A recent leak from Blizzard’s parent company, Vivendi revealed that the newest World of Warcraft expansion is due sometime in the fall of 2008. In addition, Starcraft II is also due out around Christmas.

So what does this tell us? Well, if anything it reveals a pattern of release timing. After the first announcement of each of these respective games their release dates were scheduled between 8 and 12 months later. I believe this same scenario should hold true for Diabo III.

This would put the game’s release date between March and July of 2009. A release date during this time fame allows Blizzard’s other title releases to soak up all the economic benefit to further bolster the companies revenues for the 2008 fiscal year. With no current releases or expansions scheduled for the 2009 year, it would be a pretty bleak stock outlook for the company to not release a game before Q2, or at the very latest Q3 of 2009.

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A case that could interest you is the new Guardian 921, made by NZXT. It is a black mid-tower case having three 120mm fans. It is also equipped with three temperature probes. Temperatures are displayed on a small LCD on the front. Moreover, it has tool-free functions for both 3.5 and 5.25inch drives, and also for PCI expansion cards. So now I'm sure I convinced you that this case is worth reading more about. Just scroll down and see what it looks like.
Closer Look:

The case is packaged in a cardboard box of its own colors, which are black and blue. A picture of its side blue LED fan occupies most of the area on the front. On the back, its features are put into evidence. Furthermore, on each side, there is a picture of the whole case, with the slogan: "Power for gamers." NZXT also wrote the specifications, in four different languages.

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The Corsair XMS2 DHX set is packaged in an easy to open blister pack, so that you do not accidentally damage the modules while trying to get them out. The front of the package is see-through, so you can see exactly what the memory and heat spreaders look like. There is the XMS2 DHX logo on the top, as well as the capacity specifications on the front. The back of the packaging explains what the DHX heat spreader is and what it does. There is also a section that explains about the optional active cooling fan from Corsair that can be used with the XMS2 DHX memory to lower temperatures even more, especially while overclocking. If you open the paper in the packaging there is a step by step guide on how to properly install the modules to aviod damage.

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The packaging of the Gigabyte 9800GT shows a warrior princess ready for battle with ironically enough a Heads Up Display over her left eye. This is no doubt a subtle reference to the Gamer HUD application included with the bundle. Other highlights on the front panel are the fact that the 9800GT is Zalman cooled (a bonus) and is Hybrid power ready. The rear panel illustrates the Ultra Durable 2 properties and shows highlights of the Gamer HUD software and its capabilities. The main features are listed in 9 different languages highlighting their global business.

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