BlizzCon

BlizzCon (short for Blizzard Convention and sometimes stylized as Blizzcon) is an annual convention hosted by Blizzard Entertainment at the , 10 miles from Blizzard's headquarters in Irvine, Southern California. Each year at BlizzCon, Blizzard holds numerous panels revealing their upcoming titles and newest game content, displaying art, hosting live tournaments, putting out playable demos, and much more.
The first BlizzCon was held in October 2005,http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/ and was not an overly successful event. After a year off, BlizzCon returned in 2007, with the popularity of World of Warcraft pushing attendance far higher, and has been a success ever since. Due to the , there was no BlizzCon in 2020. In its place, a virtual event called BlizzConline was announced to take place on 19-20 February 2021.
BlizzCon will return in person in November 2023.
==Information==
BlizzCon is held at the Anaheim Convention Center in California over the course of two days, typically Friday and Saturday, from 10 AM until 10 PM PST. Blizzard generally saves major announcements about upcoming games for BlizzCon. All of the World of Warcraft expansions have been announced at BlizzCon, except for Legion which was announced at gamescom 2015 and which was announced via a stream on YouTube and Twitch in 2022.
The cost of the ticket (which varies each year) grants attendees entry to the convention hall for the duration of the event and an exclusive Goodie Bag, which often contains things such as in-game rewards for their games, beta keys for upcoming Blizzard titles, and other exclusive Blizzard paraphernalia. Since the amount of tickets is finite, dates for the ticket sales are announced months in advance. On sale day, the tickets are often sold out within the first few hours.
==List==
* BlizzCon 2023: November 3 — 4 (announced May 17)
* BlizzConline: February 19 — 20, 2021 (announced September 21, 2020)
* BlizzCon 2019: November 1 — 2 (announced April 25)
* BlizzCon 2018: November 2 — 3 (announced April 9)
* BlizzCon 2017: November 3 — 4 (announced March 14)
* BlizzCon 2016: November 4 — 5 (announced April 6)
* BlizzCon 2015: November 6 — 7 (announced March 12)
* BlizzCon 2014: November 7 — 8 (announced April 22)
* BlizzCon 2013: November 8 — 9 (announced February 19)
* BlizzCon 2011: October 21 — 22 (announced February 7)
* BlizzCon 2010: October 22 — 23 (announced March 25)
* BlizzCon 2009: August 21 — 22 (announced February 17)
* BlizzCon 2008: October 10 — 11 (announced May 12)
* BlizzCon 2007: August 3 — 4 (announced April 12)
* BlizzCon 2005: October 28 — 29 (announced June 28)https://web.archive.org/web/20050712012746/http://www.blizzard.com/
Ticket prices in USD
Year	GA 	Virtual	VIP
2023	$299	? 	$799
2019	229 	50 	550
2018	199 	50 	n/a
2017	199 	40 	n/a
2016	199 	40 	n/a
2015	199 	40 	n/a
2014	199 	40 	n/a
2013	175 	40 	n/a
2011	175 	40 	n/a
2010	150 	40 	n/a
2009	125 	n/a 	n/a
2008	100 	n/a 	n/a
2007	? 	n/a 	n/a
2005	? 	n/a 	n/a
==Virtual Ticket==
The Virtual Ticket gives a front row seat at BlizzCon from the comfort of ones own couch, live and in high definition. They'll get comprehensive coverage of both days of the show, including panels, contests, interviews, the closing ceremony, and more, along with some cool commemorative in-game goodies. They can even stream the convention using the free BlizzCon Mobile app.
==Applications==
===Mobile===
BlizzCon Mobile is a fast and easy way to help make the most of the BlizzCon experience with streaming panels and videos, a complete interactive events schedule, hall maps, plus footage and results from all of BlizzCon's breathtaking esports matches. The mobile app was originally released as BlizzCon Guide on 5 October 2011 for BlizzCon 2011 but was renamed to BlizzCon Mobile on 24 October 2017 for BlizzCon 2017.
Support for using the mobile app to stream to a was added on October 25, 2018, with patch 4.1.0.
File:BlizzCon Mobile 2019 screen.png|2019
File:BlizzCon Mobile 2019 screen2.png|2019
File:BlizzCon Mobile 2019 screen3.png|2019
File:BlizzCon Mobile screen1.png|2018
File:BlizzCon Mobile screen2.png|2018
File:BlizzCon Mobile screen4.png|2018
File:BlizzCon Mobile screen3.png|2018
File:BlizzCon Mobile screen5.png|2018
===TV===
The BlizzCon TV app was released for and on 25 October 2018 along with the Chromecast streaming support for the mobile app.
File:BlizzCon TV screen1.png
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==Notes and trivia==
*The BlizzCon opening ceremony is traditionally inaugurated by the President of Blizzard Entertainment. Up until BlizzCon 2018, it was Mike Morhaime.
*Every BlizzCon ends with a concert.
*There was no BlizzCon in 2012 due to the heavily focused development of Diablo III, Mists of Pandaria, and StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm.
*There was no BlizzCon in 2020 due to the . Instead, the virtual BlizzConline was held in February 2021.
*While BlizzConline 2022 was announced in May 2021,https://blizzcon.com/en-us/news/23655116 it was subsequently canceled in late October in favor of focusing on development and re-imagining the future of BlizzCon.https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/blizzcon/23738004/reimagining-blizzcon 
*There are two BlizzCon named zones in World of Warcraft: Isle of Blizzcon from patch 7.2.0 and BlizzCon 2017 from patch 8.0.1.
==Gallery==
;Key art
File:BlizzCon 2005 key art.jpg|2005
File:BlizzCon 2007 key art.jpg|2007
File:BlizzCon 2008 key art.jpg|2008
File:BlizzCon 2009 key art.png|2009
File:BlizzCon 2010 key art.jpg|2010
File:BlizzCon 2011 key art.jpg|2011
File:BlizzCon 2013 key art.jpg|2013
File:BlizzCon 2014 key art.jpg|2014
File:BlizzCon 2015 Poster.jpg|2015
File:BlizzCon 2016 Poster.jpg|2016
File:BlizzCon 2017 Poster.jpg|2017
File:BlizzCon 2018 key art.jpg|2018
File:BlizzCon 2019 key art.png|2019
;Convention layout
File:BlizzCon 2005 map.jpg|2005
File:BlizzCon 2009 map.jpg|2009
File:BlizzCon 2010 map.jpg|2010
File:BlizzCon 2011 map.jpg|2011
File:BlizzCon 2013 map.jpg|2013
File:BlizzCon 2014 map.jpg|2014
File:BlizzCon 2015 map.png|2015
File:BlizzCon 2016 map.png|2016
File:BlizzCon 2017 map.png|2017
File:BlizzCon Parking map.jpg|2017 parking map
File:BlizzCon 2018 map.png|2018
File:BlizzCon 2019 map.png|2019
;Logos
File:BlizzCon original logo.png|2005-2009 logo
File:BlizzCon Invitational.jpg|BlizzCon Invitational (2005 logo)
File:BlizzCon logo.png|2010-2019 logo
File:BlizzCon 2016 logo.png|2016 logo
File:BlizzCon 2017 logo.svg|2016-2019 logo
File:BlizzCon 2019 logo.svg|2019 logo
File:BlizzConline logo.png|BlizzConline (2021) logo
File:BlizzCon 2023 logo.svg|2023 logo; The borders were flattened, no longer jagged as it was since the 2010 logo
File:BlizzCon Virtual Ticket 2017.png|Virtual Ticket 2017 logo
File:BlizzCon Virtual Ticket.png|Virtual Ticket 2018 logo
File:BlizzCon Virtual Ticket.svg|Virtual Ticket 2019 logo
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