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BlizzCon pricing overshadows event itself

Posted on Tuesday, 12 July 2005 by Ryuken, source: VoodooExtreme

Blizzard is organizing its own event for fans alike just like id Software has already been doing for several years with QuakeCon. The creators of WarCraft, StarCraft and Diablo have recently revealed what you can expect on this show (called BlizzCon) but the fact that a high price has to be paid for all this makes it sound like a ripoff. QuakeCon f.e. has no price, as long as you register yourself on time you can attend it.

Check the official site for more infobits. Below you can read the things you will get to see when you actually pay the price of 120$.

BlizzCon 2005 will spotlight World of Warcraft, but will also feature hands-on gameplay of StarCraft: Ghost and other Blizzard games. Some of the activities at BlizzCon will include:

* Q&A panels with the World of Warcraft and StarCraft: Ghost developers
* Playing World of Warcraft Battlegrounds live with friends
* 1st public hands-on gameplay of StarCraft: Ghost
* BlizzCon Invitational Tournament, featuring top Warcraft III and StarCraft professional gamers from around the world
* A separate LAN area stocked with PCs for your gaming pleasure
* Contests for die-hard gamers to compete in for great loot
* Custom BlizzCon merchandise and other Blizzard merchandise in the BlizzCon store
* A blowout closing night concert featuring a to-be-announced band – more details to come!

Too bad they aren't taking the opportunity to reveal more about their next projects (an rts and probably Diablo 3) on the show.

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