World of Warcraft, Diablo and Overwatch followers who had been trying ahead to getting collectively at BlizzCon in November could also be dissatisfied to be taught that Blizzard has canceled this 12 months’s version of the occasion. The writer did not give a transparent motive as to why it made that call, however stated it was “not made evenly as BlizzCon stays a really particular occasion for all of us, and we all know a lot of you look ahead to it.”
Even so, BlizzCon is not essentially gone for good, in contrast to E3. “Whereas we’re approaching this 12 months in a different way and as we’ve explored totally different occasion codecs up to now, relaxation assured that we’re simply as excited as ever to convey BlizzCon again in future years,” Blizzard wrote in a weblog publish.
The writer plans to spill the beans about expansions (together with the upcoming three-part WoW saga and Diablo IV DLC) for its franchises at different occasions, resembling business commerce exhibits and Gamescom. Now that Blizzard is underneath Microsoft’s umbrella, we will in all probability anticipate some information from the writer on the annual Xbox showcase in June. There are additionally in-person occasions lined up for Overwatch esports and to have a good time the thirtieth anniversary of Warcraft.
BlizzCon 2023 was the first in-person version since 2019, so to overlook out as soon as once more in 2024 might come as a blow for a lot of followers. Now they’re going to doubtless want to attend till no less than late 2025 to satisfy up with a bunch of their friends and Blizzard builders once more.