Two great tournaments (CPL and ESWC) are over with, and we are looking forward to two more great events in the fall - World Cyber Games and of course the BlizzCon Invitational Tournament. Blizzard just recently came out with additional information about it.
Two weeks ago, the scene were hit by an invitational event organised by Blizzard Entertainment. In the » first newspost, we got to know that it was to be hosted in 
Orange County, California, and that you were able to play Blizzard games with your friends, listen to questions and answers with the developers of both World of WarCraft and StarCraft: Ghost. But most important of all (according to GosuGamers), were the fact that they were to invite WarCraft III and StarCraft pro-gamers to compete in the BlizzCon Invitational Tournament. Now, two weeks later, they have announced more information about the event at » BlizzCon.com.- Q&A panels with the World of Warcraft and StarCraft: Ghost developers
- Playing World of Warcraft Battlegrounds live with friends
BlizzCon Invitational Tournament, featuring top Warcraft III and StarCraft professional gamers from around the world
A separate LAN area stocked with PCs for your gaming pleasure
Contests for die-hard gamers to compete in for great loot
Custom BlizzCon merchandise and other Blizzard merchandise in the BlizzCon store
A blowout closing night concert featuring a to-be-announced band – more details to come!
8-man invite tournaments in WC3 and SC
These are some of the things that are going to happen at BlizzCon. Especially interesting is the BlizzCon Invitational Tournament, which they just now announced that it will be 16 invited players (8 for WarCraft 3, 8 for StarCraft) fighting in the tournaments "for large cash prizes". The invitations are based on major tournaments such as ESWC, ACON, WCG and of course the televised Korean leagues. The very best players are to await, and if the tournaments become as prestigious as the Blizzard Worldwide Invite Tournament last year, this will be a hell of an event.
Blizzard Entertainment will reveal their players shortly in the upcoming weeks. GosuGamers are also intending to cover this event live.
Links
BlizzCon.com - Official BlizzCon site
BlizzCon.com - Buy BlizzCon tickets ($120 USD)