It’s been a few years since Blizzard held a face-to-face version of BlizzCon, its fan convention that, despite being first adapted to an online format to deal with the pandemic, was even forced off the map completely last year. blame the bad press the company has faced in the face of lawsuits over sex scandals.

However, numerous changes in management and staff (to be added to the permanent departure of Bobby Kotick) as well as the announcement of a purchase by Microsoft (also pending closing) have the company returning to its desire to reclaim its famous conventions with the latest report from Mike Ybarra , the current head of Blizzard, who assures that society is”has committed to bringing back BlizzCon in 2023«. An event that will also return in style, it actually returns to its classic face-to-face formatin addition to broadcasts and special events for the online public.

Unfortunately, at the moment, no information has been specified about when exactly we should expect this event, although the company will most likely decide on it again. end of year celebrationrepeating with the last BlizzCon with an in-person event held no less than three years ago, last November 2019.

However, this date may still change, as it focuses not only on presenting access to its fans, but also on a platform to present news about its games, could happen before the release of Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2which would set the deadline for the month of June next year.

What’s clear is that the convention won’t be spared some new awkward moments in the open-ended question sessions, with much of the community still upset about Diablo Immortal’s intrusive monetization model.