‘This decision was not made lightly,’ Blizzard posted to its website. Blizzard Entertainment, now under Microsoft, promises to bring the event back ‘in future years.’
Blizzard Entertainment has canceled this year’s fan convention BlizzCon, which was expected to be held in Anaheim, California in November. The company, which is now owned by Microsoft, announced the cancelation on Thursday, but promised to bring the event back “in future years.”
“After careful consideration over the last year, we at Blizzard have made the decision not to hold BlizzCon in 2024,” Blizzard posted to its website. “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.”
Instead, Blizzard expects to announce details about its upcoming slate of games — like World of Warcraft: The War Within and Diablo 4’s Vessel of Hatred expansion — later this year, on its own and at “other industry trade shows” like Gamescom, which is scheduled for Aug.
