BlizzCon 2013

BlizzCon 2013 is a BlizzCon event hosted by Blizzard Entertainment that took place at the Anaheim Convention Center on November 8-9, 2013. There were more than 26,000 people who attended BlizzCon 2013.

The official date for BlizzCon 2013 was announced on February 19, 2013.

Summary

 * Warcraft
 * Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft beta testing and release for iOS and Android
 * World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor is the next expansion.


 * Diablo
 * Diablo III expansion, Reaper of Souls, will be available for PC (duh!) and PlayStation 4


 * Other
 * Heroes of the Storm revealed with a cinematic trailer. Formerly Blizzard DOTA and Blizzard All-Stars.

November 8

 * Opening Ceremony (July 27, 2024)
 * World of Warcraft: What's Next? (July 27, 2024)
 * The World of Warcraft design team spotlights upcoming content, features, and game updates.


 * Hearthstone : Fireside Chat (July 27, 2024)
 * The Hearthstone designers discuss how the game was born and grew, along with current metagame trends.


 * World of Warcraft: The Adventure Continues (July 27, 2024)
 * A discussion of Warcraft's settings, lore, and the direction of the story.


 * Art of World of Warcraft (July 27, 2024)
 * The World of Warcraft art team gives players a look at the process of creating the game's environments, enemies, and other artwork.

November 9

 * World of Warcraft Live Raid (July 27, 2024)
 * Two PvE guilds compete in a race to complete the Siege of Orgrimmar raid.


 * World of Warcraft Raids, Gameplay, Questing, and More (July 27, 2024)
 * The World of Warcraft team shows what's to come, including raids, dungeons, questing, and other gameplay features.


 * Warcraft Movie Presentation (July 27, 2024)
 * Duncan Jones and key Blizzard personnel discuss the upcoming Warcraft film.


 * World of Warcraft Q&A (July 27, 2024)
 * The World of Warcraft development team fields questions about the game's lore, dungeons, zones, raids, and more (but not classes).

Other Activities

 * Hands-on play time with the latest versions of Blizzard Entertainment games
 * Global finals for Blizzard eSports, featuring top pro gamers from around the world
 * In-depth discussion panels with Blizzard game developers and artists
 * Competitive and casual tournaments for players to showcase their talents
 * Community contests with great prizes
 * Commemorative merchandise based on Blizzard Entertainment’s game universes
 * More activities and attractions to be announced on www.blizzcon.com

Tickets

 * $175.00 USD per ticket (same as BlizzCon 2011)
 * $39.99 USD per virtual ticket (same as BlizzCon 2011)
 * Sold in two batches:
 * Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 at 7:00pm Pacific Time (California)
 * Saturday, April 27th, 2013 at 10:00am Pacific Time (California)
 * Only 4 tickets available per household

Benefits Dinner, supporting the Children's Hospital of Orange County
 * $500.00 USD per ticket (200 tickets total)
 * Tickets available on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 10:00am Pacific Time (California)
 * Includes BlizzCon 2013 ticket
 * Limit 2 per household
 * To be held Thursday, November 7th, 2013

The Virtual Ticket allows access to DirectTV's BlizzCon Pay-Per-View event, and offers a streaming internet video of multiple channels.
 * Price is $39.95 USD

The Opening Ceremony and Tournaments are streamed by Blizzard for free.

Virtual rewards
In-game goodies:
 * Murkalot mini-pet, a baby Murloc with Diablo paladin-esque characteristics
 * StarCraft II bonus, Tearin' Stitches portrait and Stitches' Hook decal
 * Hearthstone mystery minion
 * Diablo III banner, Mark of Death
 * Cute But Deadly plushies: Arthas, Kerrigan and Diablo

Movie

 * Winning


 * Other

Trivia

 * This year's BlizzCon was the first to showcase Cute But Deadly with three new figurines available with the goodie bag.