BlizzCon® Returns This Week!
Join the celebration of Blizzard Entertainment's 25th anniversary with two days of games, esports, developer panels, and a closing concert featuring "Weird Al" Yankovic
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This year's BlizzCon features a variety of events and activities,
including developer discussion panels, epic esports tournaments,
incredible community-created movies, art, and costumes, and a
performance by legendary
"We can't wait to celebrate 25 years of Blizzard games with everyone at
this year's BlizzCon," said
This year's BlizzCon will be jam-packed with epic events and activities from beginning to end, including:
Opening Ceremony
Join us Friday at
Blizzard Esports Global Finals
BlizzCon Opening Week has come to a close, but that was just the
beginning—now it's time for the finalists to battle it out for the
Championships! Starting Friday morning, tune in for the final rounds of
the World of Warcraft® Arena World Championship, the Overwatch™
Community Contests
Starting Friday at
Developer Panels
Go behind-the-scenes with your favorite Blizzard games in developer
panels throughout both days of the show. You can be among the first to
learn about upcoming content for Overwatch, World of Warcraft,
Heroes of the Storm, Hearthstone, StarCraft II, and
On-Site Activities and BlizzCon Sponsor Booths
Everyone attending in person can explore a variety of events and
activities, including the Hearthstone Tavern and
the Darkmoon Faire on the third floor of the convention center.
This year's Darkmoon Faire features the
BlizzCon wouldn't be possible without the generosity of the event's sponsors, who help provide hardware, peripherals, and other support for the show. Attendees are invited to visit our partners' booths around the show floor for prizes, contests, and giveaways, including:
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ASUS: Play Find-the-Robot in VR or play games to win great
ASUS, Intel, and
Newegg prizes from the ROG vending machine, including motherboard/CPU combos, SSDs, and gaming laptops. - Corsair: Snap a pic in the prop-filled Overwatch photo booth, take a selfie with a community star, or enter to win a shirt, poster, or even a custom Warcraft-modded Crystal 460X RGB Case PC.
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Newegg : Catch fun informational sessions on PC building, get some esports coaching, or enter to win a VR-ready computer system. - NVIDIA: Check out Blizzard games running on GeForce GTX 10 series GPUs, a Google Tilt Brush VR experience, signing opportunities with esports and community personalities, and lots of prizes.
- Razer: Visit the Razer booth for the chance to win a Blade gaming laptop, Overwatch products, and more.
- Rosewill: Stop by for exclusive giveaways, ranging from RGB gaming keyboards and Overwatch-themed collectibles to a custom Widowmaker-themed Cullinan case.
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T-Mobile: Visit the
Un-carrier Lounge to charge your device, stop by the GIF photo booth to pose with an Overwatch hero, and watch the OverwatchWorld Cup live stream. Everyone's invited to vote for the tournament MVP using #TMobileMVP and the player's BattleTag™ on Twitter.
Although BlizzCon tickets have sold out, viewers can still join the
excitement from home with the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket (
Attendees and Virtual Ticket viewers alike can download the BlizzCon Guide Mobile App, available free for Android and iOS devices, and use it to plan their day, map a route through the convention center, and even watch live streams.
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