This year at BlizzCon, there'll be a stage dedicated to Blizzard artists for questions about several art-related things that go on at Blizzard. Fans have an opportunity to get their questions asked at this panel regardless of whether or not they're attending, as announced by a BlizzCon forum post. At this year’s BlizzCon we have a stage dedicated to featuring Blizzard artists of all disciplines and styles, from Glenn Rane (Digital Painting, Creative Development) to Samwise Didier (Traditional Drawing, StarCraft II). Whether you’re attending the event or watching from home, we’re giving you the opportunity to ask a question of the artists in this thread. All you have to do is list the discipline and/or category below which best fits your art-related question and ask away. If selected, your inquiry will be read and answered live from the Artist Stage at BlizzCon!
If you have a question you want answered, now's the time to post it on this thread and have a chance for it to be asked to one of Blizzard's amazing artists. Source:
Battle.net - BlizzCon: Ask the Artists
BlizzCon is just around the corner, and Blizzard fans everywhere are getting pumped up for the event. However, there's another event that'll take place for StarCraft fans: Ultimate BarCraft. BarCraft started out as a way for people to encourage fans of StarCraft to hold events at bars and other applicable social hangouts where they can watch StarCraft in a more public fashion, thus spreading eSports. Ultimate BarCraft will be an event held on October 22nd at the Anaheim Convention Center with free admission that hopes to gather over 10,000 fans of the StarCraft franchise in one location, even featuring guests such as Day9, Artosis, Tasteless, HuskyStarcraft, and more. I am proud to announce that on October 22nd at the Anaheim Convention Center we will be presenting Ultimate Barcraft! A celebration of esports in the community! Entrance is free! We have a venue right next to the convention center itself and we hope to draw in a crowd of 10,000+ people. Notable attendees: Day9, Artosis, Tasteless, HuskyStarcraft, JP Mcdaniel, HDStarcraft, Gretorp, JoshSuth, Ret, Tyler, Sheth, Nazgul, Hotbid Kennigit, participants from the BlizzCon Invitational, representatives from the NASL, MLG, and IPL will be in attendence (and more!) Sponsored by TL and Twitch.tv We will be streaming the proceedings for free live in High Definition We hope to serve free food and drink if we can raise enough funds. Donate! I will be sure to directly outline how much we raised and what it is going towards in the party functions. If you have any other questions forward them to
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There is also a video posted by diggitySC that can be viewed here, explaining the event, encouraging people to attend, and revealing that there will be streams of the event if you are unable to attend personally. Be sure to speak out and inform diggitySC of anyone you would like to appear at the panels or streams of the event, as notable individuals would be more inclined to attend if the community gives a shoutout for it. Even if you are unable to attend BlizzCon but are in the area on October 22nd, be sure to head over to Ultimate BarCraft because entance is free and some big names in the StarCraft community will be there. Sources:
Reddit - Barcraft presents Ultimate Barcraft! (after party for BlizzCon)
YouTube - What to Expect from Ultimate Barcraft
The 2011 Blizzard Writing Contest has begun, accepting entries from around the world. You sit at your typewriter, hands frozen in fear by the sound of crumpling paper from the darkness behind you. Shadows of broken quills encroach on your sight's periphery but slither out of view when you turn toward them. Summoning your courage, you lash out at the apparitions before they fade, only to awaken in a cold sweat with pencils and pens gripped tight in your clenched fists. You know what this dream foretells: the 2011 Global Writing Contest is upon us!
The grand prize winner will receive a trip to Blizzard HQ, meet with the Blizzard writing staff, be bestowed a Doomhammer hammer by Epic Weapons, and receive signed copies of the StarCraft Archive, the Diablo Archive, the Warcraft Archive, the Warcraft: War of the Ancients Archive, and World of Warcraft: Chronicles of War. For the contest page, click here. Source:
Blizzard - 2011 Blizzard Global Writing Contest
Every year at BlizzCon, there is always a rockin' band to play at the end of the whole convention. This year, the Foo Fighters are coming to Anaheim, California to perform at BlizzCon 2011! Over the course of their 16-year career, the Foo Fighters have sold tens of millions of records, won half a dozen Grammy awards, and raised countless voices in singalongs of iconic anthems like "Everlong," "My Hero," "Learn to Fly", "All My Life," “Best of You,” and “The Pretender.” Foo Fighters' BlizzCon debut marks founder Dave Grohl's triumphant return to the convention after playing drums for Tenacious D in last year's show, and comes during an international arena, stadium, and festival tour promoting their seventh album, the international #1 record Wasting Light.
Also to note is that Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain will also be playing before the Foo Fighters take over the stage. Opening up the concert will be The Artist Formerly Known as Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain, who are returning to BlizzCon following a two-year interstellar tour through the Koprulu sector. Blizzard's in-house metal band will amp up the crowd with an earth-shaking set of both familiar and brand-new songs drawn from the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo universes before turning the stage over to Foo Fighters for the main event.
While tickets are sold out for BlizzCon, virtual tickets are still available, for use on the online stream or DIRECTV. Source:
Battle.net - Foo Fighters to Rock the House at BlizzCon
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