BlizzCon 2011
BlizzCon 2011 was announced[1] on February 7, 2011. The show will take place in the Anaheim Convention Center on 21-22 October 2011. Nothing is yet known about Diablo III's presence at the show, but it seems likely that there will be a playable demo of an area from the Diablo 3 Beta, plus numerous panels about the game, with its release date coming up just a couple of months after Blizzcon 2011.
- Watch the Diablo.IncGamers.com Blizzcon 2011 news category for all the news about the approaching show.
Panels
Blizzard released a complete list of panels[2] for Blizzcon 2011 in early October, 2011. There are numerous panels devoted to or featuring Diablo, many more than in previous years.
Diablo Specific Panels
Panels devoted to Diablo III. Diablo will be featured in other panels as well, such as the opening and closing ceremonies, panels that cover Blizzard sound and music, book projects, art, etc.
- Friday 21 October
- Diablo III Panel: Gameplay & Auction House 4:45pm – 5:45pm, Main Stage
- Saturday 22 October
- Diablo III Panel: Diablo III Story & Lore -- 10am – 11am, Panel Discussion Stage
- Blizzard Cinematics: Diablo II – Making of "Black Soulstone" -- 3pm – 4pm, Lore Zone
- Watch The Black Soulstone cinematic.
Full Panel List
Friday 21 October
- Opening Ceremony 11am -12pm, Main Stage
- Artists Stage 12pm – 1:15pm, Artists Stage
- Diablo III: Gameplay and Combat Systems 12pm-12:50pm, BlizzChat: Live Forums
- StarCraft II Match 1 12pm-1:30pm, StarCraft II Stage
- World of Warcraft 12pm – 1:30pm, Lore Zone
- World of Warcraft Round 1 12pm – 1pm, World of Warcraft Stage
- Blizzard Sound 12:30pm – 1pm, Panel Discussion Stage
- World of Warcraft Preview 12:30pm – 2pm, Main Stage
- Diablo III: Skill, Passive, and Rune Systems 1pm – 1:50pm, BlizzChat: Live Forums
- World of Warcraft: Round 2 1:15pm – 2:15pm, World of Warcraft Stage
- Artists Stage 1:30pm – 2:45pm, Artists Stage
- StarCraft II Match 2 1:30pm – 3:00pm, StarCraft II Stage
- StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Campaign and Lore Q&A 2pm – 2:45pm, Panel Discussion Stage
- StarCraft II: Map Development 2pm – 2:50pm, BlizzChat: Live Forums
- World of Warcraft Class Talent System 2:15pm – 3:15pm, Main Stage
- StarCraft 2:30pm – 3:30pm, Lore Zone
- World of Warcraft Round 3 2:30pm – 3:30pm, World of Warcraft Stage
- Artists Stage 3pm – 4:15pm, Artists Stage
- StarCraft II Match 3 3pm – 4:30pm, StarCraft II Stage
- StarCraft II: Multiplayer and eSports 3pm – 3:50pm, BlizzChat: Live Forums
- StarCraft II Multiplayer 3:15pm – 4:15pm, Panel Discussion Stage
- World of Warcraft Dungeons and Raids 3:30pm – 4:30pm, Main Stage
- World of Warcraft Round 4 3:45pm – 4:45pm, World of Warcraft Stage
- World of Warcraft: UI Development 4pm – 4:50pm, BlizzChat: Live Forums
- Artists Stage 4:30pm – 5:45pm, Artists Stage
- Diablo III 4:30pm – 5:30pm, Lore Zone
- StarCraft II Match 4 4:30pm – 6:00pm, StarCraft II Stage
- Blizzard Publishing: So What’s The Story? 4:45pm – 5:45pm, Panel Discussion Stage
- Diablo III Gameplay & Auction House 4:45pm – 5:45pm, Main Stage
- World of Warcraft Round 5 5pm-6pm, World of Warcraft Stage
- World of Warcraft: 4.3 Raid and Deathwing 5pm – 5:50pm, BlizzChat: Live Forums
- Contests 6pm – 7:30pm, Main Stage
- StarCraft II Match 5 6pm – 7:30pm, StarCraft II Stage
- World of Warcraft Round 6 6:15pm – 7:15pm, World of Warcraft Stage
- StarCraft II Match 6 7:30pm – 9pm, StarCraft II Stage
- World of Warcraft Round 7 7:30pm – 8:30pm, World of Warcraft Stage
- StarCraft II GSL Finals 9pm – 12am, StarCraft II Stage
Saturday 22 October
- Diablo III Lore 10am – 11am, Panel Discussion Stage
- StarCraft II Match 7 10am – 11:15am, StarCraft II Stage
- World of Warcraft Live Raid 10am – 11am, Main Stage
- World of Warcraft Round 8 10am – 11am, World of Warcraft Stage
- World of Warcraft 10:30am – 12pm, Lore Zone
- Artists Stage 11am – 12:15pm, Artists Stage
- World of Warcraft: PvP 11am – 11:50am, BlizzChat: Live Forums
- World of Warcraft Art 11:15am – 12:15pm, Panel Discussion Stage
- World of Warcraft Round 9 11:15am – 12:15pm, World of Warcraft Stage
- Diablo III Open Q&A 11:30am – 12:30pm, Main Stage
- StarCraft II Match 8 11:30am – 12:45pm, StarCraft II Stage
- Diablo III: Gear and Items 12pm – 12:50pm, BlizzChat: Live Forums
- Artists Stage 12:30pm – 1:45pm, Artists Stage
- StarCraft II – Blizzard DOTA & Mod Tools 12:30pm – 1:30pm, Panel Discussion Stage
- World of Warcraft Semifinals 1 1 12:30pm – 1:30pm, World of Warcraft Stage
- StarCraft 1pm – 2pm, Lore Zone
- StarCraft II Upper Bracket Finals 1pm – 2:15pm, StarCraft II Stage
- StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm 1pm – 1:50pm, BlizzChat: Live Forums
- World of Warcraft Classes/Items/Professions Q&A 1pm – 2pm, Main Stage
- StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Art & Technology 1:45pm – 2:45pm, Panel Discussion Stage
- World of Warcraft Semifinals 2 1:45pm – 2:45pm, World of Warcraft Stage
- Artists Stage 2pm – 3:15pm, Artists Stage
- Diablo III: Lore and Story 2pm – 2:50pm, BlizzChat: Live Forums
- StarCraft II Lower Bracket Finals 2:30pm – 3:45pm, StarCraft II Stage
- World of Warcraft Open Q&A 2:30pm – 3:30pm, Main Stage
- Blizzard Cinematics: Diablo II – Making of “Black Soulstone” 3pm – 4pm, Lore Zone
- Diablo III 3pm – 4pm, Lore Zone
- StarCraft II: Race Tactics and Balance 3pm – 3:50pm, BlizzChat: Live Forums
- World of Warcraft Consolation Finals 3pm – 4pm, World of Warcraft Stage
- Artists Stage 3:30pm – 4:45pm, Artists Stage
- StarCraft II Grand Finals 4pm – 6pm, StarCraft II Stage
- World of Warcraft: Future Features 4pm – 4:50pm, BlizzChat: Live Forums
- World of Warcraft Grand Finals 4:15pm – 5:30pm, World of Warcraft Stage
- World of Warcraft Lore and Story Q&A 4:15pm – 5:15pm, Panel Discussion Stage
- World of Warcraft 5pm – 6pm, Lore Zone
- Closing Ceremony 6pm – 9:30pm, Main Stage
Tickets Sold Out
As has been the case during the past few years, Blizzcon 2011 tickets sold out instantly; fans who clicked the ticket sales page just seconds after it went live were in the queue thousands of places from the top, and didn't get a chance to buy tickets.
The show dates were announced in February 2011, with the ticket sales dates (May 21st and May 25th) revealed[3] in April 2011.
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Various images from BlizzCon 2011's promotion.
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