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Blizzard attended Gamescom 2013 headlining (pre-show) with the Playstation version of Diablo 3. They also showcased their unreleased strategy card game Hearthstone:Heroes of Warcraft and the latest build of World of Warcraft, Patch 5.4: Siege of Orgrimmar.^[1]

They offered a packed public schedule from Thursday 22nd August up to and including Sunday 25th. Quizes for prizes, WoW leveling competitions, live drawing sessions by artists, signing sessions, Starcraft II pro matches and more.

Diablo 3 Expansion[edit | edit source]

The Diablo 3 community focus was however on the suspected and hoped for announcement of the Diablo 3 Expansion. Back at the end of July sources from inside Blizzard indicated to IncGamers the distinct possibility of such an announcement. ^[2] A splash screen intentionally published by Blizzard on 15th August 2013 on the official Diablo 3 website was the first mention of the name Reaper of Souls^[3].

Prior to the start of Gamescom 2013 the German ratings board (USK), posted a notice that a trailer for Diablo 3 expansion had received a rating of 12. The rating is not an indication of the rating the expansion will receive, just the contents of the trailer, which is open to the public including youngsters so needs to be appropriate for younger audiences.

Blizzard held a conference for the media at 11:30 CET on Wednesday 21 August when they announced the development of the first Diablo 3 expansion Reaper of Souls.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Blizzard's Booth at Gamescome 2013

Playstation area
Security
Doorways into the booth
Stained glass of Imperius
Sofa's set up for Console play
USK Rating for Gamescom Diablo 3 Expansion trailer

A more extensive gallery of the Blizzard booth can be found at Diablo: IncGamers.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Blizzard at Gamescom - Blizzard Entertainment, August 2013
↑ Gamescom Expansion announcement - IncGamers, 31/07/13
↑ Reaper of Souls named - Blizzard Entertainment, 15/08/13

[1] Blizzard at Gamescom - Blizzard Entertainment, August 2013

[2] Gamescom Expansion announcement - IncGamers, 31/07/13

[3] Reaper of Souls named - Blizzard Entertainment, 15/08/13

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-Blizzard attended [[Gamescom]] 2013 headlining with the [[Diablo 3 console|Playstation version of Diablo 3]].  They also showcased their unreleased strategy card game Hearthstone:Heroes of Warcraft and the latest build of [[World of Warcraft]], Patch 5.4: Siege of Orgrimmar.<ref>[http://eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/company/events/gamescom-2013.html Blizzard at Gamescom] - Blizzard Entertainment, August 2013</ref>
+Blizzard attended [[Gamescom]] 2013 headlining (pre-show) with the [[Diablo 3 console|Playstation version of Diablo 3]].  They also showcased their unreleased strategy card game Hearthstone:Heroes of Warcraft and the latest build of [[World of Warcraft]], Patch 5.4: Siege of Orgrimmar.<ref>[http://eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/company/events/gamescom-2013.html Blizzard at Gamescom] - Blizzard Entertainment, August 2013</ref>
-They offered a packed public [http://eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/company/events/gamescom-2013-schedule.html schedule] from Thursday 22nd August up to and including Sunday 25th.  Quizes for priczes, WoW leveling competitions, live drawing sessions by artists, signing sessions, Starcraft II pro matches and more.
+They offered a packed public [http://eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/company/events/gamescom-2013-schedule.html schedule] from Thursday 22nd August up to and including Sunday 25th.  Quizes for prizes, WoW leveling competitions, live drawing sessions by artists, signing sessions, Starcraft II pro matches and more.
 ==Diablo 3 Expansion==
-The Diablo 3 community focus is however on the suspected and hoped for announcement of the [[Diablo 3 Expansion]].  Back at the end of July sources from inside Blizzard indicated to IncGamers the distinct possibility of such an announcement. <ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-3-expansion-announcement-hinted-for-gamescom Gamescom Expansion announcement] - IncGamers, 31/07/13</ref> A splash screen intentionally published by Blizzard on 15th August 2013 on the [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/reaper-of-souls/ official Diablo 3 website] was the first mention of the name [[Reaper of Souls]]<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzard-comments-on-diablo-3-expansion-reaper-of-souls-teaser Reaper of Souls named] - Blizzard Entertainment, 15/08/13</ref>.
+The Diablo 3 community focus was however on the suspected and hoped for announcement of the [[Diablo 3 Expansion]].  Back at the end of July sources from inside Blizzard indicated to IncGamers the distinct possibility of such an announcement. <ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-3-expansion-announcement-hinted-for-gamescom Gamescom Expansion announcement] - IncGamers, 31/07/13</ref> A splash screen intentionally published by Blizzard on 15th August 2013 on the [http://us.battle.net/d3/en/reaper-of-souls/ official Diablo 3 website] was the first mention of the name [[Reaper of Souls]]<ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzard-comments-on-diablo-3-expansion-reaper-of-souls-teaser Reaper of Souls named] - Blizzard Entertainment, 15/08/13</ref>.
-Prior to the start of Gamescom 2013 the German ratings board ([http://www.usk.de/titelsuche/aktuell-geprueft/ USK]), posted a notice that a trailer for Diablo 3 expansion had received a rating of 12.
+Prior to the start of Gamescom 2013 the German ratings board ([http://www.usk.de/titelsuche/aktuell-geprueft/ USK]), posted a notice that a trailer for Diablo 3 expansion had received a rating of 12.  The rating is not an indication of the rating the expansion will receive, just the contents of the trailer, which is open to the public including youngsters so needs to be appropriate for younger audiences.
+Blizzard held a conference for the media at 11:30 CET on Wednesday 21 August when they announced the development of the first Diablo 3 expansion [[Reaper of Souls]].
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 <gallery>
+File:Diablo3-booth5.jpg|Playstation area
+File:Diablo3-booth4.jpg|Security
+File:Diablo3-booth3.jpg|Doorways into the booth
 File:Diablo3-booth2.jpg|Stained glass of [[Imperius]]
 File:Diablo3-booth.jpg|Sofa's set up for Console play
 File:Video-rating.jpg|USK Rating for Gamescom Diablo 3 Expansion trailer
 </gallery>
+* A more extensive gallery of the Blizzard booth can be found at [http://diablo.incgamers.com/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/682 Diablo: IncGamers].