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Blizzard Entertainment(R) Announces 2007 Worldwide Invitational.


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. today announced plans to hold its third Worldwide Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al  
adj.
Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament.

n.
An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants.

Adj. 1.
 in Seoul, South Korea on May 19 and 20. The Blizzard blizzard, winter storm characterized by high winds, low temperatures, and driving snow; according to the official definition given in 1958 by the U.S. Weather Bureau, the winds must exceed 35 mi (56 km) per hr and the temperature 20°F; (−7°C;) or lower.  Worldwide Invitationals are public events that allow the company to connect with gamers in a celebration of the Warcraft([R]), Diablo([R]), and StarCraft([R]) game universes and competitive Blizzard Entertainment([R]) gaming. This year's Blizzard Worldwide Invitational will be held at the Olympic Gymnastics gymnastics, exercises for the balanced development of the body (see also aerobics), or the competitive sport derived from these exercises. Although the ancient Greeks (who invented the building called a gymnasium  and Fencing Stadiums in Seoul.

The event will be open to gamers of all ages and feature a number of exciting e-sports tournaments, including the regional finals for both Warcraft III Battle.net([R]) Season 5 and the first season of World of Warcraft “WoW” redirects here. For other uses, see Wow.

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([R])'s Arena Tournament. Invitational StarCraft and Warcraft III tournaments will also pit some of Korea's finest players against tough international challengers.

"With a wide variety of themed activities and competitions to participate in, the Blizzard Worldwide Invitationals are a great way for us to show our appreciation to our players," 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. "We're looking forward to creating another memorable show for them this year as well."

Outside of the e-sports realm, unique panel discussions will be held by Blizzard developers on various topics, and several hands-on attractions will add to the fun. Further details on the 2007 Blizzard Worldwide Invitational will be released in the weeks ahead.
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