BlizzCon, the conference centered round all issues Blizzard, is back on the calendar after a multi-year hiatus. The Anaheim Conference Middle will host BlizzCon on November 3 and 4 this 12 months, and Blizzard will launch extra data on competitions, cosplay, and tickets subsequent month.
That is the primary time in 4 years that BlizzCon might be held in particular person, quite than on-line. The COVID-19 pandemic was an apparent deterrent for in-person gatherings in 2020. It has been a tumultuous few years for Blizzard, and never simply due to COVID. In summer time 2021, Activision Blizzard was the topic of a lawsuit from the state of California claiming the writer had fostered an surroundings of “fixed sexual harassment.” And for the previous few years, Microsoft has been trying to purchase Activision Blizzard, navigating regulatory points across the largest acquisition deal gaming has ever seen.
The ambiance round Blizzard stays unsure. Overwatch 2’s huge PVE marketing campaign plans had been lately scaled down considerably, and a return-to-office mandate has reportedly led to significant employee attrition that can proceed to have an effect on Blizzard’s merchandise.
BlizzCon can have information, data, and occasions centred round its huge properties, together with World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, Hearthstone, and Diablo 4, which is about to launch on June 6. We might even see extra information on the upcoming Warcraft mobile game Arclight Rumble, but it surely stays to be seen whether or not Blizzard will announce any new titles or main updates on the conference. Blizzard routinely streams alongside the conference, so followers who can’t make it in particular person will nonetheless have the ability to meet up with the panels, trailers, and updates revealed on the present.