2023 End-Of-Year Review

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Hey everyone! It was awesome to see so many of you at BlizzCon 2023 - if you joined us in person or online, thank you for being a part of it! As we head toward the end of 2023, this is a great time to reflect on what has been a massive year of learning, growing, and joy for Blizzard.

Looking back on this year, we had a great focus on putting people at the forefront of everything we do - both players and our teams at Blizzard.

The World of Warcraft team worked hard throughout the year to ensure there was always something fun to do in both Dragonflight and Classic, with more players joining us right now than we saw at the launch of Dragonflight! The WoW communities also worked together to raise USD $1.5 million for BlueCheck Ukraine.

Hearthstone launched three expansions - taking us to a music festival, allowing us to wield the power of the Titans, before finally bringing players to the heart of the Badlands. We also brought on a new game director this year, Tyler Bielman, and the team continues to inspire with their creativity.

Warcraft Rumble launched at BlizzCon, and millions of players around the world are reveling in the joyful chaos.

Diablo IV had an amazing launch, and Season of Blood is a great example of how the team is growing their game alongside their players.

Diablo Immortal celebrated its first anniversary while introducing the first new class for the universe in nearly 10 years, the Blood Knight.

Overwatch 2 celebrated Pride in-game for the first time ever, and joined forces for legendary crossovers with our very own Diablo,  One-Punch Man and LE SSERAFIM.

We always say that we want to think of our culture work at Blizzard like the work on our games – part of who we are. We’re always building and iterating on