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| Announced | February 19 | ||
| Dates | November 8 - 9 | ||
| Attended | 27,000+[1] | ||
| Performer(s) | blink-182[1] | ||
| Website | BlizzCon.com | ||
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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.
Warcraft Features and Schedule[]
November 8[]
- Opening Ceremony (19:00 – 19:45 UTC)
- World of Warcraft: What's Next? (20:30 – 22:00 UTC)
- The World of Warcraft design team spotlights upcoming content, features, and game updates.
- Hearthstone : Fireside Chat (22:15 – 23:15 UTC)
- The Hearthstone designers discuss how the game was born and grew, along with current metagame trends.
- World of Warcraft: The Adventure Continues (22:30 – 23:30 UTC)
- A discussion of Warcraft's settings, lore, and the direction of the story.
- Art of World of Warcraft (23:45 – 00:45 UTC)
- 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 (18:00 – 19:00 UTC)
- Two PvE guilds compete in a race to complete the Siege of Orgrimmar raid.
- World of Warcraft Raids, Gameplay, Questing, and More (19:30 – 20:30 UTC)
- The World of Warcraft team shows what's to come, including raids, dungeons, questing, and other gameplay features.
- Warcraft Movie Presentation (21:00 – 22:00 UTC)
- Duncan Jones and key Blizzard personnel discuss the upcoming Warcraft film.
- World of Warcraft Q&A (22:30 – 23:30 UTC)
- 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[]
BlizzCon 2013 loading screen.
- $175.00 USD per ticket (same as BlizzCon 2011)
- $39.99 USD per virtual ticket (same as BlizzCon 2011)
- The Virtual Ticket allows access to DirectTV's BlizzCon Pay-Per-View event, and offers a streaming internet video of multiple channels.
- Went on sale on September 12, 2013
- 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
- Held on Thursday, November 7th, 2013
Virtual rewards[]
In-game goodies:[2]
- 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[3]
This is Murkalot.
Contests[]
Movie[]
- Winning
- Just Another Morning (Extended Ver.) - 2nd Place
- Diablo 3 Live Action Short Film - Gamer of Portland - 3rd Place
- Other
Art[]
1st place
Trivia[]
- This year's BlizzCon was the first to showcase Cute But Deadly with three new figurines available with the goodie bag.
Gallery[]
Garrosh by Glenn Rane artwork for BlizzCon 2013.
References[]
- ^ a b The BlizzCon Book: A Celebration of Our Community, pg. 50
- ^ Goodies
- ^ Inside the BlizzCon 2013 Goody Bag (2013-10-25). Retrieved on 2013-10-25.
External links[]
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