#No BlizzCon once more this yr, however the occasion will return in 2026 – Destructoid
After a relatively rocky BlizzCon 2023, Blizzard introduced early final yr that they’d skip internet hosting the annual occasion in 2024. Now, it appears, Blizzard may even be holding off on internet hosting BlizzCon in 2025 however will return in September 2026.
The once-annual occasion usually serves as a large meetup for followers of Blizzard video games (World of Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, Hearthstone, and at one time StarCraft) in addition to a convention for sport reveals and updates on titles in these universes.
BlizzCon first began again in 2005, and after skipping 2006, continued yearly all the best way till COVID pressured it to be canceled in 2020. In 2021 Blizzard hosted an online-only occasion referred to as BlizzConline, however realistically it wasn’t actually BlizzCon in any respect, earlier than skipping 2022 altogether, then returning in 2023.
However in 2023, the occasion simply appeared…completely different. Prior to now, BlizzCon appeared like a fantastic worth and enjoyable occasion for followers of Blizzard to get along with like-minded followers and simply have a superb time. In 2019, the usual normal admission was $229.99 and there was a particular Portal Cross with extra perks for $550.
Nevertheless, in 2023, the final admission ticket was $299.99 and the Portal Cross was a whopping $800. Regardless of the rise in value, most Portal Cross holders stated the go didn’t actually embody a lot extra worth. The truth is, the 2023 Portal Cross marketed having assured Enviornment Entry in addition to particular Portal Cross strains however they merely didn’t exist. It’s like paying for a Lighting Cross at Disney however then having to face in the identical line as everybody else.
Launch timing-wise, it is smart to skip 2025 for Blizzard. Exterior of the World of Warcraft: Midnight enlargement reveal anticipated later this yr, there’s not a lot new that we find out about coming from Blizzard earlier than 2026, together with the second Diablo 4 enlargement.
Based on Blizzard, the corporate remains to be evaluating quite a few completely different choices for attendees to customise their BlizzCon expertise, and as such, there isn’t a info regarding the pricing of ticket prices at the moment. For Blizzard followers, how a lot would you pay to attend BlizzCon in 2026? How concerning the Portal Cross or one thing comparable?
BlizzCon is ready to return to Anaheim, California on September 12-September 13, 2026.
