievements from other Blizzard games they've played, including the upcoming tit …

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Blizzard has won the first round of a legal battle against the maker of software that automates game play in World of Warcraft.

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Hail to the King, long may EA reign.

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So, if you hadn't already heard, Diablo 3 is in the works, and by the looks of the most recent screenshots and videos things are moving pretty quickly.

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Well, it's official Wrath of the Lich King beta is officially started! Well, rather it's officially time to sign up. Blizzard recently announced the launch of the closed beta as well as the sign up forms.

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Even though we've nearly reached the week point since Diablo 3 was officially announced I can still hardly believe it. From all of the videos and screenshots I've seen the game looks more a hell of a lot more polished than any other Blizzard upcoming release.

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