Fans of Blizzard's great work will relish the new StarCraft 2 community site that caters to their cravings. BlizzCast has also been introduced to provide the community with up-close discussions with their favorite game developers. All the luminaries will take turns on the BlizzCast spotlight to share their insights with World of Warcraft and StarCraft 2 fans. More on that after the jump!

The holidays are looking good this year as Electronic Arts releases their line-up with some of the most anticipated games this season. They have everything for everybody from World War games to sports games, from fantasy games to shooters, with music games chucked in as the cherry on top of the icing.

First off is the FPS Crysis which will be out on November 16. Crytek will also be releasing a special edition of the game with a 16-page book full of concept art and other bonuses. Hellgate: London, where demons decimate the home of Big Ben, will be out on October 31.

The sequels to the ever popular Medal of Honor franchise will also be released next month. The PS3 version of Medal of Honor Airborne (also for Xbox 360 and PC, already out) will be released on November, and Medal of Honor Heroes 2 (Wii, PSP) will be out on November 13.

Two music games will also be hitting the market this holiday season to get your booties shakin'. Boogie (PS2, DS, Wii) will be out on November 15. Rock Band, whose special editions will be include a guitar, drums and a microphone, will be out on November 20 for the 360 and PS3, and on December 11 for the PS2.

Here are some other titles they'll be releasing before Santa Claus comes calling:

• Army of Two (November 13 for 360, PS3)
• Command & Conquer Saga (October)
• EA Playground (October 23 for Wii, DS)
• FIFA Soccer 08 (October 9 for 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS, PC, Mobile)
• Need for Speed Prostreet (November 14 for 360, PS3, ii, PS2, DS, PC, Mobile)
• Orcs & Elves (November 13 for DS)
• Orcs & Elves II (November for Mobile)
• Pictionary (December for Mobile)
• SimCity Societies (November 13 for PC, Mobile)
• Smarty Pants (November 19 for Wii)
• The Orange Box (October 9 for PC, 360, Holidays for PS3)
• The Sims DJ (December for Mobile)
• The Simpsons Game (October 30 for 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS)

About two weeks back, we reported that Warhammer: Mark of Chaos was heading to the Xbox 360, according to the German ratings board USK. Well, today we finally got confirmation straight from Namco Bandai. But wait, there's more. The announcement also included Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Battle March, an expansion for the PC version.

First off, the Xbox 360 version of Warhammer will be called Warhammer: Battle March. According to the release, the console version will be sporting content from the PC version, with spanking new features, online play via Xbox Live, and intuitive controls.

Warhammer: Battle March will be featuring six armies to choose from, as opposed to the original PC version's four. Army customization will be available so you'll be able to tell your soldiers apart from others, and you can also make your units as scary as possible to wreck havoc into your enemies' hearts.

Players will also be able to control Hero and Champion units that progress as you play the game. Two control schemes will be available, one for the novice players while the other one is more advance. Online multiplayer on Xbox Live can support up to four players in two modes, head-to-head skirmishes or team-based war.

Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Battle March on the other hand will sport additional content for the PC version. The expansion's content will include new units for each army, online modes, and an original campaign. The number of armies are also expanded to six to include the Empire, Chaos, Skaven, High Elves, plus the new Dark Elf and Orcs & Goblins forces (same armies as the Xbox 360 version).

Sound interesting? Before you start bouncing off the walls, note that Warhammer: Battle March and Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Battle March are scheduled for release next year. We'll keep our eyes peeled for more info, so stay tuned. In the meantime, feel free to admire the screenshots for both the Xbox 360 and PC versions at the Full Article link.

A look at the StarCraft, Diablo Series">Blizzard website reveals something pretty interesting. There's a timeline listing the company's games, starting with 1994's Warcraft: Orcs and Humans and ending with a big glowing question mark. Of course, it begs the question, "What does Blizzard have in store for us?"

A while back we posted that the company is looking for a few good men and women to work on a "next-gen MMO". Back then, we theorized that the game could be a Diablo MMO. This one though, feels like a teaser for Starcraft 2, which is apparently already in development. May 19's only a few days away, and we should get more details then.

One thing's pretty certain, though: it's definitely doesn't look like a new World of Warcraft expansion. As Amanda Rivera of WoW Insider notes, the timeline doesn't include Burning Crusade as well as any of the expansion packs for any of Blizzard's other titles.

New legislation proposed in New York State by Rep. Keith Wright is set to block sales of games that depict racist and religious violence to minors. The bill A00547, if passed should block games that depict advocate or glamorize: commission of a violent crime, suicide, sexual violence, violent racism, religious violence, and illegal use of drug and alcohol.

GamePolitics reports that Rep. Wright's bill also calls for Retailers to place such games in an adults only section. Retailers would be required to check ID for buyers who appear to be under 30. The bill has been referred to the Assembly's Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection.

GamePolitics further notes that while proposed legislation would affect games sold at retail, it won't affect games that are spread through online, non-commercial distribution.

While we agree with this bill's good intentions, and we note that this is one of the better bills that has attempted to define violence in video games, we have to point out that racism in games is a bit hard to define. Take for example a cliche group of eager heroic knights slaying a bunch of orcs, and calling them "filthy cur" or something. Standard fare for any teen-rated game, or movie for the matter, but it could be considered by some overzealous folks to be "violent racism." And don't get us started on all those WWII shooters.

Moreover, courts have previously disallowed restrictions based on violence alone. This bill might encounter a lot of difficulty getting passed.

The latest patch of Black Hole Entertainment's Warhammer: Mark of Chaos is out, and aside from a few fixes on a few added features regarding flanking, the bulk of it includes a lot of game balance changes.

Among the added features include flanking and charge feedback. Also they've now made sure that you've got a list in the Multiplayer Lobby on which players are in a game. They've also fixed several crash, out of sync and other bugs during replays. I could really just list the changelog for you guys, but I won't. I'll just give you a link a post that did that already.

It's nice to point out though that "Fists of Gork" still doesn't sound right. In fact, a lot of the names for the orc skills sound wrong. To download the patch, use the URL on our read-link below.

Here's another game to look out for come the first quarter of 2007. From Soldak Entertainment comes Depths of Peril, a single player action RPG that's set to put your strategy skills to the test. Set in the barbarian city of Jorvik, you take on the role of a faction leader, whose mission is to protect the city by destroying monsters and completing quests.

But those won't be the only things getting in your way of attaining success. Apart from those obstacles, there are also those rival factions to contend with, in order to determine who rightfully rules the city. But as a leader, you of course try to avert further disaster by engaging in diplomacy, trade, and if all else fails, war.

The rival factions to watch out for are the Legion of Fear and the Orcs. So be on your guard, 'cause this adventure's bound to be deep. Keep tuned here for more updates.