Blizzcon 2018: Where To Watch
By Jason Fanelli ·
Blizzcon 2018 is nearly upon us, and their highly anticipated keynote is always a prime place for the juiciest news. Here's how you can tune in.
The biggest event on Blizzard Entertainment’s calendar, BlizzCon 2018 is just a few short days away, and the world is waiting for the next wave of announcements to come rolling in from the publishing giant. Tickets to the event are completely gone, so our only reprieve is checking out the good via the magic of the Internet. Here’s how you can keep tabs on all thing Blizzard this coming weekend.
The main focus of anyone not in attendance should be BlizzCon’s Opening Ceremonies, which is where the bulk of the big announcements have taken place in recent years. This year the Opening Ceremonies kick off at 2PM Eastern/11AM Pacific this Friday November 2nd. Luckily for us not in attendance Blizzard is kind enough to provide a stream of the event right on their website, which can be found here.
If that’s not enough to satiate your Blizzard fandom, there’s also the $50 BlizzCon Virtual Ticket which grants digital access to every presentation that takes place over the weekend. Presentations for all of Blizzard’s top games will be included, with panels on Hearthstone, Overwatch, and Diablo among others already planned.
There’s extra incentive in the Virtual Ticker as well, as each purchase comes bundled with exclusive loot for some of Blizzard’s big titles. That loot includes:
- Heroes of the Storm — Nexus Razorgrin Mount and Spray, BlizzCon 2018 Banner and Portrait
- Hearthstone — BlizzCon 2018 card back and 10 card packs
- Overwatch — Legendary Demon Hunter Sombra skin
- Starcraft — SCR Console Skin for StarCraft Remastered, Classic skins for StarCraft II Terran, Zerg, and Protoss workers, and Portrait
- World of Warcraft — Mantle of the Horde and Alliance, Stormwind and Orgrimmar Champion’s War Banners
There are some neat pieces in that offering -- the Sombra suit in particular is worth the price of admission alone -- so if you fancy yourself a Blizzard fan the Virtual Ticket offers plenty of value.
That’s it! Those are the best ways to get all the BlizzCon news delivered right to your fingertips. If you need even MORE Blizzard content, check out our look at the Overwatch League’s newest team here, or the latest Hearthstone nerfs here.