UPDATE 13TH SEPTEMBER: Below you'll find a blow-by-blow account of everything announced during yesterday's BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony. It was a big show, revealing a new StarCraft shooter for 2030, the surprise reveal of Diablo 5 for 2029, and World of Warcraft Forever - a remastered and expanded version of year-one World of Warcraft that will evolve in a different way and will lock players at level 60 forever. Blizzard also announced a brand new 30-hour story campaign for Warcraft 3, that's available today, a new class for Diablo 4 and character for Overwatch , and much more. Read more
Everything announced in the BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony
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