BlizzCon 2009 announced

by Krystalle Voecks Feb 17th 2009 at 12:35PM

Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Events, real-world, News items

Blizzard, apparently deciding that listing BlizzCon so late last year was a bad idea, announced today that there will indeed be a BlizzCon 2009 according to a post on our sister site, WoW Insider. This year's BlizzCon will be held on August 21st & 22nd at the Anaheim Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. Among the many things that we're told to expect this year, Blizzard fans can look forward to:

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

With the further announcement that they're planning to open up additional space in the convention center, more people should be able to attend versus last year's numbers. Also, considering Blizz's love of announcing big things at events, perhaps we'll get some news on this new MMO they're working on. Now, if they can fix the issues with the failoc that cropped up last year, this should be an interesting event for all those who love Blizzard games.

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Tags: blizzard, blizzcon, breaking, diablo-3, new-mmo, starcraft-2, world-of-warcraft, wow

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

droid said on 12:46PM 2-17-2009

I'm going to scream and flail like a little girl until I get to play Starcraft 2. Then I will end my life if they announce an MMO that is sci-fi based. I will however stay far away from the WoW crowd as I did last year. They really need to take showers.