BlizzCon 2010
On March 25, 2010, Blizzard announced their fifth BlizzCon, taking place again at the Anaheim Convention Center on October 22 and October 23, 2010. As of 10:27AM PST on Saturday, June 5, all Blizzcon 2010 Tickets were sold out. Photos from the convention
Similar to 2009, BlizzCon 2010 was available live via an online broadcast ("BlizzCon Virtual Ticket" on blizzcon.rayv.com) and on DIRECTV as a Pay Per View event.
The "BlizzCon Virtual Ticket" provided four live feeds from the convention floor, offering 50+ hours of HD BlizzCon programming. All purchasers also receive a BlizzCon 2010-exclusive WoW pet "Deathy" and StarCraft II in-game items.
DIRECTV again offered both days of BlizzCon 2010 as a PPV event ($39.95 USD for both days) for ten hours per day in both standard and high definition. Coverage started on Channel 121 and 122 HD at 2PM ET / 11AM PT on both Friday, October 22, 2010 and Saturday, October 23, 2010. DIRECTV purchasers will also receive "Deathy" and the StarCraft II in-game items as well as the Virtual Ticket for free.
Tenacious D (Jack Black / Kyle Gass) played at the closing ceremonies of Blizzcon 2010, Dave Grohl also performed as the drummer for the entire concert.
During the dance competition, one of the contestants dislocated his knee performing the Undead Male dance onstage.
Korean pro-gamer MVP_Genius won the StarCraft II Blizzcon Invitational, with Chinese pro-gamer LonerWE.Prime coming second.
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