BlizzCon Updates

[Gradius]

Update: Tickets have been sold out. However, more will be on sale May 30th.

Just as a reminder, BlizzCon 2009 tickets will be on sale at 10:00 AM PDT on May 16, tommorow. Be sure to grab them fast!

Just in case Saturday, May 16 isn’t circled on your calendar, here’s a quick reminder that BlizzCon tickets will be going on sale tomorrow. After our gnomish engineers in Southern California get to work and finish making the final preparations late Saturday morning, they’ll activate the ticket-purchase process and BlizzCon tickets will officially go on sale. If you are unable to purchase tickets tomorrow, a second batch of tickets will go on sale May 30. And for those unable to attend the show, in-depth coverage of BlizzCon will also be offered by DIRECTV as a Pay Per View event, available both via satellite and Internet stream.
http://www.blizzard.com/blizzcon/partners/directv.xml
BlizzCon 2009 will take place August 21 and 22 at the Anaheim Convention Center, and tickets cost $125 each. For further information about the convention, check out the official BlizzCon site
http://eu.blizzard.com/blizzcon/

Keep an eye on the ticket sales page tomorrow for the chance to get yours.
http://www.blizzard.com/store/blizzcon09-tickets.xml

As usual there will be StarCraft II lore, art and gameplay panels at this year's BlizzCon:

Gameplay
The creators of StarCraft II discuss the design process and evolving mechanics of the upcoming real-time-strategy sequel.

Lore
The writers who shape the ever-expanding StarCraft universe bring you up-to-date on the defining characters and events in the interstellar struggle between the terrans, protoss, and zerg.

Art
Join Blizzard Entertainment artists for a discussion about the distinctive art style of the StarCraft universe -- and how that style continues to evolve with the development of StarCraft II.

WoWInsider has also revealed the details of a new pet that can be found in the BlizzCon 2009 goody bag: Grunty the Marine Murloc, which will also be available to anyone who orders the DirecTV pay-per-view package as a World of WarCraft in-game item.

As always, StarCraft: Legacy will be in attendance and providing full StarCraft-coverage of the event. Expect our coverage to be vastly improved this year due to our new system. If you are attending BlizzCon this year and would be on hand to gather some information for SC:L, contact gradius[at]sclegacy.com.

Sources:
BlizzCon 2009
WoWInsider - Blizzard confirms Grunty, the Marine Murloc, as BlizzCon giveaway

[n00bonicPlague]

It was updated -- they go on sale 10am Pacific.

[sandwich_bird]

Last year when you bought the ticket, did they give the beta key with the ticket or was it only given at the main event?

[n00bonicPlague]

Last year when you bought the ticket, did they give the beta key with the ticket or was it only given at the main event?

I didn't go, but from what I understand it was given to those who actually attended -- like part of the goody bag or something. It was put on a physical card.

[ChaosSmurf]

Yeah, that's how it's always worked afaik. They give you a really flashy little card and on the back it has two codes; the WoW pet and the beta key.

[Praetor_Ixab]

wish i could go, i'd just hang around the SCII center all day...

[Goss]

They had the front lounges open on the night before Blizzcon. This is the best time to get your goody bag and Blizzcon pass.

[Zero]

Just a reminder to those planning on attempting to buy tickets. They will go very very fast. If you don't have a blizzard account already, and want a ticket, get it now. By the time you complete the registration, they'll already be gone.

Also, make sure you're on a very fast computer too, because one mistake or lagtime could cost you the ticket too.