BlizzCon 2013

BlizzCon 2013 is a BlizzCon event hosted by Blizzard Entertainment that took place at the Anaheim Convention Center on November 8-9, 2013. There were more than 26,000 people who attended BlizzCon 2013.

The official date for BlizzCon 2013 was announced on February 19, 2013.

• Warcraft
• Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft beta testing and release for iOS and Android
• World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor is the next expansion.

• Diablo
• Diablo III expansion, Reaper of Souls, will be available for PC (duh!) and PlayStation 4

• Other
• Heroes of the Storm revealed with a cinematic trailer. Formerly Blizzard DOTA and Blizzard All-Stars.

• Opening Ceremony (August 27, 2026)
• World of Warcraft: What's Next? (August 27, 2026)
• The World of Warcraft design team spotlights upcoming content, features, and game updates.
• Hearthstone : Fireside Chat (August 27, 2026)
• The Hearthstone designers discuss how the game was born and grew, along with current metagame trends.
• World of Warcraft: The Adventure Continues (August 27, 2026)
• A discussion of Warcraft's settings, lore, and the direction of the story.
• Art of World of Warcraft (August 27, 2026)
• The World of Warcraft art team gives players a look at the process of creating the game's environments, enemies, and other artwork.

• World of Warcraft Live Raid (August 27, 2026)
• Two PvE guilds compete in a race to complete the Siege of Orgrimmar raid.
• World of Warcraft Raids, Gameplay, Questing, and More (August 27, 2026)
• The World of Warcraft team shows what's to come, including raids, dungeons, questing, and other gameplay features.
• Warcraft Movie Presentation (August 27, 2026)
• Duncan Jones and key Blizzard personnel discuss the upcoming Warcraft film.
• World of Warcraft Q&A (August 27, 2026)
• The World of Warcraft development team fields questions about the game's lore, dungeons, zones, raids, and more (but not classes).

• Hands-on play time with the latest versions of Blizzard Entertainment games
• Global finals for Blizzard eSports, featuring top pro gamers from around the world
• In-depth discussion panels with Blizzard game developers and artists
• Competitive and casual tournaments for players to showcase their talents
• Community contests with great prizes
• Commemorative merchandise based on Blizzard Entertainment’s game universes
• More activities and attractions to be announced on www.blizzcon.com

• $175.00 USD per ticket (same as BlizzCon 2011)
• $39.99 USD per virtual ticket (same as BlizzCon 2011)
• The Virtual Ticket allows access to DirectTV's BlizzCon Pay-Per-View event, and offers a streaming internet video of multiple channels.
• Went on sale on September 12, 2013
• Sold in two batches:
• Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 at 7:00pm Pacific Time (California)
• Saturday, April 27th, 2013 at 10:00am Pacific Time (California)
• Only 4 tickets available per household

Benefits Dinner, supporting the Children's Hospital of Orange County

• $500.00 USD per ticket (200 tickets total)
• Tickets available on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 10:00am Pacific Time (California)
• Includes BlizzCon 2013 ticket
• Limit 2 per household
• Held on Thursday, November 7th, 2013

In-game goodies:

• Murkalot mini-pet, a baby Murloc with Diablo paladin-esque characteristics
• StarCraft II bonus, Tearin' Stitches portrait and Stitches' Hook decal
• Hearthstone mystery minion
• Diablo III banner, Mark of Death
• Cute But Deadly plushies: Arthas, Kerrigan and Diablo

• Winning

• Other

• This year's BlizzCon was the first to showcase Cute But Deadly with three new figurines available with the goodie bag.