With no BlizzCon (or BlizzConline) this year, fans of games like World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Diablo are wondering when new announcements about the future of each game will be made. According to Blizzard leader Mike Ybarra, updates on what's next for those franchises will be happening "over the coming weeks."

Ybarra's update comes in the form of a tweet, itself a response to a fan comment on the recent news that Blizzard is hiring for a survival game set in a new universe. A fan tweeted that Blizzard might want to "throw some manpower" at some of Blizzard's existing games, to which Ybarra had this to say:

Major announcements for some of Blizzard's biggest franchises like World of Warcraft and Overwatch typically happen at BlizzCon, which normally takes place in November. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a wrench into that system. Blizzard transitioned to an online BlizzCon event for February 2021, and had planned a similar online event for February 2022. BlizzCon 2022 was later canceled amidst ongoing fallout from multiple sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuits and investigations involving Activision Blizzard.