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Blizzard has announced it will not hold BlizzCon, the publisher\u2019s annual fan convention, this year. \u201cAfter careful consideration over the last year, we at Blizzard have made the decision not to hold BlizzCon in 2024,\u201d Blizzard wrote on its website<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Instead of BlizzCon, Blizzard wrote that it would be holding other, smaller events throughout the year and mentioned participating in other trade shows, such as Gamescom. Additionally, 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of World of Warcraft<\/em>, with Blizzard stating that it\u2019s planning \u201cmultiple, global, in-person events\u201d as well as sharing updates for WoW<\/em>\u2019s 10th expansion, The War Within<\/em>, <\/em>and Diablo IV<\/em>\u2019s <\/em>first expansion, Vessel of Hatred<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Despite this year\u2019s cancellation, Blizzard says the event will return in the future: \u201cWhile we\u2019re approaching this year differently and as we have explored different event formats in the past, rest assured that we are just as excited as ever to bring BlizzCon back in future years.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The cancelation of BlizzCon 2024 comes as another notable video game event, E3, finally gave up the ghost last year<\/a> and amidst a video game industry grappling with unprecedented layoffs and financial struggles. Earlier this year, Microsoft laid off 1,900 employees<\/a> across Activision Blizzard and Xbox, one of the largest single video game industry layoff events of the last two years. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n