BlizzCon is returning to the Anaheim Conference Middle on September 12 and September 13 in 2026.
This implies Blizzard Leisure, owned by Activision Blizzard, which is owned by Microsoft, isn’t planning to carry the fanfest present in 2025.
Nonetheless, it signifies that BlizzCon is again. Johanna Faries, president of Blizzard, is speaking in regards to the announcement at the moment with Conan O’Brien on the SXSW present in Austin, Texas.
One of many business’s favourite traditions, BlizzCon brings followers collectively over our shared ardour for Blizzard’s universes. However at its coronary heart, BlizzCon is about neighborhood and the necessity to join, construct friendships, and create unforgettable reminiscences collectively, the corporate stated.
The primary BlizzCon came about in 2005. Over the previous practically 20 years since its inception, BlizzCon has impressed us to innovate, push the boundaries of creativity, and ship once-in-a-lifetime moments. It’s necessary that the dev crew places on an occasion worthy of its neighborhood.
For 2026, alongside BlizzCon staples like Opening Ceremony, in-depth panels, the Darkmoon Faire, pleasant competitors, hands-on gameplay, and extra, Blizzard goals to meaningfully elevate this iconic celebration and create an unforgettable expertise for all who participate in it. The corporate stated it’s constructing this occasion identical to it construct video games: with a deep dedication to our gamers, with respect for his or her connections to Blizzard’s universes, and as a celebration of the energy of the bonds fashioned by way of shared journey.
In fact, this most likely means there gained’t be a ton of Blizzard sport bulletins in 2025. However the firm wants time to reload, I suppose.
Faries’ panel at SXSW is dubbed Claiming the Way forward for Leisure, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, from 2:30pm to three:30pm CT on the Austin Conference Middle.
