BlizzCon Tix Available Aug 11, DirecTV Coverage Planned >

	2008/07/30 11:03:20: Posted by DM
	Not only has Blizzard sent us a reminder that BlizzCon tickets will be on sale August 11, 2008, but they also have released information regarding a special DirecTV coverage arrangement. For those who wish to pay, there will be a special HD Pay-Per-View event for BlizzCon, only on the DirecTV service. Tickets to the event will cost $100USD, and DirecTV will be running a promotion for new subscribers, offering the coverage free for those who sign up. No word on the PPV price for regular subscribers. PRESS RELEASE IRVINE, Calif., Jul 29, 2008 - Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that tickets for its third BlizzConTM gaming convention will go on sale August 11 and that live coverage of the event will be available as an exclusive DIRECTV pay per view event. BlizzCon is a celebration of the global player communities surrounding Blizzard Entertainment®'s Warcraft®, Diablo®, and StarCraft® game universes. The event will take place at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on October 10 and 11. "Meeting and interacting with our players at BlizzCon is always a great experience for us," stated Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "We're also pleased to be working with DIRECTV this year to bring the show, for the first time, to those players who are unable to attend." In addition to serving as a gathering place for the different Blizzard Entertainment gaming communities, BlizzCon will offer an array of activities, including discussion panels, hands-on playtime with upcoming games, tournaments, contests, and more. Tickets to the convention will be priced at $100 USD each, and will be available for purchase directly from the official BlizzCon website at www.blizzcon.com. The pay per view event will deliver a minimum of eight hours of live HD coverage from the show floor on each day of the convention, including exclusive interviews, demos, and more. Beginning in August, DIRECTV will run a promotion offering the BlizzCon pay per view event free to new DIRECTV subscribers. Pricing for existing DIRECTV customers and programming details will be available in the coming weeks from Blizzard Entertainment and DIRECTV. "BlizzCon is one of the most highly anticipated gaming conventions of the year, and we are excited to partner with Blizzard Entertainment to deliver coverage of the show to gamers nationwide," said Steven Roberts, senior vice president, new media and business development, DIRECTV. "With our BlizzCon pay per view package, members of Blizzard's gaming communities who are not attending the event can now experience it in crystal-clear HD." As the event draws closer, further details will be announced at www.blizzcon.com.
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Pay per view lmao. I'd pay if there were nonstop live demonstrations of diablo3 and starcraft 2, with all original content, none of that looped video crap, and also if paying to see this came with a beta key for WOTLK.

anaheim! thats where i live! lol..............