Blizzard Entertainment has confirmed that any plans for an in-person Blizzcon 2021 event have been cancelled due to the continued uncertainty over coronavirus measures. The company is now planning on holding a global event at the start of 2022 instead.
Blizzcon is usually held in California. Because the guidelines for gatherings are still changing there and new variants of coronavirus continue to emerge worldwide, the team decided it was best not to hold an in-person event this year. The global event that is now planned for early 2022 will be a combination of an online digital show similar to BlizzConline 2021 and smaller in-person gatherings. The full statement can be seen below:

I hope you?re all staying safe and well. As guidelines in California around in-person gatherings continue to evolve and the status of the pandemic fluctuates around the globe, the teams across Blizzard have been discussing what this means for one of the events we miss the most: BlizzCon. We know some of you might be wondering about your own plans to potentially cross the country?not to mention oceans?and meet your friends, family, and fellow community members in California, so today, we wanted to give you a heads-up that we?ve decided we will not be holding BlizzCon this year. Building an in-person BlizzCon is an epic and complex affair that takes many months of preparation?not just for us, but also for the many talented production partners, esports pros, hosts, entertainers, artists, and other c...