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"Blizzcon 2013 will take place on November 8 and 9, event organisers have announced. The two-day convention is dedicated to Blizzard titles such as Starcraft, World of Warcraft and Diablo.   Attendees will have the opportunity to go hands-on with existing and upcoming Blizzard games, participate in tournaments, speak with developers, buy merchandise and win prizes. In addition to casual tournaments, the convention also plays host to the finals of various Blizzard eSports competitions, which will be attended by professional gamers from around the world. &amp;quot;BlizzCon gives us a chance to connect with our players and share our latest projects in a very personal way,&amp;quot; explained Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime.  &amp;quot;Members from all of our gaming communities have helped make this event bigger and better every time, and we look forward to meeting up and celebrating with them in November.&amp;quot; Last year&amp;#039;s event was cancelled in January due to Blizzard&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;jam-packed&amp;quot; development schedule.   At the previous year&amp;#039;s event, Blizzard confirmed that Diablo III will be free to users who sign up for the new World of Warcraft annual pass, a yearly subscription to the popular MMO. World of Warcraft&amp;#039;s latest expansion pack, Mists of Pandaria, was also unveiled at the event. &amp;gt; Read Digital Spy&amp;#039;s World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria review Watch the trailer for World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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