Pete_LeGrant February 17, 2009 Entertainment, PC 1 views Comments Print This Post  Email This Post

BLIZZCON ‘09!!!! It looks like this beast is growing! Mr T will pity you if you don’t go!

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.

Check out our Starcraft II videos from Blizzcon ‘08:

• Starcraft II – Blizzcon 2008 Gameplay #2

• Starcraft II – Blizzcon 2008 Gameplay #1