Blizzard is not bringing Blizzcon back until 2026

The game developer Blizzard does not want to hold its in-house exhibition Blizzcon again until 2026. Accordingly, the trade fair will not be held this year. In any case, it is rather surprising that Blizzcon has a future at all: In recent years, it has mostly been canceled.

Blizzard announced that the next Blizzcon will take place from September 12 to September 13, 2026, at the Anaheim Convention Center. “As one of our favorite traditions, Blizzcon unites us in our shared passion for the Blizzard universes, but at its core, Blizzcon has always been about so much more,” the statement reads. “Blizzcon is about you, the communities that are a part of us, allowing us to connect, build friendships, and create memories together.”

Community contests and gameplay opportunities

Blizzcon was first held in 2005. It is a meeting place for Blizzard fans and nerds, with “World of Warcraft” regularly taking center stage, as well as other Blizzard titles from time to time. For next year's event, Blizzard is promising an opening ceremony, talks, a “Darkmoon Faire”, community competitions and opportunities to play new content.

It is still unclear what this content will be. Blizzard regularly provides its long-running games “World of Warcraft” and “Hearthstone” with new content, and “Diablo 4” is also set to receive DLCs in the long term. However, no completely new games have currently been announced. Blizzard was most recently working on a survival game with the project name “Odyssey”, which was scrapped after the takeover by Microsoft.

The takeover also led to job cuts at Blizzard. The then Blizzard President Mike Ybarra has also since left the company. Blizzcon was canceled in the coronavirus years 2020, 2021 and 2022. It made a brief comeback in 2023 before being canceled again in 2024.

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