Blizzard has introduced that after “cautious consideration during the last yr,” it is not going to host BlizzCon 2024 this yr.
In response to the corporate, the “choice was not made evenly,” as BlizzCon “stays a really particular occasion” for the studio, and it is aware of that many individuals stay up for it.
“Whereas we’re approaching this yr otherwise and as now we have explored completely different occasion codecs up to now, relaxation assured that we’re simply as excited as ever to convey BlizzCon again in future years,” mentioned the agency in a press release.
“Over the subsequent few months, we’ll be sharing extra particulars about our launches coming later this yr, together with World of Warcraft: The Battle Inside and Diablo 4’s first enlargement, Vessel of Hatred.
“To have fun these upcoming releases and to convey our communities collectively in new and particular methods, we are going to quickly share some thrilling plans for different business commerce reveals and conventions like Gamescom. We will’t wait to inform you extra about these plans quickly.”
Blizzard mentioned additionally it is planning a number of, international, in-person occasions to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of Warcraft, which will probably be held along with the in-game celebrations throughout its Warcraft video games all through 2024.
“Whereas these occasions are distinct from BlizzCon, we’re harnessing all of our creativity and creativeness to make sure that they carry the identical spirit of celebration and togetherness,” mentioned the studio.
“Our hope is that these experiences – alongside a number of live-streamed business occasions the place we’ll hold you updated with what’s occurring in our sport universes – will seize the essence of what makes the Blizzard group so particular.”
An annual occasion since 2005, BlizzCon is a fan-favorite conference and a venue for Blizzard to advertise its main franchises. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Blizzard skipped holding an in-person occasion throughout 2020-2022.
It returned in 2023 to the Anaheim Conference Middle the place the studio introduced the first enlargement for Diablo 4 together with Cataclysm coming to World of Warcraft Basic, three expansions known as The Worldsoul Saga for World of Warcraft, a brand new hero known as Mauga for Overwatch 2, and introduced Showdown within the Badlands as the subsequent enlargement for Hearthstone.