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BlizzCon(TM) 2007 Announced.


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IRVINE, Calif. -- Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced plans for its second BlizzCon([TM]) gaming convention. BlizzCon is a celebration of the Warcraft([R]), StarCraft([R]), and Diablo([R]) franchises and the players who have helped make them so popular around the world. This year's event will take place at the Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim Convention Center is a major convention center in Anaheim, California. It is located across from the Disneyland Resort on Katella Avenue. Much of the Anaheim Convention Center has been renovated in recent years with state-of-the-art facilities.  in Anaheim, California on August 3 and 4, and will feature various activities for attendees to take part in.

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 of Blizzard Entertainment([R]). "With BlizzCon 2007, we plan to deliver another entertaining and informative experience for the attendees, and we look forward to meeting all of them again this year."

BlizzCon will be open to gamers age 4 and older and will offer a wide variety of activities to help all attendees get the most out of the two-day event. In addition to serving as a gathering place for the different Blizzard gaming communities, attendees will be able to enjoy:

* Discussion panels with Blizzard developers

* Artist and developer signings

* Competitive and casual tournaments for players to showcase their talents

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([R]) Trading Card Game tournaments and demos

* Costume, machinima, and character sound-alike contests with great prizes

* Commemorative merchandise and other products based on the Blizzard franchises

* A silent auction

* Live orchestral performances of music from Blizzard games

* More exciting activities to be announced To be announced (TBA)

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Tickets for BlizzCon will go on sale in the next few months at a price of $100 USD USD

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 per person. As the event draws closer, further details will be announced on the official BlizzCon website: www.blizzcon.com.

About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.

Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft and the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo series, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Vivendi Games, is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry's most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard's track record includes ten #1-selling games and multiple Game of the Year awards. The company's free Internet gaming service, Battle.net([R]), reigns as the largest in the world, with millions of active users.
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