Just got back from a weekend down in southern California where I totally forgot that Blizzcon was being held. I take it as a compliment to my evident geekiness that I got asked multiple times if that was what I was down there for, though. I woulda looked into it, except that all 20,000+ tickets sold out in under eight minutes. At 125 dollars a pop, we have yet another example of Blizzard raking in cash hand over fist and still leaving money on the table for next time. The next World of Warcraft expansion was announced (Cataclysm), as well as a new class for Diablo III (the Monk), and a few other odds and ends.

In other news, Gamesradar.com is calling The Dark Knight: Arkham Asylum ‘this year’s Bioshock.’ I am skeptical. As I’ve explained before, I was extremely impressed by the demo for the game, but it didn’t strike me anything like Bioshock did. I am now even more intrigued…we shall see what we shall see…

Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) 2009 is shaping up to be pretty epic, and I’m not just saying that cuz my 3-day pass is burning a hole in my pocket. Among the usual assortment of panels and discussions and what have you, the first public demo of Star Wars: The Old Republic will be shown, a game I get more excited about every time a tidbit of info is released. Will keep you all updated.

Jerod Jarvis is an independent gaming journalist and founder of Duality Games. He maintains gaming columns for The Washington Times Communities and for The Outpost. When not blogging madly about games, he freelances for the Spokesman-Review in his hometown of Spokane, Washington and attends school at Whitworth University. Check out his presence on Facebook and Twitter to stay up on Duality Games updates and the inside scoop on the gaming news you care about.