Cryptic Games has officially confirmed that Star Trek Online will indeed be launching sometime during the first quarter of 2010. Not only that, they also teased the arrival of a closed beta, saying that it's "just around the corner."

If you're still stewing in your seat thinking about attending BlizzCon 2009, you're too late. Don't worry too much, though, you're not the only one. You know those 20,000 tickets for the event? Well, they were all sold out...in just eight minutes.

Get your wallets ready, Blizzard fans. Tickets for this year's BlizzCon will be going on sale next Sunday, May 16, and you better have some cash on hand. The tickets will go for US$ 125 each and will be available on the official BlizzCon website. If you miss out, there's also a second batch of tickets going on sale May 20. More details after the jump.

Put those fanfic skills to good use and join Blizzard's contest for creative writers. Winner gets to fly to Blizzard's offices to meet with their writing staff, plus you get a very nice replica of the mighty sword, Frostmourne. If you love writing and cooking up what-ifs in game stories like me, this ought to be a fun contest to join. Details inside.

It was roughly a few weeks ago that Emotiv was able to introduce their EPOC neuroheadset to the whole world.

Now we got wind that the company is looking for candidates to be the beta evaluators for upcoming brain-controlled gadget. Find out the details after the jump!

The Dark Age of Camelot has just been updated with information regarding the time and venue for the first two legs of its Camelot Road Trip Program.

This tour will provide the MMORPG's gamers with an opportunity to quiz the developers on game related matters, even as they enjoy the free food that's to be expected in each event. Details are in the full article.

The latest report released by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) reveal that the video game industry grew four times faster than the U.S. economy in 2003 to 2006. After seeing 17% annual growth, gaming left the national economy's 4% in the dust.

More interesting findings await at the full article.

BlizzCon 2007 is already exciting as it is given all the details and information we know about it so far. In an interesting development, we learned today that the famed event is about to become more important as it will be graced by the presence of legendary comic book artist Jim Lee.

Lee has worked with both Marvel Comics and DC Comics and his most notable creations include X-Men, Punisher, Superman and even the Dark Knight himself, Batman. In case you don't know, he also did the cover for the recently announced World of Warcraft comic book - hence his presence at BlizzCon.

If you want to catch him, be sure to be at the DC booth on August 3 between 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. He will be happy to chat with attendees as well as sign autographs. BlizzCon 2007 will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in California.

Bigfoot Networks announced today that it will be making an appearance during BlizzCon 2007 when it happens at the Anaheim Convention Center in California between August 3 and 4.

The good thing about this is that the company will be giving away Killer NIC network cards for fans who will be passing its booth. We guess you're quite familiar now what's the deal with Killer NIC.

If you're not, then we're pretty sure that you have two major problems - namely lag and latency. Bigfoot created Killer NIC with Blizzard's World of Warcraft in mind, implementing Lag and Latency Reduction Technology for a better gaming experience.

"World of Warcraft and the Killer NIC make a great combo. It is the huge demand for the Killer NIC by WoW gamers that brings us to BlizzCon. The fact Blizzard only allows ten companies to be sponsors of BlizzCon shows how much they believe in the power of the Killer NIC and what it delivers for games like World of Warcraft," commented Bigfoot Networks CEO Harlan Beverly.

The above mentioned companies include Intel, nVIDIA, AT&T, Dell, Logitech, Creative, and Cisco among others. Bigfoot's booth number at Blizzcon is S101.

BlizzCon is set to be one of the biggest events to hit the worlds of Warcraft and Starcraft, with 8,000 attending the last BlizzCon and tickets for this one already sold out. Held for two days on August 3 and 4 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California, the event will be holding contests and tournaments, including a dance, song, and fan art contest.

 

Now if you managed to get your hands an a ticket, remember that that's gonna be a big place and you're gonna want to have time for everything there is to do out there. Here's a couple of helpful tips from Blizzard to help you on your way to getting your way:

• Get your badges early at the pick-up stations on Thursday, the day before the event, between 4pm and 11pm or on Friday starting at 7am
• Prepare a loose schedule that gives you ample time to do everything you want given the limited amount of time you got
• Live events will have buttloads of people attending them: go early or get smushed
• Bring a bag, and bring the essentials (plus they give out goodie bags when you pick up your badge so make room for that)
• Remember there are stuff you can't bring inside BlizzCon, so check with the website first
• Check the size of your bag: you can only bring one that's not bigger than 20 inches x 10 inches
• The BlizzCon store empties out rather quickly so get them while they're hot
• Lines for games will be longest in the afternoons so try to line up for them in the morning so you don't waste your time waiting
• There are special places reserved for in-game friends to see each other on the second level, rooms 202 and 203 so be sure to visit
• Remember that Anaheim Convention Center is right beside Disneyland, you might want to take a visit as well before or after the show, especially if you're from out of town

That's it everyone, have a great time at BlizzCon! Stay tuned for further updates.