

Continuing Diablo’s move into premier coverage, we get a shorter session with Michael Gough, the voice of Deckard Cain, on Friday as well (5:50 p.m. While I’m less confident we’ll get to see Patty Mattson take over the hall like she did in 2019 with the Reckoning cinematic recreation, I can’t wait to hear what they have in store for us. Voice actors are going to get plenty of spotlight, with Overwatch and WoW voice actors both getting 80-90 minute sessions on the first day (5:50 p.m. Thankfully, the switch to an all-online event has not eliminated them, and in some cases may have given us longer, more-involved sessions to experience. While I’ll be glued to the screen during those sessions, I have to admit that I was concerned that an abbreviated schedule wouldn’t have the typical array of smaller sessions that I’ve come to enjoy the most: the creative panels. WoW itself of course will have its standard array of sessions, and Hearthstone will spend considerable time talking about the recently announced changes. Perhaps in anticipation of the forthcoming Diablo Immortal - as well as confirmation a new Diablo IV class will be announced - we’re getting a What’s Next, a Deep Dive, a Developer Roundtable, and a Q&A for the franchise, a quadruple-header usually only reserved for World of Warcraft.

The official BlizzConline schedule has been published, and while there are fewer sessions than we typically get during the in-person BlizzCon, there’s still a lot to be excited about.
