BlizzCon 2013

BlizzCon 2013 is a BlizzCon event hosted by Blizzard Entertainment that took place at the Anaheim Convention Center on November 8-9, 2013. There were more than 26,000 people who attended BlizzCon 2013.
The official date for BlizzCon 2013 was announced on February 19, 2013.
==Summary==
; Warcraft
*Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft beta testing and release for iOS and Android
*World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor is the next expansion.
; Diablo
*Diablo III expansion, Reaper of Souls, will be available for PC (duh!) and PlayStation 4
;Other
*Heroes of the Storm revealed with a cinematic trailer. Formerly Blizzard DOTA and Blizzard All-Stars.
==Warcraft Features and Schedule==
===November 8===
; Opening Ceremony ()
; World of Warcraft What's Next? ()
: The World of Warcraft design team spotlights upcoming content, features, and game updates.
; Hearthstone Fireside Chat ()
: The Hearthstone designers discuss how the game was born and grew, along with current metagame trends. 
;World of Warcraft The Adventure Continues ()
: A discussion of Warcraft's settings, lore, and the direction of the story. 
;Art of World of Warcraft ()
: The World of Warcraft art team gives players a look at the process of creating the game's environments, enemies, and other artwork.
===November 9===
; World of Warcraft Live Raid ()
: Two PvE guilds compete in a race to complete the Siege of Orgrimmar raid.
; World of Warcraft Raids, Gameplay, Questing, and More ()
: The World of Warcraft team shows what's to come, including raids, dungeons, questing, and other gameplay features.
; Warcraft Movie Presentation ()
: Duncan Jones and key Blizzard personnel discuss the upcoming Warcraft film.
; World of Warcraft Q&A ()
: The World of Warcraft development team fields questions about the game's lore, dungeons, zones, raids, and more (but not classes).
==Other Activities==
* Hands-on play time with the latest versions of Blizzard Entertainment games
* Global finals for Blizzard eSports, featuring top pro gamers from around the world
* In-depth discussion panels with Blizzard game developers and artists
* Competitive and casual tournaments for players to showcase their talents
* Community contests with great prizes
* Commemorative merchandise based on Blizzard Entertainment’s game universes
* More activities and attractions to be announced on www.blizzcon.com
==Tickets==
*$175.00 USD per ticket (same as BlizzCon 2011)
*$39.99 USD per virtual ticket (same as BlizzCon 2011)
**The Virtual Ticket allows access to DirectTV's BlizzCon Pay-Per-View event, and offers a streaming internet video of multiple channels.
**Went on sale on September 12, 2013
*Sold in two batches:
**Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 at 7:00pm Pacific Time (California)
**Saturday, April 27th, 2013 at 10:00am Pacific Time (California)
*Only 4 tickets available per household
Benefits Dinner, supporting the Children's Hospital of Orange County
*$500.00 USD per ticket (200 tickets total)
**Tickets available on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 10:00am Pacific Time (California)
*Includes BlizzCon 2013 ticket
*Limit 2 per household
*Held on Thursday, November 7th, 2013
==Virtual rewards==
In-game goodies:Goodies
*Murkalot mini-pet, a baby Murloc with Diablo paladin-esque characteristics
*StarCraft II bonus, Tearin' Stitches portrait and Stitches' Hook decal
*Hearthstone mystery minion
*Diablo III banner, Mark of Death
*Cute But Deadly plushies: Arthas, Kerrigan and Diablo
Murkalot.jpg|This is Murkalot.
BlizzCon 2013 - Virtual.jpg
==Contests==
===Movie===
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;Winning
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;Other
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===Art===
Show Time by Bayard Wu.jpg|1st place
==Trivia==
*This year's BlizzCon was the first to showcase Cute But Deadly with three new figurines available with the goodie bag.
==Gallery==
Garrosh Raneman.jpg|Garrosh by Glenn Rane artwork for BlizzCon 2013.
==References==
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