BlizzCon Madness Begins

BlizzCon has arrived. The annual event celebrating Blizzard Entertainment’s games including StarCraft, World of Warcraft and Diablo will be held this year in Anaheim, California. BlizzCon brings together gamers from all over the world who come to take part in competitions and exclusive hands-on events with Blizzard’s biggest titles. Every year the event seems to get bigger and better and this year, BlizzCon will play host to one of the biggest bands in the world with the Foo Fighters taking the stage.

While tickets to BlizzCon sold out in seconds, viewers can watch at home by ordering a BlizzCon Virtual Ticket, offering over 50 hours of comprehensive live HD coverage of the event (including Foo Fighters’ performance) across four channels globally over the Internet. Those who order a Virtual Ticket will also receive this year’s BlizzCon-exclusive World of Warcraft in-game pet, the fearsome-ish Murkablo, as well as a yet-to-be-revealed StarCraft II in-game gift. DIRECTV customers in the United States can also order BlizzCon 2011 as a Pay Per View event and receive a Virtual Ticket for free. Limited streaming coverage of the BlizzCon opening ceremony and certain BlizzCon tournaments will be available via the Internet for free. More information on the Virtual Ticket can be found at www.blizzcon.com/live-stream/.

“Every BlizzCon, we look forward to meeting up with our players and sharing the latest news about our games with the world,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “We’ve put together a great lineup of events this year, capped off with an awesome Foo Fighters show, and we can’t wait to provide attendees and everyone joining us from home with an unforgettable weekend.”

More info on BlizzCon can be found here.