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BlizzCon 2026: WoW Predictions
WoW Expansion List by Release Date
Burning Crusade
2007
Wrath of the Lich King
2008
Cataclysm
2010
Mists of Pandaria
2012
Warlords of Draenor
2014
Legion
2016
Battle for Azeroth
2018
Shadowlands
2020
Dragonflight
2022
The War Within
2024
Midnight
2026
The Last Titan
TBC
I suspect that Blizzard vice president Holly Longdale will use the Opening Ceremony stage to detail the topline improvements coming to the Midnight era (expect this to be community-focused, rather than heavy on content – that’s what the deep-dive panels across the weekend are far) before The Last Titan is given a firm (2028) date and overview.
Blizzard legend Chris Metzen helped announce the Worldsoul Saga back in 2023, but we’ve seen very little of Warcraft’s executive creative director since. I’d love to see him out on stage again today.
Wildcard Prediction: Blizzard announces World of Warcraft is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X in 2027.
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What to expect from BlizzCon 2026
Blizzard deciding to bring BlizzCon back for 2026 is a big deal. The in-person event has been inactive for the last two years, and comes at a time where the publisher is working through the impact of redundancies across all of its development teams following the Xbox Reset implemented in July.
The reason BlizzCon matters is that it’s the one moment of the calendar year where all of the Blizzard universes collide – where a typically secretive company is willing to open up its doors and give players a peek into the future of Diablo, Hearthstone, Overwatch, StarCraft, and Warcraft.
When I attended BlizzCon in 2023, Blizzard unveiled The Worldsoul Saga – an unprecedented three-expansion run for World of Warcraft. Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred was revealed, as were new heroes for Overwatch and the Cataclysm expansion for WoW Classic. Like I said, BlizzCon goes hard.
I’m expecting big things from BlizzCon this weekend. The Opening Ceremony will almost certainly bring word from Blizzard president Johanna Faries and Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, offer major reveals for Diablo 4 and World of Warcraft, and perhaps the 10 year wait for new StarCraft will finally end.
The countdown to BlizzCon 2026 starts now