http://www.blizzard.com/us/press/080512.html
简要翻译:
暴雪嘉年华2008将于10月10日、11日在加州阿纳海姆会议中心举行,今年的展厅从前两次的两块扩展至三块。暴雪总裁迈克莫汉说前两届我们与全球的暴雪fans交流互动,对我们来说是很好的体验,今年我们期盼能有更多的人能来参加。
本届暴雪嘉年华的主要活动有:
亲手试玩暴雪即将发行的游戏;
暴雪开发者的交流平台;
让玩家展示游戏天赋的大奖赛;
专为暴雪产品如wow tCG所设的活动及场所;
cosplay、游戏电影、角色配音比赛,奖品多多;
选购暴雪特许纪念品;
无声拍卖会;
更多活动尚未宣布,敬请期待……
BLIZZCON 2008 ANNOUNCED
Blizzard Entertainment® gaming convention returns to Anaheim Convention Center October 10–11
IRVINE, Calif. – May 12, 2008 – – Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced plans for its third BlizzCon™ gaming convention, to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on October 10 and 11. BlizzCon is a celebration of the global player communities surrounding Blizzard Entertainment®'s Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® franchises. In response to the demand to accommodate more attendees, this year's event has expanded from two convention halls to three.
"Whenever we've been able to meet and interact with Blizzard gamers from around the world, it's been a great experience for us," stated Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "We're looking forward to seeing even more of our players at this year's BlizzCon and delivering another entertaining and informative event for them."
BlizzCon will offer a wide variety of activities to help all attendees get the most out of the two-day event. In addition to serving as a gathering place for the different Blizzard Entertainment gaming communities, attendees will be able to enjoy:
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
More exciting activities to be announced
Tickets for BlizzCon will go on sale in the next few weeks at a price of $100 USD per person. As the event draws closer, further details will be announced on the official BlizzCon website: www.blizzcon.com.
About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft® and the Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® series, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Vivendi Games, is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry's most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard's track record includes ten #1-selling games and multiple Game of the Year awards. The company's online-gaming service, Battle.net®, is one of the largest in the world, with millions of active users.
2008年5月12日,加利福尼亚州尔湾市 - 今天,暴雪娱乐公司宣布第三届暴雪娱乐嘉年华会(BlizzCon)将于10月10日至11日在加州阿纳海姆会议中心隆重举行。对于暴雪娱乐旗下的《魔兽争霸》、《星际争霸》和《暗黑破坏神》系列游戏的全球玩家来说,暴雪娱乐嘉年华会(BlizzCon)是他们的盛大节日。为满足越来越多参与者的要求,今年的会场将从往年的两个会议厅扩大到三个会议厅。

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在BlizzCon上我们将看到什么呢?按暴雪的一贯风格,现在是不会透露的,不过按目前已经掌握的信息来看,有几个部分是不会少的:《魔兽世界》第二部资料片《巫妖王之怒》的试玩、《星际争霸2》全种族试玩。三个会议厅,现在占去2个,还有一个将用来展示什么呢?出现在怀疑列表的是《魔兽争霸4》以及《暗黑破坏神3》。而根据最近的消息推测,《暗黑破坏神3》的可能性非常大!
1、暴雪近期买下了暗黑3的Fans站
[blizzplanet.com一直是暴雪娱乐的友好站点,他们很早就注册了Diablo3.com这个域名。就如同StarCraft2.com一样,暴雪自然希望《星际争霸II》时可以用自己产品的正统延续域名,于是,blizzplanet.com接到了暴雪的请求。]
2、在暴雪商城购物可获得新游戏激活码
[暴雪网上商店[Blizzard Store]已经全新改版上线,提供了暴雪相关的游戏、桌面游戏、小说、模型等物品选购。使用暴雪网上商店需要注册暴雪帐号,引人注目的是在注册过程中玩家可以选择加入暴雪游戏测试资格抽奖。]

2007年BlizzCon宣传海报
附1:暴雪将远离E3大展
来自Tom's Guide的消息,维旺迪环球和Activision近日宣布将不参加2008年E3大展。E3大展的举办方娱乐软件协会[The Entertainment Software Association,ESA]确认维旺迪和Activision已经放弃会员资格,这意味着这两家即将合并的公司将不再参加今后的E3大展,曾带给我们许多暴雪游戏资讯的E3大展上也将再见不到暴雪的身影,但暴雪拥有自己的盛会:暴雪嘉年华。点击这里查看:E3 Struggles To Stay Alive。
E3全称电子娱乐展[Electronic Entertainment Expo],始创于1995年,每年5月在洛杉矶会展中心举办,曾是世界上电子游戏界最大的年度商业化展览。2007年E3开始缩减规模,2008年E3将于7月15至17日举行。