The BlizzCon 2019 starts in November. With a poster, a key art, it fueled rumors among fans. Diablo 4 or Overwatch 2? Both? Or nothing at all?
Which poster was shown? We are still a few weeks away from the start of BlizzCon 2019, but the topic is becoming more present. New to this is the official key art, the poster that belongs to this year’s event at Blizzard.
What can be seen on the poster? One can recognize the characters from various Blizzard games. Mecha-Tyrael (HotS), Elise (Hearthstone), Barbarian (Diablo / Diablo Immortal), Egon Stetmann (StarCraft), Sylvanas (WoW) and Tracer (Overwatch).
Players emphasize that Tracer is obviously at the forefront and therefore something for Overwatch may be in the works. Other players say that the Barbarian in the middle plays a central role and suspect important announcements for Diablo.
New rumors about Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2 – For BlizzCon 2019?
There are many reactions to the poster. Everyone sees what they want to see. For some players, it’s clear that Overwatch and Diablo will play an important role at BlizzCon ’19 because they are positioned so centrally in the image.
The speculations about Diablo:
Players say that Blizzard wants to indicate by positioning it in the middle that Diablo will take the most important role at the event. Here the trends go towards Diablo Immortal. Do they want to announce a release?
“If they don’t suddenly come out with a Diablo 4 announcement, I’m pretty sure that all Diablo announcements will have to do with Immortal,” writes ltdansgotnewlegs on Reddit.
Diablo Immortal, the mobile game, was the big announcement of BlizzCon 2018.
On the other hand, hopes for Diablo 4 are high. An announcement for the new installment of the Diablo series has been desperately awaited by fans for many months. Some interpret the central placement of the Barbarian as an indication that Diablo Immortal and Diablo 4 will be announced during BlizzCon 2019.
A major insider report named exciting details about Diablo 4, which is to become an MMO-lite.
The speculations about Overwatch 2
Many players want to interpret Tracer’s positioning in the foreground as an important hint.
“[Tracer] not only looks good, but is also prominently presented in the image. I have the feeling that Overwatch will be a major focus of BlizzCon this year. […]” writes hanyou007 on Reddit.
Here, a PvE expansion or a DLC is suspected. Instead of a PvE expansion, many believe in a story-based PvE game, Overwatch 2. There was an insider report that described Overwatch 2 as a kind of Left 4 Dead.
There is something for everyone
It is interesting that players from other franchises take something positive from the key art.
- In Heroes of the Storm, players are surprised that the game is on the poster and is not being ignored. In December 2018, we reported that Blizzard is pulling developers from HotS and shutting down the eSports.
- In WoW, players celebrate Sylvanas’s appearance. They believe that due to her presence in the image, she will survive until the next expansion.
- In StarCraft, people joke about an official Auto-Chess mode like in LoL and Dota.
Generally, Blizzard always shows many characters in the key arts for the Blizzcons, which players interpret as something big. We advise not to get your hopes up too high and not to read too much into the poster.
Which franchise are you most looking forward to during BlizzCon 2019?
