Overview
- Blizzard is framing its 35th anniversary as its “biggest year yet,” with leadership saying teams are taking major swings across key series.
- World of Warcraft: Midnight is scheduled for March 2026, followed by Diablo IV’s Lord of Hatred expansion in April 2026.
- BlizzCon comes back to the Anaheim Convention Center in September 2026, with early-bird ticket batches reported as sold out.
- Overwatch developers say 2026 will showcase their “boldest ideas,” pledging a deeper emphasis on storytelling and character development for the game’s 10th anniversary.
- Faries describes a new, bold vision focused on investing in and modernizing Blizzard’s IP following Microsoft’s 2023 acquisition and her 2024 appointment.