Blizzard Entertainment Establishes State-of-the-Art Live-Event Destination: Blizzard Arena Los Angeles
September 07 2017 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Cutting-edge entertainment venue with a
legendary past will host a steady schedule of premier live
competition, including the Overwatch League™, Hearthstone®
Championship Tour, and more
Tickets for the first events available now
World-class esports have a new home in the entertainment capital
of the world. Blizzard Entertainment today unveiled Blizzard Arena
Los Angeles, a cutting-edge live-event destination for pro players,
esports fans, and everyone else who loves premier competition.
Situated in the legendary Burbank Studios, once home to
groundbreaking television shows, the studio at Blizzard Arena Los
Angeles has been custom-tailored to support an exciting live-event
experience for local attendees and broadcast audiences around the
world. When the Arena opens for business on October 7, top
competitors from across Blizzard esports will be the newest stars
to shine on one of the most celebrated stages in television
history.
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“We’re at a tipping point for esports and we look forward to
helping usher in a new era of competition-based entertainment,”
said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment.
“As we open the doors of Blizzard Arena Los Angeles and welcome
fans from around the world, we’re honored to bring the best in
Blizzard esports to the same stage that some of the biggest names
in entertainment have called home.”
With multiple sound stages, control rooms, and practice
facilities, Blizzard Arena Los Angeles was built to support a full
slate of competitive events year-round. In addition, the Burbank,
California arena will house a Blizzard retail store that rotates
stock for event attendees based on the competitions taking place at
the time.
Blizzard Arena Los Angeles will open its doors to the public for
the first time on the weekend of October 7–8 with the Overwatch
Contenders Season One Playoffs taking center stage. The culmination
of a summer of formidable European and North American competition,
the Overwatch Contenders Playoffs will crown the top Contenders
teams in each region.
Beginning October 13, the Hearthstone® Championship Tour’s
Summer Championship will bring top-notch Hearthstone pros to the
Arena for a full weekend of competition, with $250,000 on the line.
The global tournament will conclude the third act of the HCT and
set the table for the Hearthstone World Championship, taking place
in early 2018.
The early battles of both the Heroes of the Storm® Global
Championship (HGC) Finals and World of Warcraft® Arena Championship
will be held at Blizzard Arena Los Angeles in late October, with
top Heroes of the Storm and WoW® Arena players looking to fight
their way onto the championship stages at BlizzCon®, Blizzard’s
annual community celebration in Anaheim, California, taking place
November 3–4.
Then, later this year, some of the top Overwatch® players in the
world will take their first steps toward stardom at the Arena when
the Overwatch League opens a new era in professional esports. With
the players leading the way, the city-based franchises of the
Overwatch League have their sights set on establishing a new
standard for esports excellence.
Tickets are available now for the Overwatch Contenders Playoffs
and the HCT Summer Championship.
About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft,
Hearthstone, Overwatch, the Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo®
franchises, and the multi-franchise Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard
Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision
Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of
entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry’s
most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment’s track
record includes twenty-one #1 games* and multiple Game of the Year
awards. Blizzard Battle.net, the company’s online-gaming service,
is one of the largest in the world, with millions of active
players.
*Based on internal company records and reports from key
distribution partners.
© 2017 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved.
OVERWATCH, OVERWATCH LEAGUE, HEARTHSTONE, WORLD OF WARCRAFT, HEROES
OF THE STORM and BLIZZCON are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other
countries.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking
Statements: Information in this press release that involves
Blizzard Entertainment's expectations, plans, intentions or
strategies regarding the future, including statements about the
opening dates, features and expected events at Blizzard Arena Los
Angeles, and the dates and features of the Overwatch Contenders
Season One Playoffs, Hearthstone Championship Tour’s Summer
Championship, Hearthstone World Championship, Heroes of the Storm
Global Championship Finals, World of Warcraft Arena Championship,
Overwatch League and BlizzCon, are forward-looking statements that
are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties.
Factors that could cause Blizzard Entertainment's actual future
results to differ materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking statements set forth in this release include
unanticipated product delays and other factors identified in the
risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard’s most recent annual
report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form
10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon
information available to Blizzard Entertainment and Activision
Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Blizzard
Entertainment nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to
update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
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