BlizzCon 2008

BlizzCon 2008 was announced on May 21, 2008, and took place the in, on October 10-11, 2008. Due to popular demand, featured three convention halls instead of two. There was a website and a forum. There were more than 15,000 people who attended BlizzCon 2008.

• Diablo
• Diablo III third playable class revealed: Wizard

• StarCraft
• StarCraft II single-player will be separated into a trilogy of games: Wings of Liberty, Heart of the Swarm, and Legacy of the Void.

• Hands-on play time with upcoming Blizzard Entertainment releases
• Discussion panels with Blizzard Entertainment developers
• Competitive and casual tournaments for players to showcase their talents
• Areas and activities devoted to licensed products such as the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game
• Costume, machinima, and character sound-alike contests with great prizes
• Commemorative merchandise based on the Blizzard Entertainment franchises
• A silent auction

The goodie bags either contained: or

• 16” inflatable divine shield ball, complete with a paladin inside in the midst of hearthing away.
• 48” inflatable Frostmourne

Also included:

• Polar Bear mount with Murloc
• World of Warcraft Trading Card Game card pack
• Orc paper Halloween mask
• Two-sided comic book
• StarCraft II sweat bands
• Pandaren brewmaster drink cozy
• Diablo III "Sinamints"
• FigurePrints Horde or Alliance faction pendants
• ''StarCraft: The Board Game" typhon promotional pieces
• a warcraft.swagdog.com mousepad with space for a picture taken on the floor
• zerg creep toy goop
• Frostmourne handle keychain
• "QQ n00b" tissues
• BlizzCon keychain
• BlizzCon themed authenticator
• BlizzCon Toykopop sketchbook
• Wrath of the Lich King pen
• Diablo III squeezeball
• pandaren brewmaster bottle opener
• hand sanitizer

• $100.00 USD per ticket (same as BlizzCon 2007)
• $39.95 USD per virtual ticket
• This was only available to US-based DIRECTV customers
• Available to free to those who sign up for DIRECTV

While many fansites and media organizations covered the event, there were two companies who were broadcasting the event.

The first was DirectTV, who sold a coverage package for $40, which included exclusive interviews and the Blizzcon mount card. This service was only available in the US, to DirectTV subscribers.

The second was WoW Radio, who were broadcasting the convention via shoutcast and providing audio podcasts of the panels, announcements and scheduled events. Furthermore, they provided exclusive interviews, news and comment, as well as several live shows from their studio in Anaheim. The service was free of charge.

• Winning

• Other

• An exclusive collector's edition hardcover of the The Cinematic Art of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King was available for purchase.