Blizzard
The world’s largest interactive entertainment trade fair is coming back to Cologne, Germany from August 17-21 this year, and Blizzard Entertainment will be there with our biggest presence to date!Mark your calendar for
18:30 CEST on Tuesday, August 16, when we release a
special preview video of what we’ll be showcasing at gamescom 2016, including some new game content. You'll be able to watch it all live on the
Blizzard gamescom hub.Visitors to the Blizzard gamescom booth in Hall 7 of the Koelnmesse will have the chance to play
Overwatch, World of Warcraft, Heroes of the Storm, Hearthstone, Diablo, and
StarCraft on more than 500 gaming stations. We’ll also have some epic entertainment on the Blizzard stage, and a few surprises in store.
Warcraft- From August 18-21, the Legion Café will bring a recreation of The Fel Hammer to central Cologne to celebrate the upcoming launch of World of Warcraft’s latest expansion
- Visitors to the Blizzard booth will be able to try out the new Demon Hunter class in advance of the August 30 release of World of Warcraft: Legion
- Two of the top World of Warcraft guilds, Set Sail for Fail and From Scratch, will race against each other in Legion's top tier difficulty dungeons (Mythic+) live on the Blizzard stage
- WoW streamer Slootbag will be live-streaming directly from the Blizzard booth
StarCraft II- Professional StarCraft II players will face off in exciting live showmatches on the Blizzard stage
- The following streamers will be live-streaming directly from the Blizzard booth
wintergaming - LowkoTV
- RotterdaM
Diablo- In celebration of Diablo’s 20th anniversary, visitors to the Blizzard booth will be able to play all three Diablo games
- A 3D artist from the Diablo development team will create a piece of artwork live on the Blizzard stage
- The following streamers will be live-streaming directly from the Blizzard booth
MrLlama - Qiun69
Hearthstone- Professional card-slingers and community personalities will battle it out in exciting Hearthstone showmatches on the Blizzard stage
- The following streamers will be live-streaming directly from the Blizzard booth
LotharHS - ThijsHS
- Hafu
Heroes of the Storm- Brawlmania will deliver an epic Heroes of the Storm showdown on the Blizzard stage throughout gamescom, as six teams of influencers and pro players face off in themed showmatches
- The Heroes of the Storm Europe Fall Regional tournament will take place from August 17-19 on the ESL Arena stage, with the winning team moving on to compete for a piece of the $1,000,000 USD prize pool at the Fall Championship at BlizzCon
- The following streamers will be live-streaming directly from the Blizzard booth
Grubby - Sohinki
- Chu8
Overwatch- The world premiere of the new Overwatch animated short will be revealed on stage and via live stream on the Blizzard gamescom hub at 18:00 CEST on Thursday, August 18
- The Overwatch Atlantic Showdown tournament will take place from August 20-21, pitting the top four teams from both North America and Europe against each other, with a $100,000 USD prize pool on the line
- The following streamers will be live-streaming directly from the Blizzard booth
Muselk - UnitLost
- AnneMunition
In addition to the above activities, we’ll feature our famous dance and costume contests, signing sessions, quizzes, contests, and more—including two performances from
Video Games Live on our stage on Friday, August 19 and Saturday, August 20 at 18:00! Attendees at gamescom will also be able to pick up some licensed apparel and collectibles, including some brand-new items, at the
Blizzard store in Hall 5.
Daily Live Streams and Recaps
Those who can’t make it to gamescom 2016 in person will still be able to catch all the excitement via daily live streams of our stage activities each day on the
Blizzard gamescom hub as well as on
Facebook and
YouTube livestreams. Well-known streamers will also be bringing you live action from the Blizzard booth, which you’ll be able to check out directly from the website, along with a daily recap video each evening at 21:00 CEST. Our gamescom site will also be your source for a full schedule of stage activities, a social wall, and more.Additional details about Blizzard at gamescom will be available soon, so stay tuned!
