BlizzCon Ticket Drawing Winners Selected

The winners of the BlizzCon 2008 Ticket Drawing have been chosen. We’ve sent emails to 1,500 randomly selected eligible Blizzard
Account holders containing instructions for purchasing up to two tickets to the show. For your security, please note that in this
email we are
not
asking winners to email us credit card information directly, nor are we asking winners to call
Blizzard for any reason.

If we still have tickets remaining after this initial round, we will select more winners from the original opt-in pool. We will
make an announcement on our websites once all tickets available have been sold. For more information, refer to the
BlizzCon Ticket Drawing FAQ.

BlizzCon Ticket Drawing Opt-In Period Ends

The opt-in period for the BlizzCon 2008 Ticket Drawing is now over. We will be randomly selecting winners within the next few
days and will announce when selections have been made on our websites. If you are chosen, you will receive an email from Blizzard
containing information about how to purchase up to two tickets to BlizzCon 2008. If you haven’t done so already, please go to
Blizzard Account Management and update your contact information. For more details, see the
FAQ.

Win a Tyrael Pet

Attendees of the recent Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational in Paris received, among other goodies, a card containing codes redeemable for an in-game World of Warcraft non-combat Tyrael pet and entry into the Wrath of the Lich King beta. If you weren’t able to attend but would still like a chance at a Tyrael pet of your own, you’re in luck — because we recently sent Diablo III fan sites some cards to give away.

As of now, both D3DB.com and Diii.net have begun contests, while
Diablofans.com and Diablo-Source.com will be starting their own giveaways soon. Keep an eye out here and other Diablo fan sites for more chances to win.

BlizzCon 2008 Ticket Drawing Opt-In Begins

The BlizzCon 2008 Ticket Drawing opt-in is now live. People with eligible Blizzard Accounts who wish to enter the drawing can now do so by logging in to Blizzard Account Management. The opt-in period will last until 11:59 p.m. PDT on Sunday, August 24. After it ends, we will select 1,500 people from the opt-in pool and offer them a chance to purchase up to two tickets to BlizzCon 2008.

This is a random drawing — everyone with an eligible Blizzard Account who opts in any time during the opt-in period will have the same chance to win. Please make sure your Blizzard Account contact information (email and phone number) is up to date. For more information, including eligibility requirements, click here or read the FAQ.

BlizzCon 2008 Ticket Drawing Update

We recently announced that we will be offering 3,000 more BlizzCon 2008 tickets for sale via a drawing. Soon, eligible Blizzard Account holders who created accounts prior to 9:00 p.m. PDT on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 will be able to opt in for a chance to purchase up to two tickets to the show. We’re aware that many players are waiting for this drawing, and we appreciate your continued patience as we finalize the details. We’ll have more information to share here and on our other websites early next week.

Please note that a Blizzard Account is an account created for the Blizzard Online Store — as opposed to an account created for a Blizzard game, such as World of Warcraft. If you have any questions regarding Blizzard Accounts, please read our Blizzard Account FAQ.

Media Update #2

We have added three new pieces of artwork, two new screenshots, and one new wallpaper.

Statement from Mike Morhaime

Blizzard Gamers,

On behalf of everyone at Blizzard, I want to apologize for the challenges and frustrations you experienced while trying to purchase BlizzCon tickets on Monday and Tuesday. BlizzCon is about the positive experiences you all have had with Blizzard games. As a result of this week's events, the excitement that many of you felt about the show has turned into dissatisfaction and disappointment.

Due to these circumstances, we've reevaluated our convention hall space and come up with some solutions that will allow us to offer 3,000 more tickets for sale. We know this will not be enough to satisfy the very high level of demand for tickets this year, but we want to ensure that BlizzCon remains a great experience for those of you who are able to attend. To avoid the issues many of you faced this week, we'll be selling these 3,000 via a lottery. We'll post further details once our plans are finalized. Please note that the lottery will only be open to those with an active Blizzard Account as of 9:00 PM PDT on August 12, the time that the “Sold Out” notice was posted.

I, and everyone else at Blizzard, share the frustration and disappointment that many of you have expressed as a result of this process. We'll do what it takes to avoid this type of situation in the future.

Sincerely,
Mike Morhaime

BlizzCon 2008 Tickets Sold Out

Tickets to BlizzCon 2008 are now sold out. We'd like to thank everyone once again for their overwhelming interest in this year's show. If you were unable to secure tickets, please keep in mind that DIRECTV will be broadcasting BlizzCon live from the Anaheim Convention Center on October 10 and 11. In the meantime, keep an eye on the BlizzCon 2008 website for updates on panels, exhibits, events, and more. We look forward to meeting some of you at the show!

BlizzCon Ticket Sales Update #6

The bulk of the BlizzCon tickets we had available were sold out within minutes of ticket sales going live again this afternoon. We have a small reserve of tickets left — to make these available to some of you who might not have had a chance to purchase yet, we will be releasing the remaining reserve tickets for sale tonight, August 12, at 8:00 PM PDT. We appreciate the enthusiasm everyone has shown, and wish we were able to accommodate even more attendees at this year's BlizzCon.

BlizzCon Tickets Now On Sale!

Tickets for BlizzCon 2008 are now available for USD $100 each.
BlizzCon will take place October 10-11 in Anaheim, California — head over to the official site
for more information or to place your BlizzCon ticket order.
We look forward to meeting some of you at the show!

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