BlizzCon 2022 canceled, event to be ‘reimagined’

BlizzCon 2022, which was planned for February in a digital format called BlizzConline, has been cancelled, according to an announcement Tuesday from Blizzard Entertainment. There is no date for a rescheduling, but the developer intends to “reinvent” BlizzCon during this time. The statement reads, in part: Any BlizzCon event takes every single one of us […]

Blizzard Has Canceled BlizzCon 2021, Will Hold Global Event In Early 2022

On Twitter this afternoon, Blizzard announced that plans for BlizzCon 2021 have been canceled. Originally set to take place this November at the Anaheim Convention Center in California, the company has decided to err on the side of caution with the uncertainty around COVID-19 guidelines in California. A short blog post details these issues and […]

BlizzConline 2021 Has Been Officially Announced

Blizzard Entertainment has announced official dates for BlizzConline 2021: February 19 – 21, 2021. The company revealed last month that its annual BlizzCon would be held as an all-digital event, after having to cancel BlizzCon 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While official dates for BlizzConline 2021 have already been disclosed, Blizzard has been keeping […]

This Year's BlizzCon Is Canceled

BlizzCon is officially canceled. After much uncertainty due to the current state of things with COVID-19, executive producer Saralyn Smith finally made things official today on Blizzard’s website. Smith said she and her team evaluated many different paths to potentially make the show work within the national and local health guidelines, but with still so much uncertainty, […]

BlizzCon 2020 canceled by Blizzard due to the coronavirus

Activision Blizzard has revealed that it is canceling BlizzCon 2020. In the wake of the coronavirus, there are health concerns surrounding mass gatherings like the convention. As of right now, the organization is exploring other options. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser thatsupports HTML5 video Chapters descriptions […]

Is BlizzCon Still Happening? Even Blizzard Can’t Say

We don’t know if there will be a BlizzCon 2020 because even Blizzard doesn’t know. COVID-19 has upended a lot of the gaming world this year. E3 was canceled, multiple eSports events have been canceled, and developers and publishers are all working from home causing delays to game releases. Even Blizzard has sent all their […]