BlizzCon(TM) Sponsors Announced; Blizzard Entertainment(R) Proudly Presents BlizzCon With the Help and Generous Support of Industry Partners NVIDIA(R), Intel(R), and Microsoft Games for Windows.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 (R), Inc. is proud to announce that NVIDIA(R) Corporation, Intel(R), and Microsoft Corp.'s Games for Windows For the magazine, see . Games for Windows is a gaming platform and marketing campaign by Microsoft that dates back at least to 2005, and was revised in 2006. Games for the platform must meet certification standards similar to those of modern popular videogame consoles. group are all key sponsors of Blizzard Entertainment's inaugural player convention, BlizzCon(TM). Thanks to the generous support given by NVIDIA, Intel, and Games for Windows, BlizzCon has evolved into one of the largest videogaming conventions in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Set to take place on October 28 and 29, BlizzCon has attracted over 7,500 attendees from all over the world. The sold out event will be an exclusive affair where gamers can interact face-to-face with developers from the Blizzard Entertainment studios. "The response to BlizzCon has been tremendous," said Mike Morhaime, president and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment. "We're proud to unveil the World of Warcraft “WoW” redirects here. For other uses, see Wow.  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. (R) expansion set
at our very own player's convention, which would not have been
possible without the contribution and support of NVIDIA, Intel, and
Games for Windows. We think that gamers will really enjoy what BlizzCon
has in store for them."
Due in large part to the donations made by NVIDIA and Intel, BlizzCon will feature over 400 high-end, performance computers, enabling attendees to play some of their favorite Blizzard games at the highest, optimal levels. At the NVIDIA and Intel booths, gamers will be able to see some of the most cutting-edge computer hardware on the market today, such as the NVIDIA GeForce(TM) 7800 GTX GTX Gore-Tex GTX Global TeleExchange GTX Grand Tourisme Extra graphics card. Gamers interested in learning even more about computer hardware will be able to attend a "How to Build Your Own Laptop" workshop co-hosted by NVIDIA and Intel. As a result of the contributions made by Games for Windows, every PC stationed at the convention will be running on the Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. Professional operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , one of today's premier operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. for personal computer gaming. Games for Windows will feature Chris Donahue, director of Windows Gaming and Graphics Technologies at Microsoft, who will be previewing a beta version A pre-shipping release of hardware or software that has gone through alpha test. A beta version of software is supposed to be very close to the final product, but, in practice, it is more a way of getting users to test the software in the first place under real conditions. of Windows Vista The current version of Windows for the desktop. It was released in late 2006 for businesses and early 2007 for consumers. Vista adds numerous features, including improved security and advanced multimedia capabilities. , the company's upcoming operating system with a focus on gaming. With the support of NVIDIA, Intel, and Games for Windows, BlizzCon is on its way to becoming one of the premier gaming conventions in the world. At BlizzCon, gamers will be able to attend numerous events, play Blizzard games live with other members of the gaming community, experience the World of Warcraft expansion set for the first time, and play StarCraft(R): Ghost(TM), Blizzard's highly anticipated tactical-action console title. Attendees will also be able to visit and participate in numerous panels, exhibition booths, and amateur gaming tournaments. For additional information about BlizzCon, please visit the BlizzCon website (www.blizzcon.com). About Blizzard Entertainment Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft(R), the Warcraft(R) series, StarCraft(R), and the Diablo(R) series, Blizzard Entertainment(R), Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Vivendi Universal Games, is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating many of the industry's most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard's track record includes nine #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. About World of Warcraft Since launching in November 2004 in North America, Australia, and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , World of Warcraft has quickly grown to become the world's most popular MMORPG (Massively Multiuser Online Role Playing Game) A role playing game on the computer played by many people. An MMORPG differs from a regular computer role playing game because its environment is perpetual. , with a worldwide subscriber base of over 4.5 million players. For more information on World of Warcraft, visit the official website at www.worldofwarcraft.com. Additional news, including new features and release dates, will be announced there in the coming months. World of Warcraft's Paying Customer Definition World of Warcraft customers include individuals who have paid a subscription fee or purchased a prepaid card to play World of Warcraft, as well as those who have purchased the installation box bundled with one free month access. Internet Game Room players that have accessed the game over the last seven days are also counted as customers. The above definition excludes all players under free promotional subscriptions, expired or cancelled subscriptions, and expired pre-paid cards. Customers in licensees' territories are defined along the same rules. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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