BlizzCon 2017 Full Event Schedule: eSports, Panels, And More
Blizzard Entertainment has released the full event schedule for this year's BlizzCon. The event will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center and will feature eSports competitions, live discussions, and community activities.
According to the schedule posted on the event's official site, Blizzard's opening ceremony will kickoff Blizzcon 2017 on Nov. 3 11 a.m. PT. Later that day, the publisher will hold a preview on "What's Next" for "World of Warcraft," "Hearthstone,"" Overwatch," "Heroes of the Storm," and "Starcraft II."
The following day, Blizzard will hold a live Q&A session with the development teams behind "World of Warcraft" and "Hearthstone" as well as a look inside the content coming to "Heroes of the Storm." Unfortunately, it appears that there will be no announcements regarding "Diablo 3" at the event leaving many to wonder about the game's future.
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A number of community and design-minded sessions will also be held, including a live sculpting session where Blizzard artists showcase their technique. There will also be live panels on level design, 3D art and cinematics, all of which will be conducted prior to the event's closing ceremony which will be held between 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. PT.
Blizzard will be running eSports competitions the week prior to the event for games such as "Heroes of the Storm," "World of Warcraft," and "Starcraft II." The final day of the eSports tournaments will feature "Hearthstone" HSI which starts at 11:45 a.m., the "Overwatch" World Cup Finals set to begin at 12:00 p.m., the "World of Warcraft" Arena World Championship will start at 3:00 p.m., the "Starcraft II" WCS Global Finals will kick off at 4:00 p.m. and finally the "Heroes of the Storm" Global Championship will begin at 4:30 p.m.
Blizzard fans who are unable to attend the event in Anaheim can still experience BlizzCon by purchasing a virtual ticket. Virtual ticket holders can enjoy live coverage of the all stages at the venue as well as other on-demand replays for more than a month after the show.
