{"rewrite":{"id":"r_05c4ac88c0928193609bee90","clusterId":"c_44c34fca967e506d3a92b1dc","slug":"blizzcon-returns-to-anaheim-after-three-years","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"BlizzCon Returns To Anaheim After Three Years","summary":"BlizzCon ran September 12 and 13 at the Anaheim Convention Center, closing a two-day event held for the first time in three years. The show covered news for Diablo, Overwatch, StarCraft, World of Warcraft and Hearthstone, with YOASOBI playing a mini-live as the Overwatch World Cup halftime show and LE SSERAFIM holding a concert on the main stage after the closing remarks.","whyItMatters":"The convention is back and the news cycle ran across all five of Blizzard's main franchises at once, which is the clearest signal yet of how the company wants to present its slate after the gap.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eBlizzard\u0026#39;s fan event returned to the Anaheim Convention Center on September 12 and 13, three years after the last one. The opening ceremony carried the announcements, and the report from the floor describes a bag-check line already formed on the morning of day one, long enough that the writer compared it to Comiket.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe guest slots went to music: YOASOBI played a mini-live as the Overwatch World Cup halftime show, and LE SSERAFIM performed on the main stage after the closing remarks.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"LE SSERAFIM played the main stage after closing remarks and YOASOBI took the Overwatch World Cup halftime slot, a music lineup that gives BlizzCon a broader draw than its game panels alone.","twitterPost":"BlizzCon's halftime is YOASOBI and its main-stage closer is LE SSERAFIM, so the music slots now carry as much draw as the game panels.","threadsPost":"BlizzCon used YOASOBI for the Overwatch World Cup halftime show and LE SSERAFIM for a main-stage concert after closing remarks. The music acts pull in an audience that Blizzard's game panels alone would not reach, and that is the part of the Anaheim weekend that travels beyond the convention floor.","newsletterBlurb":"BlizzCon took over the Anaheim Convention Center on September 12 and 13, the first run in three years. The weekend mixed announcements for Diablo, Overwatch, StarCraft, World of Warcraft and Hearthstone with meetups, cosplay and esports. YOASOBI handled the Overwatch World Cup halftime show, and LE SSERAFIM played the main stage after the closing remarks.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/kikaku/2141256.html\",\"title\":\"BlizzCon Returns After 3 Years, Full of Nostalgia and Newness! On-Site Report [BlizzCon]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4804,"outputTokens":586,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789526680,"createdAt":"2026-09-16T02:40:00.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T02:43:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T02:43:22.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_44c34fca967e506d3a92b1dc","canonicalTitle":"3年ぶりに復活した「BlizzCon」は懐かしさと新しさがいっぱい！ 現地レポートをお届け【BlizzCon】","representativeArticleId":"a_859ea5169217896c3d8e32e9","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"BlizzCon\"],\"studios\":[\"Blizzard Entertainment\"],\"people\":[\"Satoshi Ishii\"],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-16T01:56:14.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-16T01:56:14.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T02:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GAME Watch (Impress)","url":"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/kikaku/2141256.html","title":"3年ぶりに復活した「BlizzCon」は懐かしさと新しさがいっぱい！ 現地レポートをお届け【BlizzCon】"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["BlizzCon"],"studios":["Blizzard Entertainment"],"people":["Satoshi Ishii"],"type":"event","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}