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Blizzard's BlizzCon event of 2009 will take took place on the 21st and 22nd of August at the [http://www.anaheimconventioncenter.com Anaheim Convention Center] in Los Angeles. See the main [[BlizzCon]] article for more information about the event in general.  This convention introduced the [[Monk]] character, and the playable build showed off the Act 2 desert areas known as [[The Borderlands]], along with numerous new monsters and character skills.

[[Diablo 3]] will be was playable for fans at the show, and it's assumed all three of in addition to the classes already announced ([[wizardWizard]], [[barbarianBarbarian]] and [[witch doctorWitch Doctor]]) will be playable as they were at , the [[BlizzCon 2008Monk]] was announced and also a fourth class which is expectedbecame playable at 12:30pm on Friday, by fans, to be (2.5 hours after the show opened up) once he'd been announcedin the Opening Ceremonies presentation.

The following Diablo 3 panels are scheduled to take took place over the two days but specific times aren't yet known. See those pages for transcripts, videos, and more details.

Exploring The Heroes and Monsters panel covered the Monk, some recent skill changes to the other three characters, and also spent some time on various aspects of monster development. The official description: ::"The hero you play and the monsters you slay take center stage in any Diablo game. Join us for a look at the design process by which Blizzard bring classes that brings these characters and monsters creatures to life and also how they go about , as well as the mechanics involved in creating fun epic and challenging memorable battles." See [[BlizzCon 2009 Panel: Diablo 3 Heroes and Monsters|the panel page]] for full coverage.  ==Diablo 3 Art== This panel featured 7 Blizzard art designers, all heads of various departments working on the look and function of Diablo III. Here's the official description: ::"From designing characters to creating concept art to placing the building blocks that form the world: Our artists take players on a behind-the-scenes tour of Sanctuary." See [[BlizzCon 2009 Panel: Diablo 3 Art]] the panel page]] for full coverage. 

An integral part of the Diablo 3 experience is the story that it builds upon and this The Lore panel will revist was killed before the story so far show began, and explore some of whatreplaced with a D3 open Q&A. Here's to come.the original panel description:

Behind-See [[BlizzCon 2009 Panel: Diablo 3 Open Q&A|the-scenes look at character design, concept art and world design from the artists perspectivepanel page]] for full coverage.

[http://blizzconwww.rayvdiii.com| Blizzardnet/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=643 Photo Gallery] will be streaming the event via the web for a subscription fee. It will stream one hour behind the actual event.