It’s excellent news and unhealthy information for Blizzard followers. The unhealthy information is that BlizzCon is skipping 2025, making it the second yr working the conference hasn’t transpired, and the fifth time since 2020 that BlizzCon had not held a dwell occasion. The excellent news is that BlizzCon is positively occurring in 2026, with Blizzard offering dates, a location, and even a couple of particulars.
BlizzCon 2026 will probably be held on September 12 and 13, with the occasion happening on the Anaheim Convention Center in California. In a press launch, Blizzard offered a quick abstract of what attendees can anticipate subsequent yr.
“For 2026, alongside BlizzCon staples like Opening Ceremony, in-depth panels, the Darkmoon Faire, pleasant competitors, hands-on gameplay, and extra, we purpose to meaningfully elevate this iconic celebration and create an unforgettable expertise.”
Blizzard would not present a cause as to why BlizzCon 2025, which might have been the occasion’s 20th anniversary, is not occurring. It did not supply a lot rationalization for final yr’s literal non-event both, nevertheless it did not less than say on the time that the choice “was not made flippantly” and clarified that the selection was made internally, and never on the behest of Blizzard’s then new proprietor Microsoft.
Indeed, BlizzCon’s current historical past is fairly patchy. The occasion was final held correctly in 2023, happening in November that yr. Prior to that, the final dwell BlizzCon occurred in 2019: 2020’s occasion was cancelled as a result of Covid pandemic, whereas 2021 tried to switch the conference with a free on-line occasion referred to as BlizzConline. An identical digital affair was deliberate for 2022, however the civil rights lawsuit filed towards Activision Blizzard in 2021 led to the corporate placing BlizzCon “on pause”.
While the main points concerning the 2026 occasion are nonetheless pretty slim, there’s an SXSW panel that includes Blizzard president Johanna Faries occurring in simply a few hours’ time, so there’s an opportunity extra specifics could also be revealed shortly.
