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 BlizzCon 2026 opening article first, start with the specific 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:
- Heroes of the Storm: new hero Xal'atath (PTR September 14, 2026; live September 28, 2026)
- Diablo: an animated series in development with Netflix.
- 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)
- Diablo V: Sanctuary Falls (Spring 2029)
- 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
- Hearthstone: Reign of the Black Empire, Assemble, Aberrations, 2v2, Monk class in March 2027
Heroes of the Storm
New hero: Xal'atath. PTR September 14, 2026. Live September 28, 2026. First new hero since Hogger (December 2020).
Diablo
Near-term: Season of Hell's Legacy, Switch 2, and the Amazon pack in 2027. Long-term: Diablo V: Sanctuary Falls for Spring 2029, plus the Netflix series in development.
StarCraft
The open-world shooter is the long runway (Spring 2030). Platforms and combat camera are still thin; keep this lane for confirmations as they land.
Overwatch
Doctrine leads Season 5 on October 6, with Sombra moving to Support, a Roadhog rework, Watchpoint: Grimsvotn, and QuestWatch as the live tabletop show.
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 Battlegrounds Aberrations are the systems. 2v2 and Monk (March 2027) are the mode and class follow-ups.
World of Warcraft: Retail
Midnight: Eclipse (12.2) is the near patch and Worldcore raid. Wrath Remix and The Last Titan are the 2027 Northrend story.
World of Warcraft: Forever
World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026 (beta September 17): level 60 path beside Retail and Classic, with Skyborne, new zones, and a thousand-plus new quests.
