BlizzCon® Virtual Ticket allows viewers at
home to watch sold-out show, including closing concert featuring Foo
Fighters, on October 21-22
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
BlizzCon®
2011, Blizzard Entertainment's two-day festival celebrating the Warcraft®,
StarCraft®, and Diablo® game
universes and their global player communities, begins on Friday, October
21, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. The sold-out show
features a wide range of events and activities, including discussion
panels with developers of Blizzard Entertainment games; intense eSports
competition featuring top pro gamers from around the world; costume and
dance contests hosted by comedian Jay Mohr; and an epic rock concert
headlined by the multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning Foo Fighters.
While tickets to BlizzCon sold out in seconds, viewers can watch at home
by ordering a BlizzCon
Virtual Ticket, offering over 50 hours of comprehensive live HD
coverage of the event (including Foo Fighters' performance) across four
channels globally over the Internet. Those who order a Virtual Ticket
will also receive this year's BlizzCon-exclusive World of Warcraft®
in-game pet, the fearsome-ish Murkablo, as well as a yet-to-be-revealed StarCraft®
II in-game gift. DIRECTV® customers in the United States
can also order BlizzCon 2011 as a Pay Per View event and receive a
Virtual Ticket for free. Limited streaming coverage of the BlizzCon
opening ceremony and certain BlizzCon tournaments will be available via
the Internet for free. More information on the Virtual Ticket can be
found at www.blizzcon.com/live-stream/.
"Every BlizzCon, we look forward to meeting up with our players and
sharing the latest news about our games with the world," said Mike
Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "We've put
together a great lineup of events this year, capped off with an awesome
Foo Fighters show, and we can't wait to provide attendees and everyone
joining us from home with an unforgettable weekend."
Previous BlizzCons have featured a variety of exciting events and
announcements, including the unveiling of World of Warcraft:
Cataclysm™, the first-ever public hands-on with Diablo III,
and epic rock performances by Ozzy Osbourne and Tenacious D.
This week, Blizzard Entertainment also launched a series of special
charity auctions giving game enthusiasts a unique chance to own a piece
of World of Warcraft history -- original Hewlett Packard® ProLiant
server blades that once housed hundreds of different realms across North
America and Europe. The net proceeds from the auction will benefit St.
Jude Children's Research Hospital®, one of the world's
premier centers for the research and treatment of pediatric cancer and
other catastrophic childhood diseases. Interested buyers can find more
information on the auction schedule as well as a detailed FAQ at www.ebay.com/blizzard.
BlizzCon would not be possible without the enthusiasm of Blizzard
Entertainment gamers around the world and the generous support of the
event's sponsors, who provide demo-station hardware, peripherals, and
more. This year's sponsors are Intel, NVIDIA, ASUS, LG Electronics,
Antec, SteelSeries, DIRECTV, Razer, and VASCO Data Security.
Anyone attending BlizzCon who is interested in pursuing career
opportunities at Blizzard Entertainment should bring their resumes,
portfolios, or business cards. Members of different Blizzard teams will
be on hand to review materials and discuss any job-related questions.
More information on available career opportunities can be found at http://jobs.blizzard.com
or on Twitter at http://twitter.com/@BlizzardCareers.
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 thirteen #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.
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