Everything You Need to Know About BlizzCon 2026: Dates, Livestreams, and the Games on Deck

Blizzard's big event kicks off in just a few days, and the internet is already flooded with rumors about what's coming. Here's what we've got — dates, schedule, where to watch, and which games are actually confirmed to show up.

Dates and Location

BlizzCon 2026 runs September 12–13 at the Anaheim Convention Center in the US, same as most years. The building's already decked out for the event, and Blizzard's been teasing fans on social media without giving too much away. Recently, for instance, they posted a photo of a large Tyrael statue from Diablo with an empty, question-mark-covered spot sitting right next to it.

The convention center itself splits into several stages, each themed around a different Blizzard game. There'll be dedicated zones for streaming, demos, and meet-the-devs sessions, plus a few unique spots the Hearthstone Tavern, for one, which judging by its icon is where you'll actually be able to grab food.

Then there's the Darkmoon Faire, a big immersive area full of games, collectibles, and fan trading. Visitors can:

• Adopt a plush companion (Adopt-A-Plushie) eight new plushies are joining the roster in 2026
• Play the classic duck pond game everyone walks away with a duck, and some get an in-game pet on top
• Pick up FiGPiNs and other collectibles, some of which also show up at the main BlizzCon merch store
• Trade collectibles with other fans through official trading boards
• Catch programming on the Faire stage while grabbing themed food and drinks

The Faire tends to fill up fast throughout the weekend, so early visits are your best bet if there's something specific you're after.

Livestreams

Can't make it to Anaheim? BlizzCon 2026 is streaming for free, no ticket required.

Blizzard: Twitch – YouTube

The opening ceremony and general programming go on Blizzard's official channel; each franchise gets its own dedicated one. The full channel list is at the link.

Guests

Beyond Blizzard's own devs and hosts, BlizzCon 2026 has a long guest list attached. Voice actors confirmed so far:

World of Warcraft

• Alleria
• Kalecgos
• Orweyna
• Xal'atath

Diablo

• Deckard Kain
• Neyrelle
• Tyrael
• Necromancer Female

Overwatch

• Emre
• Kiriko
• D.Va
• Cassidy

There's also music. YOASOBI is heading the list — a few months back they dropped "YOASOBI × Overwatch オリオン/ Orion," built around Genji, Hanzo, and Kiriko.

K-pop group LE SSERAFIM is back too, after performing at BlizzCon in 2023, and this time they're closing the show on September 13.

Which Games Will Actually Show Up

Most of Blizzard's active projects will get stage time at BlizzCon — though the company hasn't said much about several of them yet. A few games have confirmed panels. Everything else so far is coming from insiders, and none of it is verified.

Confirmed

• World of Warcraft is running the show this year, with four separate panels over the two days: "What's Next," "What's Next II," "Deep Dive," and "Hardcore: What's Next."
• Diablo IV has its own "What's Next" panel, plus a chunk of time set aside for Diablo Immortal that's already raising eyebrows for how long it is.
• Overwatch's "Hero Deep Dive" lands September 12 — Blizzard has already confirmed it's a new hero reveal, and there's a separate Overwatch World Cup panel too.
• Hearthstone gets a "What's Next" of its own, plus a dedicated Battlegrounds session.

Leaks and insider chatter

Journalist Jez Corden was first out of the gate here his past Blizzard scoops have had a decent hit rate. He's expecting plenty of World of Warcraft news, a possible Heroes of the Storm revival, maybe something on Warcraft 3, and more besides. We went deeper on his full list in a separate piece.

A New StarCraft

StarCraft is the biggest open question going into the show. It started with reports that Nexon wanted the rights to build StarCraft III. Then the official StarCraft website started glitching out, which had players convinced something new was on the way. Dataminers went digging through the page code and found some oddly specific stuff buried in there: the year 2575 (well past where StarCraft II left off), a unit called "Theta Squadron," a lunar complex named "Aokara," and a planet called "Roxara."

Around the same time, rumors surfaced that former Far Cry producer Dan Hay is leading a StarCraft shooter, reportedly built in Unreal Engine 5 with an open world. Corden filled in more of the picture: by his account, it's single-player, with a full story campaign shot from a third-person perspective visually and mechanically closer to Space Marine 2 than anything else in the franchise. He says he's personally seen cutscenes, voiced dialogue, and gameplay footage rendered in StarCraft's signature photorealistic style, though he can't say if what he saw is still current.

Something Big Brewing for Diablo Immortal

Fans have zeroed in on just how much schedule time BlizzCon 2026 is handing to Diablo Immortal. It's more than you'd expect for a routine content patch, which has people betting on something bigger.

Warcraft's Leaked Roadmap

On top of the confirmed panels, an image claiming to be Blizzard's internal Warcraft roadmap has been floating around online since June 2026. Blizzard hasn't touched it officially, but the leak picked up some credibility after dataminer Stiven_SRB confirmed a related patch codenamed "Camelot" — before the image even surfaced. That's likely the long-rumored WoW Classic+. The roadmap also reportedly lists:

• Camelot (WoW Classic+) — roughly Q3 2026
• The Last Titan — the next retail expansion — Q3 2027
• Warcraft Chronicles — a new RTS, first one since Frozen Throne back in 2003 — Q3 2028, supposedly paired with an anime series
• Arthas ARPG — Q4 2029, supposedly paired with a live-action series

One More on Overwatch

Beyond the confirmed new hero, the community's chasing two other rumors: a possible Master Chief crossover with Halo, and the usual hope that the long-promised story mode finally shows up. Both are unverified — take them as wish-list items, not confirmed plans.

None of this has Blizzard's sign-off yet. Fans will find out how much of it holds up when the doors open on September 12.