BlizzCon 2026 is the map for the next few years of Blizzard games: same-day launches, new seasons, and long-horizon reveals. This hub is the page to keep open while panels keep dropping details. Use it as the running list. Use the opening article as the day-one snapshot. Dedicated articles for the biggest reveals will link back here as they publish.
Start Here
If you want the opening-night read first, start with the dated article. If you want the full announcement map, stay on this hub and jump by franchise.
Biggest Headlines So Far
These are the opens that matter most for search and follow-up coverage:
- Diablo V: Sanctuary Falls (Spring 2029)
- Diablo IV season with Deckard Cain, plus embrace Baal, Mephisto, or Diablo for power
- Diablo IV on Nintendo Switch 2, and Amazon class in 2027 (Bow + Javelin)
- Warcraft III Reforged: Forsaken Kingdom launches September 12, 2026
- StarCraft open-world shooter releases in 2030
- World of Warcraft: Midnight Eclipse (12.2); Forever launch November 4, 2026 (beta September 17); Remix 2027; The Last Titan (13.0) in 2027 / Northrend
- Heroes of the Storm: new hero Xal'atath (PTR September 14, 2026; live September 28, 2026)
- Hearthstone: Reign of the Black Empire, Assemble, Aberrations, 2v2, Monk class in March 2027
- Heroes of the Storm: new hero Xal'atath
Diablo
Watch for the season start time, Netflix series details, Switch 2 timing, Amazon kit reveals, and anything concrete on Sanctuary Falls. This lane should grow into season + class + Diablo V articles linked from this hub.
Heroes of the Storm
New hero: Xal'atath. PTR September 14, 2026. Live September 28, 2026. First new hero since Hogger (December 2020).
StarCraft
The open-world shooter is a long runway (2030). Keep quotes and confirmations here until platforms, modes, and a dedicated article exist.
Overwatch
Hero wave, map(s), reworks, and Questwatch belong here until names and patch timing are clean enough for their own pages.
Warcraft III
Forsaken Kingdom is live as of September 12, 2026. Treat launch coverage and later guides as children of this hub.
Hearthstone
Reign of the Black Empire is the set headline. Assemble and Aberrations are the systems. 2v2 and Monk (March 2027) are the mode/class follow-ups.
World of Warcraft: Retail
Midnight Eclipse is the near patch. Remix and The Last Titan are the 2027 story. Northrend is the setting hook for 13.0.
World of Warcraft: Forever
Launch November 4th, 2026. Beta September 17th, 2026. Level 60 path alongside Retail and Classic, with new zones, a new race (Skyborne), new talents, and over a thousand new quests.