Blizzcon™ 2009 Announced

[Cairenn]

Blizzard Entertainment® gaming celebration to return to Anaheim Convention Center on

August 21-22

IRVINE, Calif. -- February 17, 2009 -- Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced plans for its fourth BlizzCon® gaming convention, to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on Friday, August 21 and Saturday, August 22. BlizzCon is a celebration of the global player communities surrounding Blizzard Entertainment®’s Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® universes. In response to the festival’s increasing popularity, this year’s event has been expanded from three convention halls to four.

“We’ve been amazed by the incredible response to each of our previous BlizzCon events,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “We’re pleased to be bringing the convention back to Anaheim this year, and we look forward to this new opportunity to meet Blizzard gamers from around the world.”

BlizzCon will offer a wide variety of activities throughout the two-day event. In addition to serving as a gathering place for Blizzard Entertainment gaming communities, attendees will be able to enjoy:

• Hands-on play time with upcoming Blizzard Entertainment games
• Discussion panels with Blizzard Entertainment developers
• Competitive and casual tournaments for players to showcase their talents
• Community contests with great prizes
• Commemorative merchandise based on Blizzard Entertainment’s game universes
• A silent auction
• More exciting activities and attractions to be announced

Further details, including ticket availability and pricing, will be announced on the official BlizzCon website, www.blizzcon.com, as the event draws closer.

Read their official Press Release.

[ScytheBlade1]

psst, you

yeah, you!

buy me a ticket!

[jonathon]

Will so be going to this... for those that haven't been able to make it in the past... it's sooo worth it.

[highlanderhcs]

Love to go.. but cant afford to take off of work and buy a ticket from chicago. They really need a show in chicago !

[jonathon]

what they need to do is move it to a more central location to the entire US, something like Las Vegas... the convention center there is HUGE... but since they are located in Irvine, CA and that is roughly 15 minutes from the Disneyland (where the convention center is located) they will probably never move it.

[Seerah]

Las Vegas isn't exactly so much more central than where it is now. You don't have to go far anyway, jonathan.