Blizzard Entertainment’s two-day festival celebrating all things Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo, begins on Friday, October 21, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. While the show itself is officially sold out, those wanting to immerse themselves in the event remotely can still watch a range of events and activities including discussion panels with developers of Blizzard Entertainment games; eSports competitions featuring top pro gamers from around the world, costume and dance contests hosted by comedian Jay Mohr, and a rock concert headlined by the multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning Foo Fighters.

Viewers can watch at home by ordering a BlizzCon Virtual Ticket, offering over 50 hours of live HD coverage of the event (including Foo Fighters’ performance) across four channels globally over the Internet. Those who order a Virtual Ticket will also receive this year’s BlizzCon-exclusive World of Warcraft in-game pet, the fearsome-ish Murkablo, as well as a yet-to-be-revealed StarCraft II in-game gift. DIRECTV customers in the United States can also order BlizzCon 2011 as a Pay Per View event and receive a Virtual Ticket for free. Limited streaming coverage of the BlizzCon opening ceremony and certain BlizzCon tournaments will be available via the Internet for free. More information on the Virtual Ticket can be found at www.blizzcon.com/live-stream/ .