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BlizzCon 2016
BlizzCon 2016 Poster.jpg

Key art

Other names BlizzCon X
Announced April 6
Dates November 4 - 5
Attended 27,000+[1]
Performer(s) "Weird Al" Yankovic[1]
Website BlizzCon.com
Floor map
BlizzCon 2016 map.png
Chronology
← 2015 2017 →

BlizzCon 2016 (a.k.a. BlizzCon X)[2] was a BlizzCon event hosted by Blizzard Entertainment that took place at the Anaheim Convention Center on November 4-5, 2016. There were more than 27,000 people who attended.

The official date for BlizzCon 2016 was announced on April 6, 2016. This BlizzCon was during the anniversary celebration of Blizzard Entertainment's 25th Anniversary and Diablo's 20th Anniversary.[3]

Summary

WoW Icon update.png Warcraft
StarCraft StarCraft
Diablo Diablo
Overwatch Overwatch
Hearthstone Hearthstone
Heroes of the Storm Heroes of the Storm

Features and schedule

Friday

  • 11:00AM-12:00PM: Opening Ceremony
  • 12:30-1:15PM: Hearthstone - What's Next?
  • 12:30-1:30PM: StarCraft II - Foundation for the Future
  • 1:30-2:15PM: Overwatch - What's New
  • 2:00-3:00PM: Heroes of the Storm - Hero Deep Dive
  • 2:45-3:45PM: World of Warcraft: Legion - What's Next
  • 3:15-4:15PM: Overwatch Animated Shorts
  • 4:00-4:45PM: Heroes of the Storm - State of the Game
  • 5:45-6:45PM: StarCraft II Multiplayer
  • 5:00-5:45PM: Diablo 20th Anniversary
  • 6:00-8:30PM: Contests

Saturday

  • 10:00-11:00AM: The Future of StarCraft II AI
  • 10:00-11:00AM: Overwatch - Play By Sound
  • 11:30AM-12:30PM: Blizzard 25th Anniversary - A Look Back
  • 11:30-12:30PM: Hearthstone Q&A
  • 1:00-2:00PM: World of Warcraft: Legion - Design Retrospective
  • 2:00-3:00PM: Building Worlds - Inside Blizzard Publishing
  • 2:30-3:30PM: Blizzard College Esports - Behind the Scenes
  • 2:30-3:30PM: In-Game Cinematics - The Cutscenes of Legion
  • 4:00-5:00PM: World of Warcraft Q&A
  • 4:00-5:00PM: Diablo III - Dev Talk and Q&A
  • 5:15-6:15PM: Overwatch Q&A
  • 6:30-9:30PM: Closing Ceremony

Tickets

Swag/Goodie Bag

The event's goodie bag includes the following items:[4]

Virtual Rewards

Attending the event or purchasing a virtual ticket has given players access to:[2]

 † Diablo III in-game content is for PC/Mac versions only. To obtain the Overwatch in-game content for PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, players must have linked their Battle.net account to a PlayStation Network account or Xbox Live account respectively.

‡ The portrait was related to D.Va from Overwatch that also came with a bonus goodie: the D.Va Announcer.[6] The announcer was made available later for purchase on the Blizzard Shop while the portrait stayed exclusive to those who attended or bought the virtual ticket.

  • World of Warcraft

    World of Warcraft

  • StarCraft II

    StarCraft II

  • BlizzCon 2016 - StarCraft goodies.jpg

  • Diablo III

    Diablo III

  • Hearthstone

    Hearthstone

  • Heroes of the Storm

    Heroes of the Storm

  • Overwatch

    Overwatch

Videos

Load video

WoW Icon update.png Warcraft
StarCraft StarCraft
Diablo Diablo
Overwatch Overwatch
Hearthstone Hearthstone
Heroes of the Storm Heroes of the Storm

Movie Contest

Winning

Other

Gallery

  • Diablo key art

    Diablo key art

  • StarCraft II key art

    StarCraft II key art

  • Heroes of the Storm key art

    Heroes of the Storm key art

References

  1. ^ a b The BlizzCon Book: A Celebration of Our Community, pg. 76
  2. ^ a b Blizzard Entertainment 2016-09-15. GET A SNEAK PEEK AT THE BLIZZCON® 2016 IN-GAME GOODIES. Blizzard Entertainment. Retrieved on 2016-09-18.
  3. ^ Blizzard 25th Anniversary and Diablo® 20th Anniversary Party at BlizzCon® 2016. Blizzard Entertainment (2016-11-02). Retrieved on 2019-07-20.
  4. ^ a b Snag a BlizzCon Goody Bag (in a Box) with the Virtual Ticket. Blizzard Entertainment (2016-07-25). Retrieved on 2018-09-27.
  5. ^ 2016-07-21, BLIZZCON 2016 GOODY BAG. Blizzpro, retrieved on 2016-07-22
  6. ^ BlizzCon In-Game Goodies: D.Va Announcer and Portrait!. Blizzard Entertainment (2016-10-17). Retrieved on 2018-11-03.

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