Scott Tyler Clary is one of the names you’ll be hearing a lot about at Rio 2016 after the retirement of Michael Phelps. The Olympic gold medalist made his debut at London 2012, but he’s been winning medals his entire life. Clary won gold in the 200-meter backstroke in Olympic record time. In total, he has won eleven medals in major international competitions: one gold, seven silver, and three bronze spanning the Summer Olympics, FINA World Championships, Pan Pacific Championships and Pan American Games. He talks about his gaming background and his love of World of Warcraft in this exclusive video interview below.

Blizzard Entertainment will unleash one of the big games of 2012, Diablo III, the next chapter in its critically acclaimed action role-playing game series, on May 15. Starting that day, gamers with a thirst for fast-paced action and adventure will be able to purchase Diablo III at retailers throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. In addition, gamers in the regions above as well as in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Brazil will be able to buy Diablo III digitally via Blizzard’s Battle.net website.

As part of its 11th annual Zeitgeist (German for “the spirit of the times”) 2011 list, Google revealed the Top 10 Video Games and Top 10 Online Games of the year. Surprisingly, some of the big games of 2011, including Batman: Arkham City and Modern Warfare 3 didn’t make the list. Perhaps because gamers were eager for big games coming in 2012 like Mass Effect 3 and Diablo 3. Google’s annual compilation of the most popular and fastest-rising search terms is the most detailed and data-rich yet. On the interactive 2011 Zeitgeist site, there’s additional information in all types of categories. But for games, check out the two relevant lists below the video from the top-searched game of the year, Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Some of us AREN'T at Blizzcon.  Sad to say.  Every year, Blizzard hosts the mega-event and always seems to blow the doors off of every other MMORPG out there.  (Granted, World of Warcraft did that already.)  And with the opening of the event today, the company has already made a killer announcement that's bound to shake up the community -- you're getting some free stuff.

Cologne -- At Gamescom 2011 in Cologne, Germany, and Blizzard Entertainment revealed new details about Diablo III and the next World of Warcraft content update (Patch 4.3) currently in development. The game publisher also allowed fans to get hands-on with Diablo III at its large convention booth. Attendees also got a chance to see the below 3D street art depicting Diablo and the legions of the Burning Hells bursting forth from the streets of Cologne, created by artist Manfred Stader.

Blizzard Entertainment lost approximately 600,000 subscribers during its last quarter, so the game publisher is opening up the world of Azeroth to anyone who wants to explore it – at least through Level 20 character progression. With the new Rage of Firelands (patch 4.2), the company has removed the previous 10- and 14-day trial time restrictions, and players who are interested in trying out World of Warcraft can now play the base game for free up to a maximum character level of 20, including draenei and blood elf characters. Blizzard co-founder talks about the game’s latest expansion, Cataclysm, in this exclusive video interview.