BlizzCon® Returns This Week
November 05 2013 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
BlizzCon® 2013, Blizzard Entertainment’s two-day gaming
festival, makes a long-awaited return on Friday, November 8, at the
Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. The sold-out show
celebrates all things geek, featuring sneak peeks at what’s going
on behind the scenes at Blizzard Entertainment.
This year’s BlizzCon includes discussion panels with Blizzard
developers; community cosplayers; and Duncan Jones, director of the
upcoming Warcraft® film. Also taking place are the StarCraft® II
World Championship Series Global Final and World of Warcraft® Arena
Invitational, in which top pro gamers from around the world will be
competing for cash prizes and ultimate glory. Jay Mohr is back this
year to host the ever-popular community contests, and SoCal punk
legends Blink-182 will be performing an epic rock concert to wrap
up the show on Saturday night.
BlizzCon tickets once again sold out in seconds, but anyone can
still attend the event from the comfort of their home with the
BlizzCon Virtual Ticket. Viewers will receive over 60 hours of live
HD coverage of the event (including Blink’s sure-to-be-wild
performance) across five channels over the Internet. Virtual Ticket
holders will also receive all the BlizzCon-exclusive in-game
goodies:
- World of Warcraft in-game pet—the
valiant Murkalot
- To-be-revealed Hearthstone™: Heroes of
Warcraft™ card
- BlizzCon-themed “Mark of Death” Diablo®
III banner
- “Tearin’ Stitches” StarCraft II
portrait and Stitches’ Hook decal
DIRECTV® customers in the United States can also order BlizzCon
2013 as a Pay Per View event and receive a free Virtual Ticket. In
addition, the BlizzCon opening ceremony and eSports tournaments
will be streamed free online at www.blizzcon.com. More info on the
Virtual Ticket can be found at
www.blizzcon.com/virtual-ticket/.
“We can’t wait to get back to BlizzCon and share details about
our latest games with our most passionate players,” said Mike
Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “It’s going
to be a truly unforgettable weekend.”
BlizzCons of years past have featured an array of exciting
panels, unveilings, and entertainment, including the world debuts
of the latest World of Warcraft content, the first-ever public
hands-on with StarCraft II and Diablo III, and epic rock
performances by Foo Fighters and Tenacious D.
BlizzCon would not be possible without the enthusiasm of
Blizzard Entertainment gamers around the world and the generous
support of the event’s partners, who provide demo-station hardware,
peripherals, and more. This year's sponsors are Intel, NVIDIA, Sony
Computer Entertainment, DIRECTV, SteelSeries, GIGABYTE, Rosewill,
and EVGA.
Anyone attending BlizzCon who’s looking to join the ranks at
Blizzard should bring their resumes, portfolios, or business cards.
The Blizzard recruiting team will be on hand to review materials
and discuss any job-related questions. More information on
available Blizzard career opportunities can be found at
http://jobs.blizzard.com, LinkedIn Blizzard Careers, and
http://twitter.com/@blizzardcareers.
About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft® and
the Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® franchises, Blizzard
Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision
Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of
entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry’s
most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment’s track
record includes sixteen #1-selling games and multiple Game of the
Year awards*. The company’s online-gaming service, Battle.net®, is
one of the largest in the world, with millions of active
players.
*Based on internal company records and reports from key
distribution partners.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking
Statements: Information in this press release that involves
Blizzard Entertainment's expectations, plans, intentions or
strategies regarding the future, including statements about
BlizzCon and the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket, are forward-looking
statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Factors that could cause Blizzard Entertainment's
actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in
the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include
unanticipated product delays and other factors identified in the
risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard’s most recent annual
report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form
10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon
information available to Blizzard Entertainment and Activision
Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Blizzard
Entertainment nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to
update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be
incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of the future
performance of Blizzard Entertainment or Activision Blizzard and
are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of
which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ
materially from current expectations.
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