Zachary Levi and The Nerd Machine’s Nerd HQ will return to San Diego Comic-Con this July, making its home at the New Children’s Museum for the four-day pop-culture mecca. In addition, this year IGN is teaming with Nerd HQ 2015 as their global media partner, helping to bring Nerd HQ to the fans who can’t make it to San Diego. We’ll be streaming all of Nerd HQ’s Conversations for a Cause panels on IGN as well as on our YouTube channel. The streams will also be available on TheNerdMachine.com and the Nerd HQ App. IGN will also be hosting its own live stream throughout Comic-Con.

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Nerd HQ provides fans a free retreat during Comic-Con, with the New Children’s Museum’s creative venue providing a 35,000 square foot, three-floor space that will host an expanded Conversations for a Cause panel series, fan-focused interactions, and exclusive hands-on game play with a number of this years’ biggest titles.Previous Conversations for a Cause panels have hosted talent such as Joss Whedon, Richard Madden, Tom Hiddleston, Tatiana Maslany, Nathan Fillion, Sophie Turner, Andrew Lincoln, Lauren Cohan, Jeff Bridges, Seth Green, Jared Padalecki, Katee Sackhoff, Guillermo del Toro, Vin Diesel, Kellan Lutz, Dylan O’Brien and Norman Reedus. Tickets for panels are $22, and all proceeds raised through ticket sales go directly to the non-profit organization Operation Smile whose mission is to help improve the health and lives of children across the world.The Nerd HQ app, powered by IGN, will have a complete schedule of Conversations for a Cause, IGN-managed stage events, parties, maps and more. Also included within the app will be links to buy tickets for the Nerd HQ panels and push notifications that will inform users of special events like the "Smiles for Smiles" photo opportunities. Once downloaded and registered at Nerd HQ, guests will receive a collectible Nerd HQ wristband and the Badge of the Nerdolution. They will also be eligible for various exclusive incentives and prizes only available to registered visitors. The Nerd HQ app can be downloaded for iOS and Android on June 12th, 2015.And due to popular demand, the Nerd HQ fan party has been extended to two nights: Thursday, July 9th and Saturday, July 11th. All are welcome!For all the latest information on Nerd HQ 2015 at the New Children’s Museum in downtown San Diego, keep your eye on IGN and The Nerd Machine