Blizzard Will Not Have gamescom 2019 Booth

Blizzard Posted 2019/04/30 at 11:00 AM by perculia

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As part of a renewed effort this year to maintain our focus on development, for our current games and our future projects, we won’t have a booth at gamescom 2019. The show is an important one for the European and global gaming community, and we’re going to miss meeting players in Cologne this year. You’ll still be able to find Blizzard gear in the gamescom 2019 shop area, and we’re looking forward to returning to the gamescom show floor in the future. We’re also looking forward to sharing more details about the projects we’re currently working on when the time is right.

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Comment by skinshifterofc not it costs moneyComment by stellsh"we have nothing new so we are not coming this year"Comment by WillbladeAs if it was needed more evidence that blizzard does not care for European community than the blatant lack of actually informative blue posts addressing issues posted on EU forums compared to US ones ....Comment by KadaelActivision needs more money.Comment by nik666Shocking, monComment by oyofeldNot sure how being at gamescom is going to distract there focus from development. I would fire my PR guy if they couldn't come up with better spin than this.Comment by QaneshaCould be some great things coming at Blizzcon, then...Comment by Gorshun"we have nothing new so we are not coming this year"Comment by KorottoIts an expansion year, makes sense if you ask me + Blizzcon is supposedly going to have a lot of announcements this year. Its why Blizzard has their own Con after all.Comment by weiishengSo will the 8.3 be announced in a live Stream again?Comment by ColiverI suspect the lack of a booth at gamescom this year may be in part tied to the layoffs, the people who would have organized such a thing aren't with the company anymore.Comment by Grimora"we have nothing new so we are not coming this year"Comment by CrusadyrThey don't need a booth. After all, dont you all have phones?Comment by perculiaI'm sad there won't be a gamescom, it felt like a way to replicate some of the BlizzCon excitement for EU fans, and first absence since 2009 is rough. Even TwitchCon is expanding to have an EU-focused event.Comment by kutkuNot sure how being at gamescom is going to distract there focus from development. I would fire my PR guy if they couldn't come up with better spin than this.Comment by kirtolWhat the hell? Why did I get the ticket than? Edit: i still enjoined itComment by hippostarNot sure how being at gamescom is going to distract there focus from development. I would fire my PR guy if they couldn't come up with better spin than this.Comment by ElladarynI believe it might be good to focus on Blizzcon, since I'd believe having your own event increases the importance of the company by a lot. Nevertheless, Blizzard's efforts to have a grip places other than North America is almost non-existent.Comment by gh0sth4ndAs if it was needed more evidence that blizzard does not care for European community than the blatant lack of actually informative blue posts addressing issues posted on EU forums compared to US ones ....Comment by AesiriaPersonally I don't care.

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