BlizzCon(TM) 2007 Gaming Festival Kicks Off This Week.IRVINE, Calif. -- Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, is an American computer game developer and publisher headquartered in Irvine, California. History Blizzard Entertainment was founded by Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham and Frank Pearce as Silicon & Synapse , Inc.'s two-day gaming convention A gaming convention is typically a two- or three-day convention at which people play role-playing games, collectible card games, miniatures wargames, board games, or other types of games. Some have rooms of networked computers to play video games. , BlizzCon([TM]), begins this Friday, the company announced. BlizzCon is a celebration of the Warcraft([R]), StarCraft([R]), and Diablo([R]) game universes and the player communities that have formed around them. 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. on August 3 and 4 and will feature two days of gaming, contests, developer Q&A panels, and tournaments, as well as the first-ever public opportunity to play the company's long-awaited sequel, StarCraft II. The show will conclude with performances by comedian Jay Mohr, game-music concert group Video Games Live  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , and Warcraft-themed rock band Level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftain. "We received an overwhelming response to our first BlizzCon in 2005, and we've looked forward to being able to come back and spend another weekend with our players ever since," said Mike Morhaime, president and cofounder co·found tr.v. co·found·ed, co·found·ing, co·founds To establish or found in concert with another or others. co·found of Blizzard Entertainment([R]). "Our employees and our partners have worked hard to make this a memorable experience for the attendees, and we're hoping everyone truly enjoys the show." Anyone attending BlizzCon who is interested in pursuing career opportunities at Blizzard should bring their resumes, demo reels, or business cards, as the global staffing team will be on hand to accept materials and discuss any job-related questions. For those unable to attend, Blizzard will be featuring up-to-date coverage of the BlizzCon activities and tournament competitions at www.BlizzCon.com. BlizzCon would not be possible without the enthusiasm of Blizzard gamers around the world and the generous support of Intel([R]), NVIDIA([R]), AT&T([R]), and other sponsors. For additional information, please contact Shon Damron in Blizzard public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most at sdamron@blizzard.com. |
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