Blizzard Entertainment has officially cancelled BlizzCon 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.The studio today (May 27) shared the news via a blog post.
Saralyn Smith, Executive Producer of the annual event, revealed through the announcement that this year’s in-person edition would not be possible as “the status of the pandemic fluctuates around the globe”.Smith went on to explain that planning and executing a BlizzCon event is “an epic and complex affair that takes many months of preparation” involving its team, production partners, eSports pros, entertainers and more.Given that BlizzCon typically takes place in November, Smith said, “We’re not past the point where we’d be able to develop the kind of event we’d want.”Instead, Blizzard.
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