What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas!

BlizzCon 2010

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, as many would like to say. Except in this case, will it actually stay in Vegas..? Or will it be streamed live across the world over the internet? The World of the Sanctuary, The Chat Gem, and Deckard Cain will be coming to Sin City on July 30th and July 31st, 2010 as seen on the Las Vegas Convention Center booking page.

Venue: Las Vegas Convention Center
Start Date: 07/30/2010
End Date: 07/31/2010
Attendees: 30,000
URL: www.blizzcon.com
Source Curse.com

UPDATE NOV 12, 10PM PST:

Official Blizzard Quote:

#Blizzcon We haven't announced any details regarding our next BlizzCon, so please refrain from making any travel plans at this time.

So basically, they are not confirming it, yet they are not denying it. Since nothing has been set in stone out of the mouth of Blizzard, I would hold off on buying travel arrangements, there's still a good year to go. However, I would expect to be making a Vegas Vacation. And who knows, maybe Chevy Chase will join us?
Source Warcraft Twitter

UPDATE NOV 13, 12:15PM PST:

Official Blizzard Quote:

We haven't announced any details regarding our next BlizzCon -- though we can confirm that it will not be held in Las Vegas -- so we recommend everyone refrain from making any BlizzCon-related travel plans at this time.

Blizzard always leaves us with mysteries...

Source: Blizzard Email

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Azriel
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Posted Nov 12, 2009
As Borat would say... very nice!

At least that's one fucking date to be confirmed so far...

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Posted Nov 12, 2009
http://twitter.com/Warcraft
We haven?t announced any details regarding our next BlizzCon, so please refrain from making any travel plans at this time.

In other words, it is not set in stone yet that it will be in Vegas.

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Posted Nov 12, 2009
Might not be set in stone but do Blizzard do phantom bookings to throw fans off the scent? Why would they do that anyway?

Heck, if I didn't have to stump up for an international air fare I'd be booking accom now so as to save $$$.

And give myself an extra day or two in Vegas to spend some of that hard earned I had otherwise saved

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Posted Nov 12, 2009
I'll be 21 by the time BlizzCon comes around..ME MUST GO!

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Posted Nov 12, 2009
that will be cool if they actually do it there.

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Posted Nov 12, 2009
Updated the post with the tweet from the Warcraft Twitter. I would still expect to go to Vegas though, ;). Elvis impersonators with soul stones in their foreheads... Perfect.

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Posted Nov 12, 2009
Quote from "Eldius" »
Secondly, why are they capping the event at 30,000 attendees?
The previous one was capped at 20,000, it gets bigger every year. The first year was only 8,000 iirc.

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Posted Nov 12, 2009
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From what I can see on the Las Vegas Convention Center site, the place can hold up to 100,000 people (San Diego's convention center can hold over 126,000 by the way). So why not bump up the number of attendees even more?
It would be ridiculously crowded, they can only do so much at once. Think about how long the lines for the Open Gaming would be, etc.

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Posted Nov 12, 2009
One of these years I hope they make it to the east coast I can't believe it's almost here again, though. Only like what, half a year? It just doesn't seem very far off.

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Posted Nov 12, 2009
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The more attendees, the more computers there will be in the demo areas. If things are managed as well in 2010 as they had been this year, that shouldn't be too much of a concern.

While that is true, you then have to think about the Blizzard Employees that need to run it. Now they'll be needing to spread their employment thinner.

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One of these years I hope they make it to the east coast I can't believe it's almost here again, though. Only like what, half a year? It just doesn't seem very far off.
I'm excited, ;). I just can't wait for the "official" official announcement.

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Posted Nov 12, 2009
I think there's no denying that we'll see a release date this time 'round. That's what I'm excited for most, that and the 5th class, but I think we'll see the class before July.

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Posted Nov 12, 2009
Yeah I really wish they would bring it to the East Coast..anywhere here would be fine.

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Posted Nov 13, 2009
I suppose if could go, I would be pretty excited too... Will be in UK at that time though...*sigh*...
Just waiting another 6-7months for news of D3 is no exciting prospect at all:(
Hey who knows, maybe we'll finally get news of that 1.13 patch then???:P
LOL.

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Posted Nov 13, 2009
I avoid Las Vegas like rape. They should've planned it in Seattle.

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I avoid Las Vegas like rape. They should've planned it in Seattle.

Yeah, our convention center is actually pretty amazing. Seattle is known for festivals... Hempfest and Bumbershoot, it's just amazing.

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Posted Nov 13, 2009
Cool! My aunt lives in Vegas, i might go this time

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Yeah, our convention center is actually pretty amazing. Seattle is known for festivals... Hempfest and Bumbershoot, it's just amazing.
PAX is held in Seattle, BlizzCon should be somewhere else. Why the change from Anaheim to Vegas, I do not know...

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PAX is held in Seattle, BlizzCon should be somewhere else. Why the change from Anaheim to Vegas, I do not know...

Oh yeah...

I don't think that Vegas is really suitable for Blizzcon.

"Vegas, city of $10 marriages, $1 cocktails, and Diablo 3"

I really hope that they relocate it, Vegas is just so... inappropriate.

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PAX is held in Seattle, BlizzCon should be somewhere else. Why the change from Anaheim to Vegas, I do not know...
I went to Seattle Labor Day weekend and a lot of people on the plane there were going to PAX. I was just there to relax though and eat fresh figs and smoked salmon and go to Pike's Place, and etc, etc.

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Posted Nov 13, 2009
They are probably going to announce the new MMO in that Blizzcon, so they chose Vegas to make it more... festive

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