'''BlizzCon 2010''' took place at Anaheim Convention Center on 21-22 October 2010. The fifth character, the [[Demon Hunter]] was revealed, along with Diablo III's PvP [[Battle Arena]]s, which were playable by fans on the show floor, along with all five characters in a new PvM demo.
A great deal of new game information was revealed during the panels and interviews, and through new media releases.
==Before Announcement==
This BlizzCon was long considered hypothetical, since [[Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard]] had not yet announced the show, much less given any details about when or where it might be held. It was still widely expected that such an event would take place, after the wildly-successful and popular shows in 2008 and 2009, but nothing guaranteed it.
The first BlizzCon was held in the Anaheim Convention Center in late 2005. There was no Blizzcon in 2006, before the show returned in 2007, and continued in 2008 and 2009. Since 2008 the show has grown fantastically popular, selling out in minutes. Blizzard employees made numerous joking remarks about "Blizzcon next year" when referring to additional info releases about their games. ==Known Features==The [[Other class|fifth class]] in [[Diablo III]] was confirmed to be revealed at BlizzCon 2010. And it was, with the [[Demon Hunter]] cinematic debuting right during the opening ceremonies, as well as the big new PvP [[Battle Arena]]. ==Panel SchedulePanels==When Blizzard released a list of the panels a few weeks before Blizzcon 2010 panel line up, the show. There Diablo communtity was general less than overjoyed to general dismay from the Diablo III community, when see only two three panels and , one of them an open Q&A were on the list for our game. (Compared to the 6 Starcraft 2 and IIand 7 World of Warcraft panels, just 3 for Diablo III seemed stingy.)
* [[BlizzCon 2010 Panels|Full panel listing here]].
The 3 Diablo III Panels were Diablo III Gameplay, Crafting Sanctuary, and Open Q&A.
===Diablo III Gameplay Panel===
This info-rich panel covered the Demon Hunter, Battle Arenas, and much more. See a full transcript with numerous screenshots here.
* [[Gameplay Panel Blizzcon 2010]]
The official description:
::'''Diablo III Gameplay'''<br>
::Friday 12pm, Main Stage<br>
::What’s in store next for the heroes of Sanctuary? Learn about the latest game developments in this don’t-miss panel for Diablo players.
===Crafting Sanctuary Panel===
This excellent panel covered the development of the game world, levels, quests, plot, monsters, NPCs, skills, and many more features of the game. See a summary and numerous screenshots here:
* [[Crafting Sanctuary Panel Blizzcon 2010]]
The official description:
::'''Diablo III: Crafting Sanctuary'''<br>
::Saturday 10:30am, Developer Panel Stage<br>
::The designers, artists, programmers, and writers share new information on the characters, creatures, game systems, and story of Diablo III.
===Diablo III Open Q&A===
This open Q&A put the developers on the stage and lots of fans in the audience. As usual, it was mostly filled with "noob" questions covering old info, but there were some new tidbits to enjoy.A rough transcript of the "new" information questions can be seen here:* [[BlizzCon 2010 Panel: Open Q&A]]
A rough transcript can be seen here==Blizzcon Media Coverage== See the [[Media_Coverage#Blizzcon_2010|Media Coverage page]] for a full listing of all Blizzcon media coverage, including developer interviews, hands-on gameplay reports, photos galleries, and much more.* All (100+) [[BlizzCon http://diablo.incgamers.com/categories/category/blizzcon-2010 Panel: Open Q&A]Blizzcon-related news items].
The official description:
::'''Diablo III Open Q&A'''<br>
::Saturday 3pm, Main Stage<br>
::Got a burning question about the Burning Hells? The development team dedicates an hour to audience questions about the story, design, art, sound, and gameplay of Diablo III.</blockquote>
==Blizzcon 2010 Floor Plan==
The floor space taken up by the event is was arranged much the same as it was for [[Blizzcon 2009]].
[[File:Blizzcon2010map.jpg|700px|Blizzcon 2010 Floor Plan]]
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