Blizzard has all the time had a powerful presence at Gamescom, the massive German video games expo that takes place in August — and this yr it will likely be there in drive with a serious World of Warcraft enlargement reveal.
Within the absence of a BlizzCon conference this yr — Blizzard has confirmed that its massive fan occasion will return in 2026, after a three-year hiatus — Blizzard will use Gamescom as a stage for the complete reveal of the subsequent WoW enlargement, Midnight.
In a quick weblog publish, the developer promised “unique information and updates on the subsequent chapter of the World of Warcraft: Worldsoul Saga — Midnight — immediately from the event crew, together with a number of further surprises we’ve got in retailer.” These will probably be World of Warcraft surprises, though Blizzard could have unannounced plans to function its different video games on the present, too.
Midnight is the second chapter within the Worldsoul Saga, a three-expansion arc deliberate by Chris Metzen, the unique creator of the Warcraft setting. We all know it’ll happen at the least partly in Quel’Thalas, house of the Blood Elves, and that it’ll introduce participant housing, a function Blizzard has already revealed some particulars on. Past that, there’s so much to study in regards to the enlargement from Gamescom.
There’s no launch date for Midnight but, both. Most WoW expansions take round two years to make, and the final enlargement, The Conflict Inside, got here out in August 2024, so a launch in mid-2026 appears possible.
