World of Warcraft

Today Blizzard published a blue post outlining the schedule for Shadowlands Launch Day coming up on the 23rd/24th, along with a few other dates and times to keep in mind related to launch day. There were a lot of dates and times to keep straight, so we’ve compiled them into the interactive list below. Click…

As is tradition before a new expansion or patch release, Blizzard has created a Shadowlands Survival Guide video covering the new content and features players will have access to. Check out the video below or read the transcript or our summary of key features below! Shadowlands Survival Guide Key Points Characters level 48 and higher…

Blizzard released a new launch cinematic today. It is a beautiful cinematic that features highly detailed models featuring each of the four Covenants. Check it out below! Shadowlands Launch Cinematic Transcript ARCHON: Beyond the veil lies the Shadowlands… where every soul has its place. # DRAMATIC ORCHESTRAL MUSIC WIND GUSTING ARMY YELLING IN DISTANCE SIRE…

Blizzard has announced that on Friday, November 13th, they’ll be holding a launch test. During this test, they’ll be restarting the Torghast Beta Realm and setting it to match current live game conditions. Then, devs will be testing launching Shadowlands, during which time players will be able to pick up the starting quest for Shadowlands…

Blizzard has announced a Welcome Back Weekend that will run November 5th through 8th, where players will be able to return to Azeroth to prepare their characters to enter the Shadowlands regardless of whether they have a currently active subscription. This is a great time to get friends back into the game (or into the…

Along with the Shadowlands release date announcement today, Blizzard also released a new story trailer! Check out the video and read the full transcript below. World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Story Trailer Transcript SYLVANAS: Nothing is fair. BOLVAR GRUNTS SYLVANAS: Not life, not death. But through the Jailer, control of our fate will at last be…

Blizzard has announced the new release date for Shadowlands today! The new release date is November 23rd and 24th (November 23rd at 3 PM PDT). The Pre-Patch event will arrive November 10th, kicking off a Scourge invasion of Azeroth. December 8th will be the launch of Shadowlands first raid, Castle Nathria, and the start of…

The official World of Warcraft YouTube channel released a new in-game cinematic today. This re-creates the scene from the Shadowlands reveal trailer where Sylvanas destroys the Helm of Domination and shows new content as well! The scene opens to show the shattered sky above Icecrown, and Bolvar being helped by to Acherus. He narrates the…

In a recent update to the Shadowlands Beta, players found themselves unable to use their Covenant Abilities outside of Shadowlands zones. Ion Hazzikostas announced today in a blue post that they’d be reverting this change. The idea behind the change initially was to soften the blow of losing access to this ability in the future…