On this page you'll find the locations and times for the major events that will take place during the convention, such as hands-on gaming, tournaments, contests, and of course the developer panels where Blizzard's game designers talk about the many aspects of making a great game. You can also see the schedule for DIRECTV's live pay per view broadcast of the show.

Time General Hands-On Gaming RTS Tournament Stage WoW Tournament Stage Hall C Room 204
9:00am Registration open 7:00am - 10:00pm
9:30am Doors open
10:00am Exhibit Area, Stores Open
10:00am - 10:00pm		 Open Gaming
10:00am - 10:00pm
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11:00am Opening Ceremony
11:30am
12:00pm Lunch Break Diablo III World of Warcraft UI
12:30pm
1:00pm StarCraft Round 1 World of Warcraft Round 1
1:30pm World of Warcraft Class Panel Blizzard Sound
2:00pm
2:30pm
3:00pm Warcraft III Round 2 World of Warcraft Round 2 StarCraft II Gameplay World of Warcraft Art
3:30pm
4:00pm
4:30pm Diablo III Gameplay StarCraft II Art
5:00pm
5:30pm StarCraft Quarter-finals World of Warcraft Round Quarter-finals
6:00pm Contests: /Silly, Dance, Machinima, Costume
6:30pm
7:00pm
7:30pm Warcraft III Quarter-finals World of Warcraft Quarter-finals
8:00pm
8:30pm
9:00pm
9:30pm
10:00pm Venue Closed at 10:00pm


Time General Hands-On Gaming RTS Tournament Stage WoW Tournament Stage Hall C Room 204
9:00am Registration open 8:00am - 4:00pm
9:30am Doors open
10:00am Exhibit Area, Stores Open
10:00am - 10:00pm		 Open Gaming
10:00am - 10:00pm		 StarCraft Semi-finals World of Warcraft Semi-Finals
10:30am World of Warcraft PvP DVD Production
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11:30am
12:00pm Lunch Break Warcraft III Finals World of Warcraft Finals WoW Raids & Dungeons StarCraft II Lore
12:30pm
1:00pm
1:30pm World of Warcraft
Q&A		 The Guild
2:00pm StarCraft Finals
2:30pm World of Warcraft - China vs. Global Champion
3:00pm Diablo III Lore & Art World of Warcraft Classes
3:30pm
4:00pm StarCraft II Community Match
4:30pm World of Warcraft - Blizzard vs Pros Cinematics
5:00pm
5:30pm Closing Ceremony
6:00pm Award Ceremony Award Ceremony
6:30pm Performance in Hall C 5:30pm - 8:30pm
7:00pm
7:30pm
8:00pm
8:30pm
9:00pm
9:30pm
10:00pm Venue closed at 10:00pm


DIRECTV Pay Per View

Over 16 hours of live HD coverage of the event, plus exclusive interviews and commentary
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Diablo III – Lore & Art

From lore to spell effects, creature design to quests, sit down with our writers and artists as they discuss the creative process going into making the rich and visually impressive world of Sanctuary in Diablo III.
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Polar Bear Mount

And of course, a new BlizzCon brings with it a lovable murloc to welcome into your heart--but murlocs don't always come alone. This one has developed a taste for speed, and sits astride an exclusive polar bear mount, waving a BlizzCon flag.

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