Blizzard has announced the replacement for BlizzCon 2020 - Blizzconline!
- The event will take place on February 19 & 20.
Blizzard hasn't provided a ton of details quite yet, stating they still have a lot of planning to do. Read on for more details.
Quote From Blizzard Attune your chronometers, flip your hourglasses, set a notification on your phone—however you mark the passage of time, save the date for BlizzConline™, set to take place February 19–20, 2021!
While circumstances are keeping us from gathering in person this year, we’re putting together a little something early next year to channel the spirit of BlizzCon into the form of an online show. We still have a lot of planning to do, and it’ll be some time before we’re ready to share more details—but we wanted to provide a heads-up on how you can be a part of the online fun.
Gear Up for the Community Showcase
One of the events we’re planning for BlizzConline is the Community Showcase—an opportunity for cosplay crafters, artists, and other community creators to participate in the show and put their talent on display through a mix of world-class competition and exciting exhibitions. And thanks to the all-online nature of the show, we’re able to make these events accessible to even more people from around the globe. We’re also assembling a special March of the Murlocs and inviting everyone to send us images and videos to join in.
If you’re interested in participating in the March of the Murlocs or the Community Showcase, please be mindful of the appropriate health guidelines for any group-based photos, videos, and other submissions. Read on to discover what you need to know to begin your preparation!
Cosplay Exhibition | Cosplay Contest | Art Contest |
Digital Storytelling Contest | Talent Spotlight | March of the MurlocsCosplay Exhibition
Entry Deadline: January 4, 2021
Are you someone who enjoys regularly attending conventions in cosplay? Or maybe you’re looking for the right opportunity to get started on your own cosplay-crafting journey? Either way, the Cosplay Exhibition is for you! This just-for-fun showcase of original cosplay from Blizzard’s universes is open to people of all levels of skill, whether you’re a seasoned veteran, a casual cosplayer, or somewhere in between.
The all-online format also gives us a chance to do something we haven’t been able to before: invite the animal kingdom onto the virtual stage! So if you fancy dressing up your fuzzy friends and want to show off your dog, cat, or other critter, we’d love to see your pet cosplay as well.
We’ll be showing off original exhibition submissions during the online show—so simply send us photos and videos you’d like to be considered, and you may spot yourself (or your animal pal) onscreen next February.
For guidelines on how to properly submit your cosplay for consideration, what we’re looking for in terms of quality, and other important criteria, make sure to read the complete official rules.
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Honestly if there's any worthwhile Hearthstone news it'll probably be the new year announcement along with the changes to the basic and classic set teasers.
Wonder if they'll give us a golden legendary or a cool card back again...
3 days after my Birthday. I'll take it, Blizzard!
I'm really looking forward to how they end up structuring this. I'm curious if virtual ticket is still going to be a requirement if said virtual ticket might be discounted if it is still a thing, and if there is going to be any Esports component at all.
I could see there being no esports for 1 less thing going on that weekend (for each game doing esports) and it would shift focus entirely to the content each game is highlighting potentially boosting virtual ticket sales.
I'm also curious if this does well, will it mean we'll see more BlizzConline events on years where they don't have a ton of major announcements so they don't need to rent the con? Or perhaps smaller BlizzConline events during the year (halfway between BlizzCons maybe?) as a way to get a bunch of Blizzard announcements into the wild for an upcoming HS expansion, a WoW patch, and so on. Would be a lot of fun to have another Blizzard-filled weekend in the year.
Technically they can announce there the April expansion
I'm expecting a Year of the <zodiac> announcement as a bare minimum. Going heavy into details on it would be great use of their time. I would also love to see them announce the April expansion, but I'm also afraid they may not only because that would be 6-7 weeks before its actual launch, which isn't a timeline Hearthstone has used in a while since it "kills hype".
I hope we do see an expansion announcement though, and I hope the start of next year is so full of content that they can string us along for those many weeks with more announcements.
A little weird how it couldn't still be in November... But I guess because it took them some time to decide what to do that they don't want to rush into a convention now that they've announced. So everyone has time to get their presentations together, as well as giving cosplay contestants time to prepare their entries.