BlizzCon 2013
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| BlizzCon 2013 | |||
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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
- $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.
Orc monk by John Polidora for the charity auction.
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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