Blizzard Entertainment will not host BlizzCon this year. The reason was the pandemic of the new coronavirus. Usually the company held the event in November. In early April of this year, Blizzard that the festival may not take place.
Despite the official cancellation of the event, Blizzard is considering hosting a virtual event. "We're currently discussing how we can bring the spirit of BlizzCon and you together in an online event." BlizzCon Executive Producer Saralyn Smith on the official blog.
It's not just BlizzCon that has fallen victim to the coronavirus this year. Previously, due to the pandemic, game exhibitions were canceled , ΠΈ . Perhaps the biggest loss of the season was . The fact that the game exhibition will not take place was announced in March.
It was decided to hold some canceled events in a virtual format. For example, the popular annual eSports dedicated to fighting games, this year will be held strictly online. The unofficial replacement for the canceled E3 2020 will be the Summer Games Fest. Within its framework, various game studios will announce their new products throughout the summer.
Source: 3dnews.ru