Blizzard Entertainment is taking a break from running its popular fan event BlizzCon. Today, the game developer announced that BlizzCon will not take place during 2024.
in his blog postBlizzard stated:
This decision was not made lightly as BlizzCon remains a very special event for all of us, and we know many of you are looking forward to it. Although we’re approaching this year differently and having explored different event formats in the past, rest assured that we’re as excited as ever to bring BlizzCon back in the years to come.
Blizzard has finally brought back BlizzCon as a live, in-person event at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA in November 2023. This was the first in-person BlizzCon since 2019, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Blizzard did hold a virtual BlizzCon event in 2021.
Today’s announcement does indicate that Blizzard has plans to hold a series of in-person events around the world to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Warcraft Game franchise. It added:
Although these events are different from BlizzCon, we harness all our creativity and imagination to ensure they carry the same spirit of celebration and togetherness.
Blizzard also has plans to celebrate the launches of two upcoming projects in 2024. One is next World of Warcraft expansion package, The war withinAnd the second is the release of the first Diablo IV expansion package The tool of hate. The developer plans to hold events at several video game expos, including Gamescom in August. It will also post some announcements during several unnamed game streaming events.
Blizzard is now owned by Microsoft, and in January several staff members were laid off as part of Microsoft’s 1,900 layoffs in its gaming division. It also canceled development of the untitled survival game that was first announced in 2022. However, Blizzard is recruiting several top positions for the unannounced game.