{"id":62359,"date":"2017-11-03T19:50:03","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T23:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leonin.ca\/2017\/11\/03\/blizzcon-2017-ceremonie-douverture\/"},"modified":"2025-03-15T21:27:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T01:27:29","slug":"blizzcon-2017-opening-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leonin.ca\/en\/2017\/11\/03\/blizzcon-2017-opening-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"BlizzCon 2017 \u2013 Opening Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It&#8217;s that time of year when industry giant Blizzard makes its biggest announcements. Here&#8217;s a look at the opening ceremony and some highlights that caught my eye.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Note: This article is an automated translation. For the original article, click on Fran\u00e7ais in the menu.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j4rEDDAw_JM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Starcraft 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Free? I wouldn&#8217;t think that the fact that it&#8217;s free solves the skill gap between a regular and a beginner, but it will encourage and allow people to at least try the game. If you&#8217;re looking for someone to play with, come to this group : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/HUBstarcraft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/HUBstarcraft\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&lt;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8L4kNzTNnqk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Hearthstone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I&#8217;m looking forward to the new single player section they&#8217;re adding. I haven&#8217;t played Hearthstone in a while, but a free &#8220;campaign&#8221; for this game promises to be fun.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overwatch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">New character: A support that is both offensive and defensive. The community should be happy. <em>[Hub Group : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/HUBoverwatch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Overwatch<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8tLopqeL9s8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6ETybQd4uRE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>New cinematic\u2026 Just\u2026 Wow!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sQfk5HykiEk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Worlds of Warcraft<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vanilla server. I still remember my time playing WoW when it was just released. The countless hours spent with a Quebec guild on the European servers&#8230; Leveling up was so slow! Why would anyone want to relive that?!<\/p>\n<p>New expansion based on the Horde vs. Alliance war. Once again, the cinematic is just crazy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jSJr3dXZfcg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They talked a bit about esports, hopefully they&#8217;ll give more info on the Overwatch League! Happy BlizzCon 2017 everyone!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time of year when industry giant Blizzard makes its biggest announcements. 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