ANAHEIM, Calif. — Today marks the opening for Blizzard Entertainment’s massive BlizzCon celebration, the first since 35,000 people gathered for the event in 2019.
We’ll have live coverage of the opening ceremony’s news and highlights for your quick reading. Refresh this page for news updates, starting in quick fashion at 11 a.m. Pacific time. 9:36 a.m. — Only press are in the Anaheim Convention Center arena so far, and the blue-lit stage is a little spooky reflecting on all the empty seats. Soft music - perhaps from Blizzard’s synthwave collections released recently — plays in the background.
The ceremony is being simulcast throughout the Convention Center. Seats in the arena were awarded by lottery. Those attendees have not been granted entry yet.