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BlizzCon is an annual convention hosted by Blizzard Entertainment and held in the Anaheim Convention Center, near Disneyland in Southern California, about 10 miles from Blizzard's headquarters in Irvine. Blizzard reveals new game content and shows off their upcoming titles with playable demos, as well as offering numerous panels about their games, art displays, live tournaments, and much more.
History of BlizzCons[ | ]
The first BlizzCon was held in 2005, and was not an overly successful event. After a year off, BlizzCon returned in 2007, with the popularity of World of Warcraft pushing attendance far higher. The show has been held every year since then except 2012, with the 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2014 shows selling out immediately.
There was no BlizzCon in 2012, due to the heavily focused development of Diablo III, WoW: Mists of Pandaria and StarCraft: Heart of the Swarm.[1]
In autumn 2020 BlizzCon could not be held due to global pandemic, which lead to BlizzConline being organized on the next year's February in an entirely online format.[2][3]
BlizzCons with Heroes content:[ | ]
- BlizzCon 2014
- BlizzCon 2015
- BlizzCon 2016
- BlizzCon 2017
- BlizzCon 2018
- BlizzCon 2019
- BlizzConline (2021)
Convention information[ | ]
BlizzCon is held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California over the course of two days (typically Friday and Saturday, from 10 am until 10 pm each day).
The cost of the ticket (which varies each year) grants fans entry to the convention hall for the two days of the event and an exclusive "Goodie Bag", which often contains things such as in-game prizes for World of Warcraft players, beta keys for upcoming Blizzard games, WoW TCG Cards, and other exclusive Blizzard paraphernalia. Since tickets are limited, dates for BlizzCon and online ticket sales are announced months in advance. On sale day, the tickets are often sold out within the first few hours of going on sale.
Blizzard generally saves major announcements about upcoming games for every BlizzCon.
References[ | ]
- ↑ Orland, K. (January 25, 2012). Blizzcon 2012 canceled—but why?. Ars Technica. Retrieved on 2017-04-18.
- ↑ An Update on BlizzCon Blizzard News. Retrieved on 2021-02-08
- ↑ Get Ready for BlizzConline™ February 19–20 Blizzard News. Retrieved on 2021-02-08
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