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WoW Insider's Guide to BlizzCon

From its humble beginnings in 2005, to a record 15-minute sellout in 2008, BlizzCon is the event for World of Warcraft players around the globe. Attendees get to meet their fellow guildmates, try out new versions of WoW and other games (like StarCraft II and Diablo III), and ask questions directly to the WoW developers.

WoW Insider and the entire Joystiq network have covered the event since its inception in 2005. Take a look back and see what we've done, but don't forget to check out all our latest coverage of the events going on this year!

Table of Contents

• BlizzCon 2009
• BlizzCon 2008
• BlizzCon 2007
• BlizzCon 2005
• World Wide Invitational 2008

BlizzCon 2009

• BlizzCon 2009 Quick Facts
• Dates: August 21st and 22nd, 2009
  
• Where: Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, C.A.
• Tickets: $125 each, order tickets on May 16th or May 30th
• Official Site: http://www.blizzcon.com/
• Click Here For The Latest BlizzCon Ticket Status
• Latest News:
• BlizzCon 2009 tickets on sale May 16th for $125
• BlizzCon Ticket sale time
• BlizzCon ticket FAQ
• Blizzard confirms Grunty, the Marine Murloc, as BlizzCon giveaway
• Contents of BlizzCon bag still remains unknown
• Other News and Stories:
• BlizzCon 2009 announced
• BlizzCon badges are back
• BlizzCon Pro Tip: Setup your Battle.net account now
• BlizzCon site filled out
• Grunty, the Murloc Marine, appears on the PTR
• Make a costume, win a trip to BlizzCon from the EU
• Why we should expect an expansion announcement at BlizzCon
• Zarhym promises BlizzCon ticket sales will be better

BlizzCon 2008

• Event Coverage:
• Art gallery at BlizzCon
• Class panel - Day 1 live blog
  
• Class panel - Day 2 live blog
  
• Closing ceremony at BlizzCon 2008
• Costume contest
• Fire alarms at BlizzCon!
• Machinima awards at BlizzCon 2008
  
• Opening ceremonies live blog
  
• PvP in BlizzCon 208
• PvP panel live blog
• Retro Acrade at BlizzCon
• Sneak peek at the BlizzCon floor
• Sound panel live blog
• Swag bag of BlizzCon 2008
  
• The first day of mayhem
  
• UI panel live blog
  
• UI panel wrap up commentary and analysis
• WoW Q&A panel live blog
• WoW Insider's annual BlizzCon Reader Meetup
  
• WoW Insider meets The Guild
  
• Post-Event Coverage:
• BlizzCon 2008 beta codes now being accepted
• BlizzCon 2008 bingo
• BlizzCon 2008 follow up with FigurePrints
• Polar Bear Mount is now live and Bind on Account
• Poll: Who had the better gear? Pardo or Ghostcrawler?
• U.K. times covers BlizzCon
• World of WarCrafts: BlizzCon photo frame
• WoW Insider Show #66: Inside Blizzard HQ
• Other Coverage:
• Blizzard responds to BlizzCon ticket problems
• BlizzCon 2008 schedule and interactive map
• BlizzCon makes the must-see list
• Guide to Blizzard's staff at BlizzCon
• How Blizzard mishandled the BlizzCon ticket situation
• Jay Mohr and Patton Oswalt headline BlizzCon
  
• The OC Register on the BlizzCon ticket debacle

BlizzCon 2007

• Live Blogs:
• Class panel - Number One
• Class panel - Number Two
• Dungeons & Raids panel
• Legendary Pictures movie panel
• Lore & quests panel
• Opening ceremony
• Press conference
• Professions & Items panel
• PvP panel
• Wrath of the Lich King demo
• Hands-on Impressions:
• Wrath of the Lich King
• Zul'Aman
• Playing the TCG
• General Information:
• BlizzCon 2007 costumes
• BlizzCon 2007 videos on YouTube
• Dance contest
• Inside the 2007 convention hall
• L70 ETC live from BlizzCon 2007
• WoW Insider's BlizzCon 2007 meetup

BlizzCon 2005

• Burning Crusade expansion announced at BlizzCon
• Draenei announced at E3, further elaborated on at BlizzCon
• Diablo III not announced, despite rumors

World Wide Invitational 2008

• Blizzard Authenticator makes it debut
• Costume contest
• Diablo III announced
• Dungeons and raids panel liveblog
• First look at the Oculus
• General impression of the Death Knight
• Opening ceremony liveblog
• PvP panel liveblog
• Q&A panel liveblog
• Tyrael pet
• WWI news for casuals
• WWI swag bag