Now here's something completely different! Blizzard has just announced a new Theme Park Contest. They want you to design your own ideas of how a Blizzard theme park would look. In addition to some great prizes including a Wacom Cintiq and Starcraft 2 beta keys, some of the best entries will be put on display at BlizzCon 2009!
So what do you think? This is a pretty random contest for them and I definitely can't wait to see the results, but it raises some questions. Is this their way of hinting that we'll maybe see Blizzard's own version of Disneyland some day? After all, BlizzCon is held in Anaheim right near Disneyland. Coincidence? Or perhaps this is for something more along the lines of a new game like RollerCoaster Tycoon? Oh how the mind loves to wonder about such things..."Step right up, and take a ride on Onyxia's Revenge -- a wild, whelp-filled roller coaster through the depths of the nefarious dragon's lair! Head to Koprulu Food Court and grab yourself a Zerger Burger -- then don your Horadric Poncho, and prepare to get soaked in a rain of fire on Diablo's River of Flame!
What thrills would you seek in the Blizzard Entertainment theme park of your dreams? This is your chance to show us.
We're challenging you to design and illustrate your own Blizzard Entertainment Theme Park, including roller coasters, water rides, shows, shopping areas, food courts, game areas, patrons, and whatever fantastic attractions you desire.
Submit your original park design by March 30, 2009, and we'll choose our favorites based on the creativity of the design, artistic technique (including the medium and style), and how your park reflects the lore and spirit of Blizzard Entertainment's games.
You can submit illustrations that look like theme-park maps, compose your park to look like a screenshot from a game, or create whatever kind of park you wish -- the only limit is your imagination. Winning entries will be featured on Blizzard Entertainment websites around the world as well as at BlizzCon 2009, being held in Anaheim, California on August 21 and 22. The park designer who most creatively incorporates the StarCraft, Warcraft, and Diablo universes will receive a Wacom Cintiq 12WX Digitizing Tablet, a pair of StarCraft II beta keys, and more."
Click here to visit the official Blizzard Theme Park Contest page.
Click here to read the official rules.
Sir you win.
I believe I would move to the state that had the roller coaster and ride Blizzard rides all day
Could you imagine? A diablo haunted house?!?!?! OMG.
A Lich King 3D ride
A roller coaster called Spacecraft mountain O_o..
I would...love it.
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"And to your right, ladies and gentlemen, is a crazed tribe of jungle midgets and their fire-breathing shaman. Please do not feed the midgets."
I think that's called Wild Kingdom or something.
The only thing about new games that concerns me is how I've been seeing more blatant product placements in certain games. I doubt we'd ever see the Witch Doctor buying a Happy Meal from McDonald's in any future Diablo games, but I wouldn't put that sort of thing past other gaming companies.
And don't get me wrong, I understand that these advertisers help fund the games, but jeez... they could certainly do it with a little more tact instead of being so blatant about it. I'm already shelling out 40-60 bux for a game... I certainly don't need to be bombarded with advertisements.
Ok, I'm going off on a tangent here, so I now return you to our thread about the Blizzard Theme Park Contest already in progress.
Coca-cola is a great product!
I'd love a Blizzard themed park though, and if they can do it right this just proves how much money they actually rake in. Apparently enough to build a park. (If they're actually building one)
They must have SOME use for it. Or maybe they just thought it was a neat way to give out tickets. Who knows.