Rumors have been floating around that Ozzy Osbourne will be performing at BlizzCon. Well, now it’s official. WoW.com noticed the program details for BlizzCon on the DirecTV Pay Per View site say Ozzy will be making a special appearance at the convention. While an appearance doesn’t necessarily mean Ozzy will perform, the previous rumors on Blabbermouth and Zakk Wylde’s Twitter both suggested Ozzy will play.

Whether you like the Prince of Darkness or not, BlizzCon will be filled with all sorts of news and announcements. You can find out how to order either the DirecTV footage or the Internet stream in our preview guide to BlizzCon. Also, keep an eye out for our coverage on ZAM.com during the event.

According to Massively.com, Blizzard announced during a conference call with investors that they had sold 20,000 BlizzCon tickets within eight minutes of their release. Fans purchasing these hefty $125 tickets can expect to hear more about Diablo III that’s currently in development, and perhaps (we’re all hoping) hear about Blizzard’s newest MMORPG. This year’s BlizzCon World of Warcraft tournament also features one of the closest matchups in recent history, with each country (Taiwan, Europe, North America and Korea) having at least one or two very strong teams. Keep an eye out for guys like SK Gaming USA (the winners of the past two tournaments), Button Bashers (formerly HoN of Korea), Shipit (new up and comers in the Korean tournament scene) and Woah (with no tournament wins, but is expected to do well).

You can also check out WaxPaper’s excellent BlizzCon guide over here!

The first list of recent in-game fixes to follow the launch of patch 3.2 has been released, although they all might not be active until today’s maintenance is complete.

The weapon damage and armor of items in the 5-man heroic Coliseum have been updated to match their levels, and epic gem recipes are now available from Aldor and Scryer vendors in Shattrath. You can check out all nine fixes after the jump.

• The weapon damage and armor of items dropped in the 5-man Coliseum Heroic version have been updated to match their item level.
• Using Braxley’s Backyard Moonshine will no longer trigger the regurgitation animation.
• Wintergrasp Commendation and Commendation of Bravery can no longer be used inside any battlegrounds.
• Kel’Thuzad should no longer cause some players to disconnect during the encounter.
• Reginald Arcfire will no longer grant Horde players access to the Alliance auction house.
• Epic gem recipes are now available from the following vendors in Shattrath:

  Kirembri Silvermane (Scryer)
  Nemiha (Aldor)
  Inessera (Aldor)

• XT-002 Deconstructor will now spawn in fewer adds.
• The Black Knight will now drop a Frozen Orb in heroic difficulty.
• Razorgore can once again be controlled multiple times and defeated appropriately.

Last month, a rumor began circulating from a Twitter comment made by Zakk Wylde that Ozzy Osbourne will be performing at BlizzCon. Well, WoW.com noticed a second rumor has begun to circulate through a post on Roadrunner Records’ Blabbermouth.net site. According to the article, guitarist Gus G. of the band Firewind has been tapped to play with Ozzy at BlizzCon.

Ozzy told Classic Rock magazine in June he was looking for a new guitarist to replace Wylde, although Wylde said in an interview with a radio station on July 29 he’s never even gotten a phone call from Ozzy about being replaced.

So will Ozzy be at BlizzCon? The Blabbermouth article emphasizes “this information has not yet been corroborated by anyone in the Osbourne camp and should be treated as a rumor only.” So only time will tell to see if this actually happens. Members of the ZAM team will be on the floor at BlizzCon, so we’ll be sure to keep an eye out for the Prince of Darkness.

As we all know, patch 3.2, Call of the Crusade, is now live. I’m sure you’ve already logged in to see what 3.2 has to offer, or at least read the patch notes. But have you check out the new trailer?

Since this is a content update and not an expansion, don’t expect to see an opening cinematic. Instead, you’ll see in-game footage of massive dungeon fights and the Isle of Conquest battleground. If you’d rather see it in HD, you can download it for PC and Mac from the official site.