Blizzard streaming BlizzCon tournaments for free, in HD
by Mike Schramm 
Jul 31st 2009 at 9:00AM
And what you see should be some of the best players in the world -- all of the qualifiers from North America, Korea, Europe, and Taiwan will be in attendance to vy for the top spot and the $25,000 per-player prize. The stream will be running both days of BlizzCon, coming up in just a few weeks on August 21st and 22nd.
[via Starcraft.org]
BlizzCon 2009 is coming up on August 21st and 22nd! We've got all the latest news and information. At BlizzCon, you can play the latest games, meet your guildmates, and ask the developers your questions. Plus, there are some great looking costumes.Filed under: BlizzCon, Analysis / Opinion, Events, Fan stuff, Odds and ends, Blizzard, Arena
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jasperwind Jul 31st 2009 9:35AM
Maybe I'm not doing it right, but it looks like they are charging $39.95 for it.
http://blizzcon.rayv.com
edward Jul 31st 2009 10:14AM
I don't see the free streaming links either. Mike pwned us!!
Mike Schramm Jul 31st 2009 12:55PM
The links likely won't go up until the show starts if last year is any indication. And yes, I pwn j00.
Tumleren Jul 31st 2009 10:25AM
Check the WoW site:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/index.xml
"We are pleased to announce that this year, for the first time, all of our streaming tournament coverage for BlizzCon will be available in both high-resolution and low-resolution"
"As in previous years, all of this streaming tournament coverage will be provided free of charge"
"To clarify, the tournament coverage streams are free, but to watch panels, see new announcements as they are made, or receive the in-game pet, you will need to order the Pay Per View Internet stream. "
RogerRabbit Jul 31st 2009 10:56AM
The stream most likely will be viewable at the URL http://www.blizzard.com/blizzcon/video/stream-rts.xml . This is were the stream last time was hosted.
Further you have to calculate in that most likely the stream will have an hour delay of the actual event. See also the Internet Stream FAQ I created on the WoW-Europe forums. I assume this is also partly applicable for the free tournament stream: http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread.html?topicId=9521342258&sid=1
jurandr Jul 31st 2009 1:43PM
I would rather see dedicated streams to warcraftIII and starcraft and nada for Arena.
The thing about WoW is that it isn't a very visual game. There's a reason many people rely on addons to see what abilities their opponents are using. Unless something crazy happens (think orangemarmalade) Arena really isn't all that interesting to watch.
yaminokishi Jul 31st 2009 4:22PM
I saw the headline and was excited until I read 'tournaments'.