After years of uncertainty and controversy, gaming giant Blizzard Entertainment brought back its annual fan convention this weekend in Anaheim, California for the first time since 2019.
“Four years is a long time for us not to have a BlizzCon, and across our teams and the players, the excitement is incredible to see,” says Blizzard president Mike Ybarra. “You could feel it from the teams saying how awesome it was to be close to the players and it gave them a good reminder of the hard work they put in.”
The pandemic forced BlizzCon’s cancellation in 2020. It remained dormant in 2021 and 2022 after a flurry of lawsuits related to sexual harassment and gender discrimination hitBut now, the acquisition has cleared U.S. and UK regulatory hurdles, and Activision Blizzard has settled many of its legal challenges for tens of millions of dollars.
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