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Dang it I really wanted to go this year having just moved to Calif! Ugh that really sucks.
http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/63743/BlizzCon-Canceled-for-2012
In an announcement for the 2012 Battle.net World Championship Blizzard let fly the little fact that they are too busy trying to get Diablo III, Heart of the Swarm, and Mists of Pandaria in gamer's hands to hold a BlizzCon this year.
“Blizzard Entertainment is proud to announce the 2012 Battle.net World Championship, a major global eSports event featuring some of the best pro-gaming competition in the world. Slated to take place in Asia toward the end of 2012, the Battle.net World Championship will host this year’s StarCraft II and World of Warcraft Arena World Championship tournaments. Blizzard gamers and eSports fans from around the world will be invited to attend and witness some of the most skilled pro players on the planet battle it out for cash and glory.
We’re excited to be showcasing Blizzard eSports on a truly global stage this year. We're also heavily focused on getting Diablo III, Mists of Pandaria, and Heart of the Swarm into players’ hands as soon as possible. In light of our jam-packed schedule, we’ve decided to hold the next BlizzCon in 2013.
More details about the 2012 Battle.net World Championship and BlizzCon 2013, including specific dates and locations, will be coming in the months ahead."
Does this mean that even almighty Blizzard has to have some kind of time considerations on game development? With all of the panels, game demos, etc. that they put together for BlizzCon each year, it's no wonder that it takes a nice chunk of time out of their development schedule. Other guesses as to why they are skipping it this year might include the fact that they've already given out significant information on all of their major upcoming releases, and aren't quite ready to spill the beans on their in development MMO "Titan" just yet.
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that must be like missing a glee episode for you
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That does suck. I also just moved right next door to where it happens and wanted to go 
Blizz HQ is like 15 minutes away from me
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http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/3961516484?page=11#212
Bashiok posted:
Yeah it's a bit disappointing because we all really do enjoy being able to 'open the doors' so to speak. But, it is an enormous effort by all employees, including our game designers and artists, not to mention customer support and quality assurance, PR, our business departments, and *hot breath on fingernails & shirt rub* Community & eSports to make a BlizzCon happen. In a year when we're working to release multiple titles (knock on wood) it makes sense to focus our efforts. Also with multiple game releases we just wonder if we'd be at a point with any of them where we'd have anything really big or new or cool to talk about.
We didn't have a BlizzCon in 2006 either, and at that time we were really strong on the idea that BlizzCon isn't really supposed to be and doesn't have to be an annual event. Of course then we have it for five straight years in a row... which obviously built some expectation.
Personally I always enjoy seeing the excitement, the rushing crowds, hearing the clicking of mice on the demo stations, and waiting in agony as the seconds countdown to an announcement and then the waves of emotion from the crowd that follow it. But thinking about our year and what we're trying to get done already without a BlizzCon, and having to think pretty hard about what we'd have to announce or demo, it just makes sense to me not to have one.
Here's to the Battle.net World Championship, it's going to be awesome, and to a bigger and better BlizzCon in 2013.
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Oh and fyi:
http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/21/diablo-iii-senior-producer-leaves-blizzard/
Blizzard's Steve Parker dropped a bit of a bomb via Twitter this weekend. The Diablo III senior producer is leaving the project and the company for reasons unknown. "I'm no longer working at Blizzard or on D3," Parker wrote. "I've had a great five years there and those guys are going to kill it with Diablo."
While Blizzard is currently listing Diablo III as an early 2012 release, the company continues to make major changes to the hotly anticipated action title.
Of course the above was edited for other news sites:
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Activision-Blizzard-Diablo-3-Steve-Parker-Senior-Producer,14539.html
On January 20, Diablo 3 Senior Producer Steve Parker announced via Twitter that he's no longer working at Blizzard or on the upcoming PC game. Without specifying a reason for his departure, Parker added that he had a great 5 years working at the studio, and that "those guys are going to [do a great job] with Diablo [3]."
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That does suck. I also just moved right next door to where it happens and wanted to go
Blizz HQ is like 15 minutes away from me
go next year and buy my ticket and take me with you. 
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Blizzard sucks.
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Caoilin posted:
the_great_intex posted:
That does suck. I also just moved right next door to where it happens and wanted to go
Blizz HQ is like 15 minutes away from me
go next year and buy my ticket and take me with you.
I may just do that
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RavofMT posted:
that must be like missing a glee episode for you
no missing a Glee episode is far FAR worse. I am in Glee withdrawl now as it is since there was no episode this week.
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Oh no whatever will I do
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the_great_intex posted:
Caoilin posted:
the_great_intex posted:
That does suck. I also just moved right next door to where it happens and wanted to go
Blizz HQ is like 15 minutes away from me
go next year and buy my ticket and take me with you.
I may just do that
i will bring my cripple card and we'll get good parking.
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what the hell is ve3d?
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