BlizzCon™ 2009

[GeeGeeOH]

PARIS, France - February 17, 2009 - Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced plans for its fourth BlizzCon® gaming convention, to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on Friday, August 21 and Saturday, August 22. BlizzCon is a celebration of the global player communities surrounding Blizzard Entertainment®’s Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® universes. In response to the festival’s increasing popularity, this year’s event has been expanded from three convention halls to four.

“We’ve been amazed by the incredible response to each of our previous BlizzCon events,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “We’re pleased to be bringing the convention back to Anaheim this year, and we look forward to this new opportunity to meet Blizzard gamers from around the world.”

BlizzCon will offer a wide variety of activities throughout the two-day event. In addition to serving as a gathering place for Blizzard Entertainment gaming communities, attendees will be able to enjoy:

• 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

Further details, including ticket availability and pricing, will be announced on the official BlizzCon website, http://www.blizzcon.com, as the event draws closer.

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Programma: http://www.blizzard.com/blizzcon/events/schedule.xml

Recaps:
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Panel: http://www.blizzard.com/blizzcon/rec...lysm-panel.xml
World of Warcraft Classes, Items, and Professions: http://www.blizzard.com/blizzcon/rec...prof-panel.xml
StarCraft II Battle.net Discussion: http://www.blizzard.com/blizzcon/rec...enet-panel.xml
Diablo III Heroes & Monsters: http://www.blizzard.com/blizzcon/rec...ters-panel.xml

[ilonand]

E il world wide invitational niente quest'anno?
Risentono della crisi anche loro?

[GeeGeeOH]

E' una manifestazione differente, non la fanno sempre nello stesso posto e non per forza nello stesso periodo dell'anno.
Non escluderei ancora un WWI 2009.
Poi sembra che la crisi non abbia attaccato questo settore, o comunque la Blizzard.

[Angels]

Mi sa che quest'anno salta causa fidanzamento.

[ilonand]

E' una manifestazione differente, non la fanno sempre nello stesso posto e non per forza nello stesso periodo dell'anno.
Non escluderei ancora un WWI 2009.
Poi sembra che la crisi non abbia attaccato questo settore, o comunque la Blizzard.

No e' che negli ultimi 2 anni almeno ero stato abituato che prima veniva il WWI e poi il blizcon.

[GeeGeeOH]

Tickets to this year's BlizzCon gaming convention, being held on August 21 and 22 in Anaheim, California, will go on sale worldwide on Saturday, May 16 for $125 each, with a second block of tickets going on sale Saturday, May 30. For those unable to attend, DIRECTV will once again be televising BlizzCon in high definition as a Pay Per View event, featuring coverage from the show floor, exclusive interviews, demos, and more. In addition, for the first time, players around the world will be able to watch the DIRECTV BlizzCon event as a Pay Per View Internet stream. Check out the press release ( http://www.blizzard.com/us/press/090505.html ) for further details, and head over to http://www.blizzcon.com on May 16 or May 30 to buy your tickets.

[Orrin]

Dai che annunciano la terza espansione di WoW.

[GeeGeeOH]

10:00am - First Batch of BlizzCon 2009 Tickets Now on Sale.
10:29am - First Batch of BlizzCon Tickets Sold Out.

Il 30 Maggio ci saranno altri biglietti in vendita.

[Orrin]

Ma per pura curiosità quanti biglietti sono stati messi in vendita ?

[GeeGeeOH]

Non è stato detto.

[Angels]

Quello che è certo è che sono stati venduti in pochissimo tempo.

[Orrin]

Pochissimo tempo è un eufemismo, 29 minuti accidenti.

Però mi sembra di ricordare che l'anno scorso ebbero un risultato migliore:16 minuti; son pochi gli eventi che permettono simili risulatati. Perlomeno nell'ambito videoludico.

[Angels]

E' il nome Blizzard che garantisce questi risultati.

[GeeGeeOH]

The brackets for the Warcraft III and World of Warcraft Arena tournaments at BlizzCon are now live. These brackets show the starting matches and also provide some information about the contestants who will be competing in this year's BlizzCon tournaments. Each participant qualified based on their outstanding performance at their respective regional final. We will be updating these brackets during BlizzCon, so make sure to check back to see the latest tournament results and replays.

Please note that the StarCraft Invitational information will be updated as we near Blizzcon.

Check out the brackets here: World of Warcraft Arena Tournament, Warcraft III.

[DagonCultist]

io voglio starcraft 2

sono davvero entrato in una fase in cui ho BISOGNO di starcraft 2 ...

Non ho più un degno rts da giocare

[GeeGeeOH]

We are pleased to announce that this year, for the first time, all of our streaming tournament coverage for BlizzCon will be available in both high-resolution and low-resolution formats, and you can choose whichever fits your available bandwidth. The BlizzCon website will host one stream featuring StarCraft and Warcraft III events and another dedicated to World of Warcraft. As in previous years, all of this streaming tournament coverage will be provided free of charge. Be sure to tune in to find out which teams and players are the best in the world by visiting the BlizzCon website on August 21 and 22.
To clarify, the tournament coverage streams are free, but to watch panels, see new announcements as they are made, or receive the in-game pet, you will need to purchase the DirecTV stream.

Blizzcon Website: http://eu.blizzard.com/blizzcon/tournaments/
Direct TV Stream: http://eu.blizzard.com/blizzcon/partners/directv.xml

[Hellvis 2006]

io voglio starcraft 2

sono davvero entrato in una fase in cui ho BISOGNO di starcraft 2 ...

Non ho più un degno rts da giocare

Pensa che io avendo un pc patetico non posso nemmeno giocare a c&c3 o red alert3, che son lì che mi guardano dallo scaffale, e mi son ridotto a rigiocare a dune 2000

[DagonCultist]

Guarda, non ti perdi molto

[Orrin]

Qualcuno di voi ha comprato la stream tv ?

[Abel]

Qualcuno di voi ha comprato la stream tv ?

Mi sa che eravamo tutti al mare ieri.
DirecTV stream? No e non penso neanche di acquistarla.

[GeeGeeOH]

The map pools for the BlizzCon StarCraft Invitational and Warcraft III global finals have been determined and are listed below. Each player will be able to eliminate two maps prior to each match and then select a map they wish to play on to determine the map order. Check out the BlizzCon website for more details about the tournaments: http://www.blizzcon.com/

StarCraft:

• Colosseum II
• Destination
• Heartbreak Ridge
• Neo Medusa
• Outsider

Warcraft III:

• Ancient Isles
• Echo Isles
• Melting Valley
• Secret Valley
• Terenas Stand
• Turtle Rock
• Twisted Meadows

[GeeGeeOH]

Ozzy Osbourne, the only mortal to openly challenge the Lich King’s claim to the title "Prince of Darkness" and survive, will take the stage live at Anaheim Convention Center to rock the closing ceremonies of BlizzCon 2009.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT8maUTzE48

Although tickets to the convention sold out in minutes, you can still join in with the "BlizzCon Virtual Ticket" live Internet stream or via DIRECTV Pay Per View. The Virtual Ticket will feature 18 hours of BlizzCon coverage, including Ozzy’s live performance, as well as the BlizzCon 2009 exclusive in-game pet: Grunty the Murloc Marine.

Check out the official press release to learn more.

[Angels]

Ozzy oramai è un morto vivente, per quello può rivaleggiare col Lich King.

[PuPs]

Ozzy

[GeeGeeOH]

StarCraft II's Jim Raynor, terran hero, outlaw, and leader of Raynor's Raiders, will be making a rare exclusive appearance at this year's BlizzCon. Standing 625 inches tall, dressed in his signature StarCraft II battle suit, and sporting an oversized Gauss rifle, Raynor is the debut piece in a new line of Blizzard Entertainment-inspired designer vinyl toys known as n00bz. The Raynor figure can be found exclusively inside this year’s BlizzCon goody bag and won't be available anywhere else. When interviewed about the honor, the good captain had only this to say: "I don’t play nice with others." You can check out images of this year's Raynor figure, along with a preview of other n00bz that will be available for purchase at BlizzCon, on the goody bag page. http://www.blizzard.com/blizzcon/events/goodybag.xml