{"id":646744,"date":"2026-03-29T21:52:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T21:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/blizzard-eyes-in-person-blizzcon-2023-return"},"modified":"2026-03-29T21:52:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T21:52:21","slug":"blizzard-eyes-in-person-blizzcon-2023-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/blizzard-eyes-in-person-blizzcon-2023-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Blizzard eyes in-person BlizzCon 2023 return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/blizzard-eyes-in-person-blizzcon-2023-return.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nIt&#8217;s a big day for 2023 video game convention news. That&#8217;s right, Blizzard has said it is looking to bring back its BlizzCon event in 2023. <\/p>\n<p>\nSpeaking to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/story\/2022-07-06\/blizzard-mike-ybarra-navigates-controversy-changing-gaming-culture\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>, Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra said his company wanted &#8220;to return to a live event that enables us to celebrate the community&#8221; and was &#8220;committed to bringing back BlizzCon&#8221; next year. <\/p>\n<p>\nThe annual BlizzCon event held in Anaheim has recently been pushed online due to Covid, and was then scrapped completely this year as Blizzard faced various allegations of staff misconduct and a toxic company culture.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/blizzard-eyes-in-person-blizzcon-2023-return\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/blizzard-eyes-in-person-blizzcon-2023-return\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a big day for 2023 video game convention news. That&#8217;s right, Blizzard has said it is looking to bring back its BlizzCon event in 2023. Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra said his company wanted &#8220;to return to a live event that enables us to celebrate the community&#8221; and was &#8220;committed to bringing back BlizzCon&#8221; next year. The annual BlizzCon event held in Anaheim has recently been pushed online due to Covid, and was then scrapped completely this year as Blizzard faced various allegations of staff misconduct and a toxic company culture. 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