BlizzCon 2026: Have your say
What to expect from BlizzCon 2026
Blizzard deciding to bring BlizzCon back for 2026 is a big deal. The in-person event has been inactive for the last two years, and comes at a time where the publisher is working through the impact of redundancies across all of its development teams following the Xbox Reset implemented in July.
The reason BlizzCon matters is that it’s the one moment of the calendar year where all of the Blizzard universes collide – where a typically secretive company is willing to open up its doors and give players a peek into the future of Diablo, Hearthstone, Overwatch, StarCraft, and Warcraft.
When I attended BlizzCon in 2023, Blizzard unveiled The Worldsoul Saga – an unprecedented three-expansion run for World of Warcraft. Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred was revealed, as were new heroes for Overwatch and the Cataclysm expansion for WoW Classic. Like I said, BlizzCon goes hard.
I’m expecting big things from BlizzCon this weekend. The Opening Ceremony will almost certainly bring word from Blizzard president Johanna Faries and Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, offer major reveals for Diablo 4 and World of Warcraft, and perhaps the 10 year wait for new StarCraft will finally end.
The countdown to BlizzCon 2026 starts now
Josh West
BlizzCon 2026 is finally here. Well, almost – there are two hours to go! I’m going to spend that time giving you the ultimate Opening Celebration primer.
We’re going to talk rumor and speculation, set some realistic expectations, and use the past to make predictions for the future.
As a reminder: BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony kicks off at 01:30 PM EDT / 06:30 PM BST, and it’s expected to run for one hour and 15 minutes.
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