Blizzard warning in effect for Southern California!
Massive Warcraft®, StarCraft®,
and Diablo® community gathering coming to Anaheim
Convention Center November 8—9
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Get ready for a storm of epic proportions! Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
today announced that tickets for its seventh BlizzCon®
gaming convention will go on sale in two batches on April 24and April
27. In addition, a limited number of tickets to an exclusive
pre-BlizzCon dinner to benefit Children's
Hospital of Orange County will go on sale May 1.
Set to tear through the Anaheim Convention Center this November 8 and 9,
BlizzCon is a thundering celebration of all things Warcraft®,
Diablo®, and StarCraft®. The
annual-ish two-day community gathering features in-depth discussion
panels with Blizzard developers, hands-on play time with the latest
Blizzard games, and tons of other exciting events and activities. As
announced earlier this week, BlizzCon 2013 will also host the StarCraft
II World Championship Series Global Finals—a high-stakes showdown
where the top pro players in the world will battle for the right to be
crowned StarCraft II World Champion.
"We love having the opportunity to hang out with our players at
BlizzCon, and it's always awesome to see the greatest gaming community
on earth swarm Anaheim," said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of
Blizzard Entertainment. "We look forward to delivering two full days of
gaming, activities, and other entertainment, and we can't wait to show
some of the exciting projects we've been working on."
Tickets to attend the convention will be priced at $175 USD each and
will be available for purchase from the official BlizzCon website (www.blizzcon.com)
in two separate batches. The first batch goes on sale Wednesday,
April 24 at 7 p.m. Pacific time, and the second batch goes on sale Saturday,
April 27 at 10 a.m. Pacific time.
Tickets to the BlizzCon Benefit Dinner, which include admission to
BlizzCon, will be priced at $500 USD each, with proceeds going to
Children's Hospital of Orange County (http://www.choc.org).
Taking place the evening of November 7, this exclusive event offers
guests an opportunity to /eat, /drink, and /lol with Blizzard game
developers, community managers, and other folks from Blizzard before the
show. Approximately 200 tickets to the benefit dinner will be available
for purchase beginning Wednesday, May 1 at 7 p.m. Pacific time
through www.blizzcon.com.
Gamers from the far reaches of Azeroth, the Koprulu sector, or Sanctuary
looking to enjoy BlizzCon from the comfort of their own home will once
again have the option to order a BlizzCon Virtual Ticket, offering
comprehensive live coverage of the event via a multi-channel Internet
stream. Further details on the Virtual Ticket, including pricing,
availability, and programming information, will be announced at a later
date.
As BlizzCon draws closer, more information about the show will be posted
at www.blizzcon.com.
To keep pace with the continued growth of World of Warcraft as
well as development on other Blizzard Entertainment games, the company
is currently hiring for numerous open positions. More information on
available career opportunities can be found at jobs.blizzard.com.
For press inquiries, please contact Emil Rodriguez in Blizzard
Entertainment public relations at elrodriguez@blizzard.com.
About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft®
and the Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo®
franchises, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com),
a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer
and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating some of
the industry's most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment's
track record includes sixteen #1-selling games and multiple Game of the
Year awards. The company's online-gaming service, Battle.net®,
is one of the largest in the world, with millions of active players.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking
Statements: Information in this press release that involves
Blizzard Entertainment's expectations, plans, intentions or strategies
regarding the future, including statements about the dates and event
plans for BlizzCon 2013 and the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket, are
forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number of
risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause Blizzard
Entertainment's actual future results to differ materially from those
expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release
include unanticipated product delays and other factors identified in the
risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard's most recent annual report
on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The
forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information
available to Blizzard Entertainment and Activision Blizzard as of the
date of this release, and neither Blizzard Entertainment nor Activision
Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may
ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of
the future performance of Blizzard Entertainment or Activision Blizzard
and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which
are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially
from current expectations.
Blizzard Entertainment
Emil Rodriguez, 949-955-1380, x. 12064
elrodriguez@blizzard.com
Source: Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
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