Blizzard Entertainment Cancels BlizzCon 2024, Announces New Approach for Game Announcements

Blizzard Entertainment has made the tough decision to cancel BlizzCon 2024, opting instead to spread out their game announcements throughout the year at other events. This news comes as a disappointment to fans who were looking forward to the annual convention, especially after the excitement of BlizzCon 2023 being the first in-person event since 2019.

The company cited careful consideration over the past year as the reason for the cancellation, emphasizing that BlizzCon remains a special event for them and their fans. However, they are approaching this year differently and exploring new event formats. Despite the cancellation, Blizzard reassured fans that they are just as excited as ever to bring BlizzCon back in future years.

For those eagerly awaiting updates on their favorite Blizzard games, there is still hope. Blizzard confirmed that they will be sharing more details about upcoming launches later this year, including highly anticipated releases like World of Warcraft: The War Within and Diablo IV’s first expansion, Vessel of Hatred.

Instead of hosting BlizzCon, Blizzard has exciting plans to showcase their announcements at other industry trade shows and conventions like Gamescom. Additionally, they will be hosting multiple global, in-person events to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Warcraft. While details on these events are still forthcoming, it is likely that BlizzCon will make a return in 2025 or 2026 with new content announcements.

Fans may be disappointed by the cancellation of BlizzCon 2024, but they can still look forward to exciting updates and announcements from Blizzard throughout the year.