Not really sure this was a good idea without a good reason offered to its customers. At least for WoW players (which make up most of Blizzard's customers), there is a huge feeling of tension and doubt over shrinking subscribers and the direction of the game and the next expansion.
That's not to say any of those doubts are for anything truly to worry about, but this can only fuel the fire and really adds to the rumors and uneasiness...not a smooth move.
No BlizzCon for 2012!
Tears are running high.
Some startling news out of the mouth of Blizzard Entertainment, as they've just recently announced that in light of their "jam-packed" schedule, they've decided to hold the next BlizzCon in 2013. This has obviously set the rumour mills a-churning as to what this really means, but common concensus is that without any major announcements to make (no Titan?), Blizzard has simply decided to focus on delivering their products (Diablo III, Mists of Pandaria, and Heart of the Swarm) as fast as possible.
Blizzard is not, however, going to kill one of its biggest Blizzard eSports tournament venues, which usually takes place at BlizzCon and, as such, they've announced the 2012 Battle.net World Championship that will take place in Asia "toward the end of 2012." For now, let's have a moment of silence for those BlizzCon memories that would have been.