The legendary Blizzard Costume Contest took place on our gamescom stage today! Our talented contestants toiled for months to complete their amazing creations, and our panel of judges had a seriously tough time picking the winners. But in the end, it all came down to three…

In third place, winning a SteelSeries mouse, was Ann-Kathrin Kuehner for her portrayal of Cydaea, Mistress of Pain from Diablo universe.

Second-place winner Laura Jansen took home an awesome AlienWare X51 gaming PC, courtesy of our sponsor Dell, for her representation of Maghda from Diablo universe.

And in first place was Pierre-Alexandre Geraert for the creation of the judges’ favorite costume of the bunch—a hunter in Gronnstalker's Armor from World of Warcraft. He was awarded the top prize of an all-expenses-paid trip for two to BlizzCon 2014, taking place November 7-8 in Anaheim, California! This grand prize is provided by Blizzard and our sponsor PayPal.

Congratulations to the winners, who also walked away with some sweet Blizzard swag!

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