{"id":1235000,"date":"2026-02-26T09:55:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T09:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=608633"},"modified":"2026-02-26T09:55:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T09:55:59","slug":"with-no-blizzcon-this-year-blizzards-next-big-reveal-will-be-at-gamescom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/with-no-blizzcon-this-year-blizzards-next-big-reveal-will-be-at-gamescom\/","title":{"rendered":"With no BlizzCon this year, Blizzard\u2019s next big reveal will be at Gamescom"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/with-no-blizzcon-this-year-blizzards-next-big-reveal-will-be-at-gamescom.png\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Blizzard has always had a strong presence at Gamescom, the big German games expo that takes place in August \u2014 and this year it will be there in force with a major <em>World of Warcraft<\/em> expansion reveal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In the absence of a BlizzCon convention this year \u2014 Blizzard has confirmed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/537639\/blizzard-blizzcon-2026-dates-announcement\">its big fan event will return in 2026<\/a>, after a three-year hiatus \u2014 Blizzard will use Gamescom as a stage for the full reveal of the next <em>WoW<\/em> expansion, <em>Midnight<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com\/en-us\/news\/24215994\">brief blog post<\/a>, the developer promised \u201cexclusive news and updates on the next chapter of the World of Warcraft: Worldsoul Saga \u2014 Midnight \u2014 directly from the development team, along with a few additional surprises we have in store.\u201d Those will be <em>World of Warcraft<\/em> surprises, although Blizzard may have unannounced plans to feature its other games at the show, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Midnight<\/em> is the second chapter in the Worldsoul Saga, a three-expansion arc planned by Chris Metzen, the original creator of the Warcraft setting. We know it will take place at least partly in Quel\u2019Thalas, home of the Blood Elves, and that it will introduce player housing, a feature Blizzard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/world-of-warcraft\/520687\/world-of-warcraft-housing-ff14-shade\">has already revealed some details on<\/a>. Beyond that, there\u2019s a lot to learn about the expansion from Gamescom.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/with-no-blizzcon-this-year-blizzards-next-big-reveal-will-be-at-gamescom.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">There\u2019s no release date for <em>Midnight<\/em> yet, either. Most <em>WoW<\/em> expansions take around two years to make, and the last expansion, <em>The War Within<\/em>, came out in August 2024, so a release in mid-2026 seems likely.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/world-of-warcraft\/608633\/blizzard-wow-expansion-midnight-reveal-gamescom-2025\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blizzard has always had a strong presence at Gamescom, the big German games expo that takes place in August \u2014 and this year it will be there in force with a major World of Warcraft expansion reveal. In the absence of a BlizzCon convention this year \u2014 Blizzard has confirmed that its big fan event will return in 2026, after a three-year hiatus \u2014 Blizzard will use Gamescom as a stage for the full reveal of the next WoW expansion, Midnight. In a brief blog post, the developer promised \u201cexclusive news and updates on the next chapter of the World of Warcraft: Worldsoul Saga \u2014 Midnight \u2014 directly from the development team, along with a few additional surprises we have in store.\u201d Those will be&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/with-no-blizzcon-this-year-blizzards-next-big-reveal-will-be-at-gamescom\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1235001,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1235000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>With no BlizzCon this year, 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