No Blizcon 2012

[AdamSavage]

Word just came in from Mmo Champion and Wow head there will NOT be any Blizcon this year.

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.

http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/263 ... ampionship

[Lisaara]

NOOOOO! D:

[Vephriel]

It makes sense. There's no point in dedicating all of their time and resources for such a huge event when they won't really have any major announcements or content to unveil. I think it's a far better use of their time to focus on completing the games they have in progress so that we can get them faster rather than holding what is essentially a filler convention.

[cowmuflage]

It makes sense. There's no point in dedicating all of their time and resources for such a huge event when they won't really have any major announcements or content to unveil. I think it's a far better use of their time to focus on completing the games they have in progress so that we can get them faster rather than holding what is essentially a filler convention.

^ this they have 3 major releases this year Diablo 3, A Starcraft 2 expack and a WoW expack.

[meepitco]

Normally, I only get the virtual ticket for the pet. Not much I'll be missing out on. But yes, focusing their time on games > a huge showcase event.