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25.04.2024 - 20:33 / pocket-lint.com
Video game developer and publisher Blizzard has announced that it won't be putting on a BlizzCon event for the 2024 calendar year. The news comes via a press release from the company.
«This decision was not made lightly as BlizzCon remains a very special event for all of us, and we know many of you look forward to it,» says Blizzard.
The company goes on to say that it intends to bring back BlizzCon «in future years,» though no specific details are outlined. For this year, at least, we can expect Blizzard to share major game announcements through alternative channels, including other trade shows and conventions like Gamescom.
Blizzard is expected to launch a couple of heavy-hitting titles later this year, including World of Warcraft: The War Within, andDiablo IV's first expansion pack known as Vessel of Hatred.
This year also marks the 30th anniversary of the Warcraft series, and the company is teasing its plans to coordinate 'multiple, global, in-person events to commemorate' the milestone.
It's unclear why exactly Blizzard has decided not to host its own event this year. It's possible the company doesn't feel it has enough new games in the pipeline to warrant an entire convention.
Major headlines were made when Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard late last year for close to $69 billion. It's unclear if Microsoft has anything to do with the decision to cancel BlizzCon 2024, or if the decision was made internally by Blizzard itself.
Activision Blizzard was already one of the largest game publishers in the world prior to the acquisition, and now with Microsoft at the helm, the company certainly has the resources to put on a conference if it wants to.
That said, in a year filled with industry-wide layoffs within the gaming sphere, including ones that have hit Blizzard itself, the idea of spending money on a convention might not seem as palatable as in previous years.
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With Blizzard Entertainment having several major upcoming releases in the works, many had expected that the company would have a lot to say at BlizzCon later this year. Recently, however, it was announced that Blizzard had decided not to host the event in 2024. With Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard having gone through last year, there were some who wondered if it was Blizzard’s new parent company that made the decision to not go ahead with a BlizzCon event this year, but apparently that wasn’t the case.
Blizzard Entertainment has announced that has been canceled, although the company does have plans for future live events this year. While there won’t be an in-person or digital BlizzCon event for this year, Blizzard promises the event will return in future years, although it may have a different format.
After careful consideration over the last year, we at Blizzard have made the decision not to hold BlizzCon in 2024. This decision was not made lightly as BlizzCon remains a very special event for all of us, and we know many of you look forward to it. While we’re approaching this year differently and as we have explored different event formats in the past, rest assured that we are just as excited as ever to bring BlizzCon back in future years.
BlizzCon is taking another break, as Blizzard announced its fan festival will skip this year.