They won't announce any new WotLK features at Blizzcon :P

By then WotLK will be well in beta - if it hasn't already been released - and everyone will know everything already.

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I'm thinking the big thing at Blizzcon will be non-WoW news. I know they've said they wanted to release expansions more quickly, but I find it unlikely they'll announce the next before WotLK is even released. They will want the hype to stay on it, and not overshadowed by another WoW expansion.

In short, expect a lot of WotLK hype, and may be an announcement of the next big (non-WoW) thing.

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mmmmm... I doubt WotLK will drop in August. That's 3 months away and there's no beta.

Didn't they have openings for people to work on a new MMO? Could be an announce of that. Could be Diablo. Could be an announce of the next expansion. Could be an announcement of ship dates for Starcraft and/or LK.

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Diablo 3 announcement would be nice!

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... what about the WWI in France? I think it is a bit strange to ask what is happening in October, when there is a big Blizzard event next month...

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Their next gen MMO plans will be announced.

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I think we'll get a whole lot of Wrath info. No idea what the specifics would be. Maybe a first look (as in maps and screenshots and stuff) at some of the higher level zones. Dalaran, the Storm Peaks, Lake Wintergrasp, Icecrown, and so on. Nothing absolutely groundbreaking though. With Wrath, the only thing I'd bet money on seeing is the opening cinematic though.

Lots of Starcraft II stuff, and a Diablo announcement also.

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I'm going to wager on a Diablo 3 announcement

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Something that alot of people ive talked to, have totally forgot, but i realised, was the WoW Movie!

Hopefully be new stuff about the movie.

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My hopes are that they time the release to coincide with Blizzcon and attendees can purchase WotLK at Blizzcon. Servers would probably not be ready for the expansion until the official release date, but you could still get it signed by developers or get the 'uber elite Blizzcon 08 edition' with a special vanity pet or other drool worthy in-game item.

Something I'd really like to see is some of the employees running one of the new dungeons with a DVD-like commentary by the design team. Discussing everything from the lore behind the instance to why certain mobs were placed where they are to what pitfalls they encountered along the way.

As far as announcements go, I think we'll have a pretty good idea what they'll announce prior to the event. If I were a betting man, I'd say it'll be either Diablo 3 or the next expansion. But this is Blizzard. It could be a Lost Vikings remake for next gen consoles.

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It's bad enough that I have to anticipate both Starcraft 2 and Wrath of the Lich King at the same time. If they add Diablo 3 to that list, my head would probably explode.

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I expect you to find nerds.

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i dont see a diablo announcement when most of that team is working on Mythos, a flagship studios game that works alot like Diablo II but less dark and more graphicly inhanced
http://www.mythos.com/

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I think it would be hilarious if they decided to resurrect Starcraft: Ghost, but that's probably not going to happen. I'd expect more Starcraft 2 stuff, and Diablo 3. If it's not Diablo 3, then it would be some new IP, and that would be completely unpredictable. I'm still holding out for updates to The Lost Vikings and Rock n' Roll Racing (yeah, right). There's a slight possibility (in my mind) for a WoW expansion, but it's still possible.

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I expect to find more hand sanitizer!

I thought it was amazingly funny that the oddest item in the goodie bag was a small bottle of hand sanitizer that you could attach to your lanyard. It fit the unshaven, unwashed, undeodorized stigma of gamers everywhere. I could see going around to different people and breaking out the bottle saying, "Hold on. I touched someone recently and putting this on is for your protection." I hope I'm not the only one that found it amusing.

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Fairly sure the announcement will be The Lost Vikings III: Valkyries are Serious Business.

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Think about it for a second. Diablo3.com was bought. They announce a blizzcon for october which is around halloween. And they are adding an additional convention hall thing at the convention center. I was a blizzcon last year and the way it was, they wouldn't need a third unless...An entire new game is coming out!

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I think all this reading into the Vivendi shareholders report is silly. Blizzard games are done when they are done. Anticipating a release and actually releasing are not the same thing. I gave up trying to predict Blizzard release dates when Dialblo 1 was pushed back so many times.

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