BlizzCon 2023 Announcements – Everything we saw at BlizzCon

Here are all the major BlizzCon 2023 Announcements on show at the opening ceremony.

BlizzCon is always full of big announcements, but 2023 has an air of extra suspense about it. From the Warcraft team suggesting it could be the biggest yet, to the complete lack of (credible) leaks. We know BlizzCon has two WoW demo stations; one for Retail 10.2, and the other for Classic. Leaks from Classic suggest a “1.5” Classic client, which has led to people assuming we'll get Classic +. Anyway, if you're here early, you can check out our prediction article if you like, and if you're here late, why not see how wrong we were?

If you're here early, then thanks for that, but do feel free to watch the stream yourself below. And if you're not, also thank you, and hey, why not recap everything anyway?

Regardless, we'll have all the major announcements below, alongside videos and images etc. You'll also find our WoW Panel “What was announced” article once those go live.

BlizzCon 2023 Announcements

Here is everything Blizzard showed off at BlizzCon 2023. This article is being updated live during the event, with trailers and more context added as soon as possible.

World of Warcraft The World Soul Saga

• Multi-expansion… expansion event
• Releases will come much faster
• The next 3 expansions revealed

WoW: The War Within

WoW: Midnight

• Return to the Old World
• Void invasion
• Quel'Thalas

WoW: The Last Titan

• Return to Old World
• back to Northrend
• Titans will return to Azeroth

World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery

• Class altering changes
• Mage healers, Warlock tanks etc
• The Max level is 25
• New end game at 25
• New level cap every few months
• Blackfathom Deeps will be the first raid
• Raid is 10-player
• New and reimagined bosses, mechanics, and rewards.
• Season of Discovery will have no PTR
• Launches November 30

World of Warcraft Classic Cataclysm with changes

• Coming with changes
• Coming first half of 2024

Overwatch 2 – Mauga  New Hero

It was probably well-known before BlizzCon, but we finally got the official reveal of Mauga. The latest hero will join the Overwatch 2 roster in Season 8.

Wonder if anyone saw this coming? 😉

The long-awaited Tank Mauga is the next hero in #Overwatch2 pic.twitter.com/J3duvnTfUr

— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) November 3, 2023

Overwatch 2 What's Next 2024:

• New PvP Game Mode “Clash” – new PvP mode, MOBA style
• Hanaoka new map
• Reworked competitive mode
• Three more heroes in 2024 – new DPS Venture, Support “Space Ranger”
• Mauga live in OW2 now for people to try

The future for #Overwatch2 is BRIGHT ✨

⚔️ New Game Mode CLASH
🌸 New Map Hanaoka
💥 New Damage Hero
🩹 New Support Hero

Dive into these reveals and more of what's to come in 2024 TOMORROW at 1:30pm PT during the What's Next Panel! pic.twitter.com/OWiUyo8Xpe

— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) November 3, 2023

Diablo 4 Season 2 changes on December 5th

• Enchanting Preview
• Abattoir of Zir, new endgame event
• Midwinter Blight coming during the Holiday period

Diablo 4 Expansion – Vessel of Hatred

• New Class never before seen in Diablo
• Vessel of Hatred – D4 Expansion coming late 2024

Hearthstone New stuff

• New “catch-up” packs coming to Hearthstone. Will contain “up to 50 cards” to help new players, well, catch up. All cards from the last two years.
• New coop Battlegrounds duos mode coming in Early 2024

Warcraft Rumble Stuff

• The game is fully released today (out now)
• Season one launches today including Sylvanas
• Raids will come in the next update

And that wraps up BlizzCon 2023 and everything on offer. Keep it locked here for more coverage, especially if you like WoW.