08-05-2020, 12:36 PM
Virtual BlizzCon Coming In Early 2021
<p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/blizzcon-2020-not-happening-but-will-return-digita/1100-6477728/">BlizzCon 2020 was canceled</a> due to the ongoing <a href="https://www.cnet.com/health/coronavirus-test-how-long-does-it-take-to-get-covid-19-results-back/">coronavirus pandemic</a>, but the event will come back next year--albeit in a different state. Activision Blizzard announced during its fiscal earnings call that it will host a virtual BlizzCon event in early 2021.</p><p>BlizzCon executive producer Saralyn Smith had suggested the possibility of an online replacement for BlizzCon to take place early next year, but at the time the plans had not yet been confirmed. The company promised more details as plans develop, and this is the first confirmation that it's definitely happening.</p><p>"We're talking about how we might be able to channel the BlizzCon spirit and connect with you in some way online, far less impacted by the state of health and safety protocols for mass in-person gatherings," Smith wrote at the time. "We'd want to do this as soon as we could, but given that this is new-ish territory and the different factors involved, it will most likely be sometime early next year."</p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/virtual-blizzcon-coming-in-early-2021/1100-6480554/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/">Continue Reading at GameSpot</a>
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/virtua...01-10abi2f
<p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/blizzcon-2020-not-happening-but-will-return-digita/1100-6477728/">BlizzCon 2020 was canceled</a> due to the ongoing <a href="https://www.cnet.com/health/coronavirus-test-how-long-does-it-take-to-get-covid-19-results-back/">coronavirus pandemic</a>, but the event will come back next year--albeit in a different state. Activision Blizzard announced during its fiscal earnings call that it will host a virtual BlizzCon event in early 2021.</p><p>BlizzCon executive producer Saralyn Smith had suggested the possibility of an online replacement for BlizzCon to take place early next year, but at the time the plans had not yet been confirmed. The company promised more details as plans develop, and this is the first confirmation that it's definitely happening.</p><p>"We're talking about how we might be able to channel the BlizzCon spirit and connect with you in some way online, far less impacted by the state of health and safety protocols for mass in-person gatherings," Smith wrote at the time. "We'd want to do this as soon as we could, but given that this is new-ish territory and the different factors involved, it will most likely be sometime early next year."</p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/virtual-blizzcon-coming-in-early-2021/1100-6480554/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/">Continue Reading at GameSpot</a>
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/virtua...01-10abi2f