Blizzard held its large opening ceremony for BlizzCon 2026 on Saturday, which featured new sport bulletins and updates.
The large reveals have been Diablo V, which is aiming for a 2029 launch, and a brand new open-world StarCraft shooter, which is coming even later in 2030.
Blizzard additionally revealed a brand new World of WarCraft variant, WoW Endlessly, which is able to run alongside Traditional and the vanilla sport.
“What a particular second that is, and an opportunity to assemble across the video games, the universes, the bonds that proceed to encourage our work, our friendships, and our lives,” Blizzard president Johanna Faries stated in her deal with to the BlizzCon viewers.
“My hope is that our coming collectively can remind the world why group like this issues a lot, why artistry issues, why creativity issues, and why making and taking part in video games will matter all the time.”
Right here’s all the pieces introduced at BlizzCon 2026, in Blizzard’s phrases:
- World of Warcraft: Endlessly
- Carve new paths and discover unseen corners of Azeroth in World of Warcraft: Endlessly, our new, third World of Warcraft expertise alongside Trendy and Traditional. Endlessly launches November 4 (Beta begins September 17) with three new zones, over 1,000 new quests, 9 new dungeons, two new raids, the brand new Skyborne race, and a lot extra.
- Diablo V
- Diablo’s subsequent period begins with Diablo® V, launching in Spring 2029. Sanctuary has fallen, and Diablo has gained. Gamers should confront the query on the coronary heart of this new chapter: what should you turn out to be when the world has already fallen?
- StarCraft
- A brand new mission calls: STARCRAFT returns with a story-driven, open-world shooter, coming Spring 2030!
- Blizzard Leisure
- After many years of bringing total universes to life via video games, Blizzard is partnering with some artistic powerhouses to inform much more tales past gaming throughout new screens. An animated collection set on the earth of Diablo is in improvement with Netflix. Extra particulars shall be shared sooner or later, however that is solely the start, with much more taking form throughout the Blizzard universe.
- Warcraft III
- With its first new storyline in over 23 years, Warcraft RTS is again! Warcraft III Reforged’s new marketing campaign Forsaken Kingdom is out there right this moment, exploring the tragic fall of Lordaeron and the way it got here to be often known as the Undercity, alongside the 3.0 replace which brings main enhancements to the Warcraft III expertise together with a graphics replace and revamped World Editor.
- Heroes of the Storm
- Xal’atath is becoming a member of Heroes of the Storm as its latest Hero, arriving within the Nexus on September 28, out there on PTR September 14. There could even be extra to return for Heroes sooner or later!
- Diablo IV
- Diablo IV: Season of Hell’s Legacy begins September 15, bringing the franchise’s 30-year legacy into the sport with the return of the Prime Evils and Deckard Cain, alongside rewards and equipment impressed by each period of Diablo.
- The legendary Amazon arrives within the first half of 2027 in Diablo IV’s firstclass pack, wielding her iconic bow alongside the javelin.
- The Diablo IV: Age of Hatred Assortment arrives on Nintendo Change™ 2 on September 15, providing cross-platform play, cross-progression, and an evolving endgame wherever gamers select to play.
- World of Warcraft
- On the midpoint of The Worldsoul Saga within the Midnight growth, World of Warcraft’s subsequent main replace Eclipse (12.2) sees Xal’atath drawing ever nearer to her purpose of claiming Azeroth’s Worldsoul.
- WoW’s subsequent growth The Final Titan stands to be the end result of over 20 years of Warcraft, bringing a unprecedented chapter of storytelling to a detailed whereas laying the groundwork for what comes subsequent. Gamers can anticipate extra data to return early subsequent yr.
- Overwatch
- Season 5 brings new Assist HeroDoctrine, main hero reworks for Sombra and Roadhog, the brand new map Watchpoint: Grimsvötn, together with the conclusion of The Reign of Talon, the primary year-long narrative arc in Overwatch historical past.
- YOASOBI will carry out at BlizzCon’s first-ever esports halftime present throughout the Overwatch World Cup. LE SSERAFIM returns to the BlizzCon Most important Stage to shut out BlizzCon weekend with a reside efficiency, a prelude to their upcoming U.S. tour.
- Celebrating their return to BlizzCon, a brand new LE SSERAFIM in-game collaboration is offered now.
- With much more information and bulletins in retailer, the subsequentOverwatch Highlight arrives in February 2027.
- Hearthstone
- The Monk, Hearthstone’s first new class in over six years, bursts onto the scene in2027, bringing its signature fluid playstyle and adaptable nature to the Tavern.
- Hearthstone’s subsequent growth Reign of the Black Empire takes Hearthstone again to the earliest age of Azeroth, lengthy earlier than the Previous Gods have been imprisoned. The brand new key phrase Assemble merges two playing cards into a strong new one, opening the door for some wildly unpredictable mixtures.
- The overhauled Journal is jam-packed with tales from every growth, with the entire quests, achievements, and occasions from previous adventures introduced collectively in a single place.
- Battlegrounds is including a brand new minion kind: Aberrations, interdimensional beings born of the Previous Gods’ affect.
