Attend BlizzCon from the Comfort of Your Home

Not everyone can make it out to Anaheim for BlizzCon 2008, Blizzard Entertainment’s sold-out gaming convention, but you can enjoy it from the comfort of your own home in high definition. Anyone with DIRECTV can get two full days of programming on October 10 and 11 and find out the latest about World of Warcraft, a behind-the-scenes tour of Blizzard Entertainment and 16 hours of exclusive access to the Anaheim Convention Center extravaganza. The pay-per-view is $40.

DIRECTV is currently running a special promotion -- available through the BlizzCon website (http://www.blizzcon.com/dtv) – offering the pay per view event free to new customers who sign up for DIRECTV by Sept. 30, 2008. Current DIRECTV customers will be able to order the event beginning Sept. 28 for $39.95. In addition, DIRECTV customers who purchase the pay per view event or get it as part of the special promotion will also receive an exclusive in-game polar bear mount, complete with a BlizzCon-flag-waving murloc, for the World of Warcraft character they play.

The hosts for this show include Geoff Keighley from SpikeTV's GameTrailers show, Becky Young from the Girls Entertainment Network and Kat Hunter, general manager of the Championship Gaming Series San Francisco Optx. They'l offer coverage of tournaments, access to celebrities like Jay Mohr and Patton Oswalt and interviews with some of the best World of Warcraft gamers in the world. Top Blizzard game creators will also be on hand for the event.

With World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King shipping November 13, this is the perfect way to get an inside look on the new game. DirecTV has been active in the game business since they launched the Championship Gaming Series last year. With that live pro gaming season now a mainstay, the company is making original gaming programming a part of their business. Expect more exclusive coverage from hard-to-access gaming events in the future.