BlizzCon Roundup: Last year’s fun and games
BlizzCon 2010! Anaheim! October! Players are buzzing about the new announcement, and already making travel plans — but what can a person expect to see at BlizzCon? What kind of stuff is there to talk about? Last year’s BlizzCon was all about Cataclysm — a trailer, playable demos of the new races, lore information, and of course the usual cavalcade of costumes and dance routines. Here’s a quick roundup of what you missed at last year’s BlizzCon, to give you an idea of what to expect this time around:
Pre-show guides and activities:
Preparing for BlizzCon — a quick pre-con checklist Guide to BlizzCon 2009 The goody bag! The WoW.com meetup, including the cast of The Guild The BlizzCon 2009 show floor The official program World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
BlizzCon 2009 Official Cataclysm FAQ Cataclysm Concept Art
New Zones video Goblin backstory and zone info
Cataclysm map Cataclysm: the story so far Worgen and Goblin starting areas Cataclysm dungeons World of Warcraft: Cataclysm trailer
Information on new classes, abilities, and other interesting changes:
Class Discussion live blog
Mastery system and talent trees Archaeology and Path of the Titans Path of the Titans explained Rated Battlegrounds Other entertainment:
World of Warcraft Art Panel The Art Gallery The Guild panel live blog BlizzCon 2009 Dance and soundalike contest videos BlizzCon 2009 Costumes — check out both the video and the gallery of the costume contest!
Blizzard tends to pack a lot of information, announcements and entertainment into two days, and this year should be no exception — take a look through what you missed last year, while you’re waiting for more information on this year’s tickets and pricing!