According to Massively.com, Blizzard announced during a conference call with investors that they had sold 20,000 BlizzCon tickets within eight minutes of their release. Fans purchasing these hefty $125 tickets can expect to hear more about Diablo III that's currently in development, and perhaps (we're all hoping) hear about Blizzard's newest MMORPG. This year's BlizzCon World of Warcraft tournament also features one of the closest matchups in recent history, with each country (Taiwan, Europe, North America and Korea) having at least one or two very strong teams. Keep an eye out for guys like SK Gaming USA (the winners of the past two tournaments), Button Bashers (formerly HoN of Korea), Shipit (new up and comers in the Korean tournament scene) and Woah (with no tournament wins, but is expected to do well).

You can also check out WaxPaper's excellent BlizzCon guide over here!