No BlizzCon for 2012, Says Blizzard

[exfileme]

No BlizzCon for you this year if you want Diablo 3, Mists of Pandaria and Heart of the Swarm out on time.

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[hpdeskjet]

=(

 

[Kryan]

"...usually runs the runs the show at a loss." OH EM GEE. Blizzard actually doing something with the TRILLIONS of moneys from WoW subscriptions. /end of sarcasm

 

[memadmax]

I'm sure they have the money to hire an extra team just for blizzcon..........

 

[alidan]

so, they are late regardless if it happens or not... just hire an outside party to setup blizcon, and have some of the important people go there and talk and such, it wont set you back weeks or months, days at worst.

 

[officeguy]

No BlizzCon for you this year if you want Diablo 3, Mists of Pandaria and Heart of the Swarm out on time.

That is a deceiving headline since we all know Blizzard doesn't release its games "on time".

 

[southernshark]

Oh well, I can never attend anyway due to the odd time of year that it is scheduled. I don't know why they don't do it in the summer, when us teachers could actually go.

 

[theuniquegamer]

there is quakecon going on but why no blizzcon.

 

[NuclearShadow]

A bit strange of a reason given. It's not like they take every single member of the developer team to the event. Even if a few key people went I doubt it would cause any real delays. I can imagine hardcore fans will be disappointed.

the company usually runs the show at a loss

The event is basically a advertisement, its not even really about the consumers that attend but the media. Hold a event, the media talks about it equaling much more free advertisement in the end. Which raises product awareness with hype and thus sales. Just like any other form of advertising it will be a expense.

 

[zachusaman]

Does Activision have a yearly Call of dutycon? no, then why would blizzard?

 

[ichbinhud]

Blizz is turning into a joke, they are busy working on Titan there next futuristic title, World of Warcraft 40K

 

[chaosgs]

We all know they are not holding the event because they are already so far behind they have nothing to bring any way.

Funny they say they are doing it because they want it to be on time, when its more like "We have nothing to offer, its no where near close to being finished"

 

[livinindaghetto]

The never said anything about on time, read the article again:

"Instead of worrying about an upcoming show, the company wants to focus on getting Diablo 3, the Mists of Pandaria expansion for World of Warcraft, and the second installment to StarCraft 2, Heart of the Swarm, into our hands AS SOON AS POSSIBLE."

It's a little disappointing that there won't be a Blizzcon this year, but if it means that we see some of the current anticipated projects complete and on the shelf sooner, I'm ok with that.

 

[ammaross]

We all know they are not holding the event because they are already so far behind they have nothing to bring any way.

Funny they say they are doing it because they want it to be on time, when its more like "We have nothing to offer, its no where near close to being finished"

Yep, they blew their wad last BlizzCon. What will they do? Provide playing samples of SC2 expansion, D3, and release teasers of Mists? Oh wait, they did that last year....

 

[Mousemonkey]

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[aevm]

This makes sense to me. Release D3 already, and the fans will stay home and play it. They won't need to gather at BlizzCon to complain that D3 is still not out. Of course, in 2013 we'll need a BlizzCon again, to start complaining about D4.

 

[RADIO_ACTIVE]

how can Blizzard be late, or not on time people, if they have not set a release dates...... They release stuff when they feel it is finished.

 

[hiruu]

Blizzard is falling apart...

 

[DroKing]

Actually Id rather you blow your money on Blizzcon and then go bankrupt by not releasing that blasphemy Diablo 3! You no longer deserve your place on the throne Lamester.

 

[hotroderx]

Am I the only one that thinks Blizzard as a company is starting to fall a part.

They had a abysmal World of Warcraft Expansion release where they have lost part of there player base.
Rumor has it they lost the lead designer of the Diablo 3 design team.
They have said the release of Diablo 3 has been pushed back.
Now they are canceling blizcon.

These are not things a healthy company has happen or does. There flag ship product World of Warcraft has become a joke. The game has become so fine tuned to the younger causal players that the hardcore no longer need apply.

 

[__-_-_-__]

diablo 3 is as vaporware as Duke Nukem

 

[MasterMace]

[citation][nom]__-_-_-__[/nom]diablo 3 is as vaporware as Duke Nukem[/citation]

years behind.


What I read here was - 'Blizzard is too busy making pandas for the chinese to host Blizzcon'

 

[cobra5000]

Seems like Blizzard has seen its best days...

 

[dark_knight33]

Haha... WOW SUCKS, and now it's gonna die.


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