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The opening ceremony of the BlizzCon, the convention organized by Blizzard for its community, is always a highly anticipated moment by fans of the American publisher. This one is, it is true, always filled with big advertisements for all the licenses of the publisher. So what to remember from this 2018 ceremony?
Live from the Anaheim Convention Center, a stone's throw from Los Angeles, fans on site or in streaming were able to attend a ceremony filled with emotion, but also sometimes interesting, often surprising, announcements.
Mike Morhaime's farewells
It has become a habit, the opening ceremony of the BlizzCon is given, simultaneously, on several scenes. And it's on the biggest one, the Mythic Stage, that Mike Morhaime, co-founder of Blizzard, opened the show. After announcing, a month ago, his withdrawal as president of the company, he came on stage to remember the path traveled since the creation of his first game, The Lost Vikings, until today. He also thanked the community, for its faithful support and especially during the charity campaign on Overwatch that took place this year, in favor of research against bad cancer. He then introduced his successor to Blizzard, J. Allen Brack, who launched the ads.
Heroes of the Storm: A new heroine makes her appearance
And so it was Heroes of the Storm who was the first to unveil a novelty: a heroine named Orphea, a native of the Nexus. Very skilled, she uses the magic of the dead. After discovering an excerpt from the gameplay at the controls of Orphea, no doubt that this newcomer will find many fans.
StarCarft II: arrival of a new Allied Commander
Zeratul lands in StarCraft II and will be a new playable Allied Commander.
World of Warcraft: WoW Clbadic available next summer
It is now official, WoW Clbadic, which returns to the beginnings of the interplanetary hit Blizzard, will be available in the summer of 2019. In the meantime, only fans present at the BlizzCon or the owners of a virtual ticket can put their hands on a demo of the game
Other news from WoW: the arrival of a new mascot named Abominus. This is a small yeti whose profits will be donated to an badociation, in this case Cod.org, which wants to help women and minorities learn the basics of computer code to increase their representation in this area very masculine.
Finally a new intriguing cinematic has been unveiled. Many upheavals should happen in the world of Warcraft!
Hearthstone: Rumble of Rastakhan arrives December 4
The "Rastakhan Games" is a new playable expansion as of December 4th. Once per generation, the troll tribes of Azeroth go on a pilgrimage at the request of King Rastakhan to participate in a festival without limit for the ages. This year, nine teams have formed around their most powerful fighters: legendary troll champions, each representing a Hearthstone clbad.
This expansion brings in no less than 135 new cards and some new game mechanics like Overkill, which will perform a second action if the attack kills an enemy.
Warcraft 3 is back!
One of Blizzard's legendary games will be back in a remastered version next year. It will be soberly named Warcraft 3: Reforged.
Overwatch: a 29th hero
She is a heroine named Ashe and featured on a short film starring Jesse McCree, surrounded by a few new characters. She is accompanied by a robot, named Bob, who is also his Ultimate. We also discovered, during this short film, Echo, a McCree partner robot that we still know very little!
Diablo: the disappointment of this ceremony
Before the ceremony, all the fans had only one word in the mouth "Diablo". Despite denying Blizzard, many members of the community were hoping for a big announcement about Blizzard's iconic action-RPG. But their hopes were quickly reduced to zero since it's a new mobile game that has been announced! Dubbed Diablo: Immortal, it takes place in the time between Diablo 2 and Diablo 3. Developed in partnership with Netease, it intends to position itself as a reference MMORPG on mobile. The bet is in any case risky on the part of Blizzard, who did not delight the fans with this surprise announcement that ended the ceremony.
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