BlizzCon 2008 is offering a free pay-per-view package to new DirecTV subscribers for its upcoming World of Warcraft tournament starting at 1:30 p.m. on October 10, 2008, and 2 p.m. EST on October 11, 2008, broadcasting live from the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA (USA).

The DirecTV special promotion can be subscribed to only through the BlizzCon website and is available only to those living in the United States that subscribe to service before September 30, 2008, and activate it before October 9, 2008.

Current DirectTV subscribers can…

Microsoft is gearing up to provide Xbox Live users around the globe with this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) coverage. Live users can stay abreast with the latest Xbox 360 related news, including the keynote by Xbox Live boss, John Schappert, from the comforts of their home – or wherever their 360 might be – as Microsoft will feed them with free downloadable high-definition footage, screenshots and demos.

Microsoft has sought to use Xbox Live as its promotional mouthpiece and the “Bringing it Home Campaign” during E3 2006 was the…