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Monday, Oct. 13 2008 @ 10:04AM

Irivine-based Blizzard, makers of a certain MMORPG that is known to suck many a significant other in for days on end, had their annual convention in Anaheim over the weekend. Attendees got a taste of Diablo 3, Starcraft II and World of Warcraft expansion packs. Friday's events included comedian Jay Mohr presiding over the costume contest, which was won by Amanda, a lady from Tempe, AZ, whose mechanical turtle ("Speedy") stole the show.

All Photos by Christopher Victorio.

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Firefly says:

Some of those were really good. Wish I could have gone.

Posted On: Monday, Oct. 13 2008 @ 2:26PM

c says:

lol

Posted On: Monday, Oct. 13 2008 @ 2:36PM

shriek says:

Are they real??

Posted On: Monday, Oct. 13 2008 @ 2:42PM

Marty Lipshitz says:

Why are there no black models!?! THAT SHITS RACIST!!

Posted On: Monday, Oct. 13 2008 @ 2:48PM

dallaskink.com says:

I wanna party with these kids...

Posted On: Monday, Oct. 13 2008 @ 2:49PM

Britney Maycom says:

very unique costumes

Posted On: Monday, Oct. 13 2008 @ 2:50PM

Jim Jones says:

OMG dude those are insane!

www.privacy.de.tc

Posted On: Monday, Oct. 13 2008 @ 2:54PM

Spanish Lessons says:

I'm looking forward to Diablo 3. WOW is way to slow and boring IMO.

Posted On: Monday, Oct. 13 2008 @ 3:06PM

Rajan Patel says:

Spanish Lessons; you are correct. WoW gameplay is not only slow, the graphics are a step down from the glory that was Warcraft III.

Hopefully Blizzard wakes up soon.

Posted On: Monday, Oct. 13 2008 @ 3:10PM

Corey says:

"Why are there no black models!?! THAT SHITS RACIST!!"

Black people cant afford computers to play their games, let alone a plane ticket to get there.

Posted On: Monday, Oct. 13 2008 @ 3:15PM

ablestmage says:

Marty: I think a better pronouncement for racism might be to note that there are no droids, gargoyles, or Qs. We might have to call you a reality-ist!

Posted On: Monday, Oct. 13 2008 @ 3:32PM

Free Sony Vaio Laptops? says:

Heh...I use to play the game a lot. Wish I knew about this convention.

Posted On: Monday, Oct. 13 2008 @ 4:19PM

Lovely says:

Oh I love it, wish I was there...

Posted On: Monday, Oct. 13 2008 @ 4:34PM

illament says:

"Why are there no black models!?! THAT SHITS RACIST!!"

Quite simple:

The orcs and trolls represent blacks.

Elves represent asians

Humans and undead are the white folks

Posted On: Monday, Oct. 13 2008 @ 4:43PM

MG says:

this is real cosplay

Posted On: Monday, Oct. 13 2008 @ 4:50PM

woog says:

Yes, the orcs and trolls are blacks, but the elves are Nordic.

Posted On: Monday, Oct. 13 2008 @ 5:31PM

tom t says:

Hmmm. The black people I know are too cool to go to these things.

Is it me, or are some of these 'elves' a bit chunky -- too much lembas?

Posted On: Monday, Oct. 13 2008 @ 5:39PM

Nuggsy says:

Seriously? Comic Con AND Baltimore Comic Con had hotter chicks in cosplay. Even the guys had better costumes.

Posted On: Monday, Oct. 13 2008 @ 5:50PM

Trillianne says:

The dwarf hunter above is a statue... all the rest are FANS dressed up in costume.

For Marty asking why there aren't any black models, sorry but there ARE black models in the game.. there are also blue, and purple people. It just seemed that there were not any fans dressed up as the "black models" that entered the contest. That's not racism of the game.. that's called that perhaps some people didn't want to dress up in front of 15,000 people.

Posted On: Monday, Oct. 13 2008 @ 6:14PM

MMORPG Forums - Runescape | World of Warcraft | Runescape says:

pretty sweet

Posted On: Monday, Oct. 13 2008 @ 8:53PM

C Buffington says:

@ Marty Lipshitz

There was actually one, black contestant, she derssed up for the costume contes and intered the dance contest. At the Convention on Friday I saw only few black people and one guy dressed as Mr. T as a Night Elf. Go figure.

I guess black people aare too cool for the convention.

Posted On: Monday, Oct. 13 2008 @ 10:42PM

C Buffington says:

@ Marty Lipshitz

I guess black people aare too cool for the convention.

Posted On: Monday, Oct. 13 2008 @ 11:35PM

Yakroot says:

TITS OR GTFO

Posted On: Tuesday, Oct. 14 2008 @ 12:53AM

Anonymous says:

@anyone who wanted to go. You do know it cost $100 to enter?

Posted On: Tuesday, Oct. 14 2008 @ 4:28AM