Blizzard has announced the return of its fan-favourite conference BlizzCon.
It marks a welcome return for the event, which hasn’t taken place in full-force since 2019. While Blizzard did host a BlizzCon in 2021, it was forced to take place entirely online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was therefore a much more muted affair compared to previous years.
While the company did originally plan on hosting a BlizzCon in 2022, it was ultimately cancelled in order to make sure that the event “feels as safe, welcoming, and inclusive as possible.”
The somewhat low-key announcement was made via an end of year update post on Blizzard’s website. The update is short on details, with the announcement being made via the appointment of April McKee as executive producer of BlizzCon.
“Yes, we’re bringing BlizzCon back,” said Blizzard president Mike Ybarra, promising “more on that early next year!” No further information about when BlizzCon might take place, or even when we might hear more, was revealed in the post.
The last in-person BlizzCon took place in 2019, and not only saw the announcement of both and , but also hosted the final World Championship for ’s esports scene.
