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Blizzcon 2012 is on hold

Blizzcon 2012 is on hold

Chooch Binh Nguyen 29 Jan, 2012 at 12:07pm ET Article published in Gaming

StarCraft IISorry Blizzard fans.  Your yearly report on StarCraft II, World of Warcraft, Diablo III and the top-secret Titan MMO will not be happening this year. Rather, Blizzard has announced that they will be holding the 2012 Battle.net World Championship in Asia at the end of the year. The Battle.net World Championship is part of the Blizzcon event and they held their first ever StarCraft II final match-up in the US at Blizzcon 2011.

Blizzard’s official announcement:

Blizzard Entertainment is proud to announce the 2012 Battle.net World Championship, a major global eSports event featuring some of the best pro-gaming competition in the world. Slated to take place in Asia toward the end of 2012, the Battle.net World Championship will host this year’s StarCraft II and World of Warcraft Arena World Championship tournaments. Blizzard gamers and eSports fans from around the world will be invited to attend and witness some of the most skilled pro players on the planet battle it out for cash and glory.

We’re excited to be showcasing Blizzard eSports on a truly global stage this year. We’re also heavily focused on getting Diablo III, Mists of Pandaria, and Heart of the Swarm into players’ hands as soon as possible. In light of our jam-packed schedule, we’ve decided to hold the next BlizzCon in 2013.

More details about the 2012 Battle.net World Championship and BlizzCon 2013, including specific dates and locations, will be coming in the months ahead.

This seems like a good move, as it gives them some bandwidth to work on the games that we have waited for (ahem Diablo III). It’s also commendable that they are focusing on helping spread the love for the burgeoning world of eSports.

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Comments

  1. Tim
    29 Jan 2012 ~ 10:46pm Tim I think it's a bunch of BS. They claim they lose money on Blizzcon, but they are making WAY more money on the games and products promoted at Blizzcon! They do not need to pull key people at Blizzard out of their jobs to set up Blizzcon, all they need is a special department to handle Blizzcon while the regular employees do their own things.

    Not having Blizzcon 2012 is a bad idea.
  2. 30 Jan 2012 ~ 11:18pm Chris I thought Blizzcon was a "for the fans" yearly celebration of the game (..just as with other MMO Fan Fairs). Good job placing a taint upon that idea with your greed ridden excuses. But you appear to have the time energy and effort to put into hosting a Battle.net World Championship. Also you really couldn't tell that ActiBlizzard loses money on Blizzcon based on the ticket prices and sheer number of them sold. Lastly, with an expac coming out that has the community divided like never before, this is just a flat out BAD IDEA. Its a great way of adding fuel to the fire for portions of the player-base already pissed about Kung Fu Panda. Blizzard you're already hemorrhaging players in large numbers, why would you do this? Between MoP and this, 2012 looks to be the year of poor business choices for Actiblizzard.
  3. 31 Jan 2012 ~ 2:10pm Kaven To bad they aren't holding it. Most people will rage at this (people under me *cough*) but they ARE working on 4 different games atm i believe, and saying they want some extra time to put into those games isn't completely unreasonable. Blizzcon is a nice thing that they do for the fans, clearly. It's not a requirement. They did not even cancel it. They are still trying to atleast have a nice competition in it's place, and reintroducing it next year. Everyone needs to calm down and stop getting so butt-hurt about it, like they owe you something. Just be happy with what you get. (Lots of well developed game, and a big ass international tournament. yeah i know~ thats it? how selfish and pathetic. really shows their sleezy character.)

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