Blizzard has introduced that there will likely be no 2024 BlizzCon occasion, its semi-regular conference the place it makes its largest bulletins. The occasion has been held since 2005 and usually sees Blizzard reveal what’s subsequent for its largest franchises, like Diablo, Warcraft, and Overwatch. Whereas BlizzCon 2024 is not taking place, Blizzard has pledged to return to the occasion sooner or later.
“After cautious consideration during the last 12 months, we at Blizzard have made the choice to not maintain BlizzCon in 2024,” Blizzard mentioned in a press assertion. “This resolution was not made flippantly as BlizzCon stays a really particular occasion for all of us, and we all know a lot of you stay up for it. Whereas we’re approaching this 12 months in another way and as we now have explored completely different occasion codecs up to now, relaxation assured that we’re simply as excited as ever to carry BlizzCon again in future years.”
Blizzard added that it will be sharing extra particulars on upcoming sport launches later this 12 months, with new seems to be at World of Warcraft: The Conflict Inside and Diablo IV’s first growth, Vessel of Hatred, deliberate. A few of these reveals are being deliberate for different trade commerce reveals and conventions like Gamescom, and Blizzard can also be engaged on celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of Warcraft with a number of in-person occasions throughout the globe.
Now that is it below the possession of Microsoft, Blizzard may additionally pop up on the Xbox Showcase in June 2024 or a Developer Direct livestream. Summer season Sport Fest can also be scheduled for June 2024, so whereas Blizzard will not be doing an annual blowout of data on upcoming video games this 12 months, it has a number of platforms obtainable to offer updates on particular video games whereas it continues to work on its different initiatives.
In associated information, Blizzard introduced a brand new promotion to rejoice Earth Day this week, pledging hundreds of thousands of maggots to charity–specifically, the British rescue and rehabilitation hospital Tiggywinkles, in order that the birds below the care of this group can take pleasure in a tasty meal. Duriel, Diablo’s King of Maggots, is not going to be happy to listen to that his minions have gotten lunch.
