The first content update for The War Within (11.0.5) will be going live on 23 October AEST with the completion of regional maintenance. The Champions of Azeroth, past and present, are invited to the Caverns of Time tucked away in the wastelands of Tanaris for a special celebration! As World of Warcraft approaches its official 20th Anniversary on 24 November AEST, players can take part in a myriad of in-game activities commemorating two decades of adventure with a plethora of rewards to earn. Some of the activities players can look forward to include: NEW CLASSIC RAID: Blackrock Depths This classic era dungeon has been refashioned into a 10-15 player 8-boss raid available in LFR, Normal and Heroic difficulties. NEW TIMEWALKING: Classic Dungeons Classic dungeons will be offered in the LFD group finder and will officially enter the Timewalking rotation beyond the anniversary event. Deadmines (original classic version) Dire Maul (east and west wings) Stratholme (living and undead wings) NEW WORLD ...

While Azeroth’s champions have ventured to Khaz Algar to explore its surface and subterranean lands to confront Xal’atath, her nerubian allies, led by Queen Ansurek have been preparing for battle. The War Within Season 1 is now live and with it, comes all new challenges. Starting today, players will be able to enjoy: New Raid: Nerub-ar Palace Storm the palace to take out Queen Ansurek and her forces in this 8-boss raid. Available in Normal and Heroic difficulties as well as LFR Wing 1. New Dungeons The new dungeon rotation will be available in Mythic 0 difficulty. Season 1 Dungeons: Ara-kara, City of Echoes City of Threads The Dawnbreaker The Stonevault Mists of Tirna Scithe (Shadowlands) The Necrotic Wake (Shadowlands) Seige of Boralus (Battle for Azeroth) Grim Batol (Cataclysm) New World Bosses: Kordac, the Dormant Protector Aggregation of Horrors Shurrai, Atrocity of the Undersea Orta, the Broken Mountain New PVP Season New arena and battleground season begins! Rated battleground solo queue will also be available. New Feature: Delves Tiers 4+ of Delves unlock along with the new seasonal delve. And ...

For some, the journey deep within Azeroth to confront the building forces of the Void begins as The War Within early access is now live! Players who purchased either the physical collector’s edition or the Epic Edition digital bundle are now able to begin their levelling journey four days in advance of global launch on 27 August AEST. As the first part of the new multi-expansion story arc, the Worldsoul Saga, players can look forward to: New Continent: Khaz Algar Off the western shores of Pandaria lies the island of Khaz Algar, on which the surface-level city of Dornogal will serve as a new main city hub. Begin to explore what dwells beneath the surface in the lava-fuelled forge of The Ringing Deeps, the lush Hallowfall, and the pinnacle of Nerubian society, Azj-Kahet. New Class Feature: Hero Talents A new level of class specialisation customisation, Hero Talents, are modelled after well-known archetypes from the Warcraft ...

In 2024, the Warcraft universe will celebrate some major milestones, and all adventurers of Azeroth are invited to celebrate throughout the year, including the Hearthstone 10th anniversary in March, and both the World of Warcraft 20th anniversary and the Warcraft universe’s 30th anniversary in November! To get a taste of what’s to come, the World of Warcraft development team has shared some initial plans for the year ahead. In the blog, World of Warcraft executive producer Holly Longdale reflects on 2023 and shares what the future has in store for both modern and WoW Classic. Early next year, players can look forward to: Dragonflight Seeds of Renewal (10.2.5) Follower dungeons Dragonflight epilogue quests Explore and test out additional features on the Public Test Realm, now live Cataclysm Classic Beta Signups are open today! Season ...

As players begin exploring the magical energies taking over the Dragon Isles, the result of the fledgling world tree, Amirdrassil, taking root in the Emerald Dream, Dragonflight content update 10.2, Guardians of the Dream, will soon hit the public test realm (PTR). Guardians of the Dream will come loaded with new content and features including: NEW ZONE: THE EMERALD DREAM Players will access the Dream through in the western banks of the Ohn’ahran Plains where the green dragonflight has made its home. NEW CAMPAIGN QUESTS New quests progress the Dragonflight story that reveal Fyrakk’s true intentions for Amirdrassil. Additionally, other side story quests continue including the final chapter in the Tyr Reforged questline. SEASON 3 – NEW RAID: AMIRDRASSIL, THE DREAM’S HOPE A new nine-boss raid awaits as players will need to contend with the Dream’s defenders as well as Fryakk’s forces including his new allies, the Druids of the Flame. SEASON 3 – NEW MYTHIC+ DUNGEON POOL A new ...

The Incarnates have opened the way into Zaralek Cavern, and the champions of Azeroth are set to soar beneath the Dragon Isles to explore what this new zone has to offer: Embers of Neltharion, the latest content update for Dragonflight, is now live! As part of Embers of Neltharion, Dragonflight Season 2 will also go live next week, on 10 May AEDT. Check out below for some of what will be included in the launch today following the completion of regional maintenance: Embers of Neltharion NEW ZONE: Zaralek Cavern New quests, denizens to befriend, exploration, public objectives, and more await in this vast, mysterious underground cavern. CROSS-FACTION GUILDS Guilds will have the ability to invite players of the opposite faction, which will include access to guild chat, bank access, and calendars. NEW RENOWN TRACK: Loamm Niffen Busy molefolk with a mighty sense of smell, the Niffen offer new reputation rewards and activities to unlock as players progress through ...

World of Warcraft®: Dragonflight, the ninth expansion to Blizzard Entertainment’s critically acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing game, is now live! Heroes of the Horde and Alliance are called back to Azeroth to explore the mystical Dragon Isles and its ancient secrets, where the dragon aspects have returned to reclaim their kingdom and ancestral home. “Dragonflight goes to the heart of what players have always loved about World of Warcraft—exploration, customisation, and the feeling of wonder as the world and its stories unfold,” said Mike Ybarra, president of Blizzard Entertainment. “The updates to core systems, such as the new talent trees, build on the legacy of WoW for players of all types, allowing old friends and new to enjoy everything Azeroth has to offer for years to come.” The new Dragon Isles continent is comprised of five vibrant zones, which are some of the largest by area in the history of WoW: the ...

The ancestral home of dragonkind is stirring as Blizzard Entertainment today announced Dragonflight, the ninth expansion for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft®, will be released worldwide on 29 November AEST. “Dragonflight was crafted with our incredible community in mind and with the desire to return to what we all love most dearly: the splendour of Azeroth and its characters, with our players cast as heroes,” said World of Warcraft executive producer Holly Longdale. “We invite everyone into this new adventure where we will bask in the landscape of dragons, become a part of their ancient legacy, and watch the secrets of this land unfold together.” Players will discover the Dragon Isles and explore four new zones—each themed around and revealing more about the ancient dragon aspects—all lovingly crafted by the World of Warcraft development team for veteran and new players alike. As the Dragon Isles awaken, so too ...

The icy winds of Northrend are wailing once more, heralding news that Blizzard Entertainment’s Wrath of the Lich King Classic™ is now live. All players with an active subscription automatically receive access to the re-creation of WoW®’s acclaimed second expansion at no additional cost and can log in to begin their adventures into the frozen wilds of Azeroth’s northern continent today. The legendary story can be experienced on all realms previously dedicated to World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic™ content. Players will embark on a treacherous adventure through lush locales, battling foes unlike those found anywhere else in Azeroth, and will fulfil numerous quests before confronting the iconic Lich King in Icecrown Citadel and putting an end to his heartless destruction. This journey includes the rise of the fearsome Death Knight hero class, available to all players (even new ones!) and starting at level 55, the original iteration of the World ...

In the Shadowlands, the world beyond the mortal realm, Azeroth’s souls discover new purpose: to ascend, to atone, to be reborn, to wage everlasting war or suffer an eternity of torment. For the millions of World of Warcraft® players around the world, the journey to seize their own destiny in the afterlife begins today with the launch of Shadowlands, the eighth expansion for Blizzard Entertainment’s acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing game. In World of Warcraft®: Shadowlands, the heroes of the Horde and the Alliance will come face-to-face with the mysteries of death as they journey through the next world’s wondrous realms. Along the way, they’ll forge a fate-changing pact with one of the Shadowlands’ four ruling Covenants, drawing upon their otherworldly power to confront the forces of the Jailer, the malevolent entity  who holds dominion over the hopeless depths of the Maw. Players’ resolve will be tested as they seek to ...

No living soul on Azeroth truly knows what awaits in the world beyond their own—but the heroes of the Horde and the Alliance will soon find out. Today, Blizzard Entertainment announced that World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has a new launch date of 24 November AEDT/NZDT. Originally scheduled for release in late October, Shadowlands was delayed to allow more time for fine-tuning and polish based on feedback from the ongoing beta test, helping ensure players’ journey into Azeroth’s afterlife will be an epic experience at launch. Learn more about the new release date in a message from WoW executive producer John Hight, posted on the World of Warcraft website earlier today. The eighth World of Warcraft expansion sends players on a journey into the Shadowlands, a realm of infinite afterlives where mortal souls go to find new purpose—or suffer eternal torment at the mercy of the Jailer in his Tower of the Damned. ...

In today’s developer update livestream, World of Warcraft’s Executive Producer, John Hight, and Game Director, Ion Hazzikostas, walked through what’s on the horizon for Shadowlands as the beta test period approaches, which is currently scheduled to begin next week, as well as deeper dives into the specifics of the Covenant system, including Soulbinds, Renown, Sanctums, and more. Additionally, John Hight revealed the Collector’s Edition for the upcoming expansion. This limited Collector’s Edition boasts a trove of collectibles to complement World of Warcraft players’ journey into the Shadowlands, including: Hardback Art of the Shadowlands book Shattered sky mousepad Set of four collector’s pins featuring the sigils of each Shadowlands covenant Shadowlands Collector’s Edition digital soundtrack key Epic Edition digital game key, which comes with 30 days of game time and all of the in-game ...

Grizzled veterans and hardy newcomers alike can now experience Azeroth as it was in its earliest days with World of Warcraft® Classic, which is live starting today and included at no additional cost as part of everyone’s WoW® subscription globally. World of Warcraft Classic has been a labour of love for Blizzard, and the result is an authentic re-creation of the pre-expansion game in its most feature-complete state, as it was during 2006’s “Drums of War” update (patch 1.12.0). Blizzard has continued to bring WoW Classic realms online around the world to accommodate the more than two million players who have created characters in anticipation of today’s launch, and will work to add more based on player population trends. World of Warcraft®, which has been played by more than 140 million players over the past 15 years,* has evolved considerably across seven expansions, with numerous features, enhancements, and quality-of-life improvements. In ...

It’s been a massive couple of weeks for World of Warcraft, with the latest content update for Battle for Azeroth emerging from the depths, and new details for the World of Warcraft Classic launch coming to light. Below is a recap of the weeks’ announcements, along with a range of new updates going live today World of Warcraft Classic: World of Warcraft Classic Servers in Australia for Launch To provide players in Australia and New Zealand with the best possible experience, we are pleased to announce we will have Oceanic realms for World of Warcraft Classic at launch on 27 August. Game servers will be hosted in Australia. We will provide you with the names of the Oceanic realms before character name reservations commence on 13 August. Final Stress Test Details The final stress test for World of Warcraft Classic is coming up on 26-27 July. During ...

Starting 27 August AEST/NZST, World of Warcraft® players and fans around the world will be able to relive—or experience for the first time—the early days of Azeroth with World of Warcraft Classic™. This authentic re-creation takes players back to the beginnings of Blizzard Entertainment’s groundbreaking massively multiplayer online role-playing game, a time when Onyxia spread terror from her lair in Duskwallow Marsh, Leeroy Jenkins became a sensation after some ill-advised heroics in Upper Blackrock Spire, and only the bravest or most foolhardy quested alone in Stranglethorn Vale. With World of Warcraft Classic, Blizzard has rebuilt the original WoW® in its most polished and complete state—as it was at the time of the “Drums of War” update (patch 1.12.0), originally released 23 August, 2006. Included for all subscribers at no additional cost, World of Warcraft Classic gives players the opportunity to reexperience together the moments that came to define early WoW, like ...