Blizzard’s flagship MOBA, Heroes of the Storm, is lastly displaying indicators of life.
Introduced at Blizzcon 2026, the recreation is getting its first new character since Hogger was launched in 2020, in addition to a brand new PTR.
Xal’atath, the major antagonist of World of Warcraft’s Midnight enlargement, is coming to the Nexus on Monday, September 28. The PTR begins on Monday, September 14.
This can be a welcome shock for Heroes of the Storm followers, who had all however accepted that the recreation would possibly by no means get up to date once more. Blizzard ended official help for HotS in 2022, explaining that “future patches will primarily give attention to shopper sustainability and bug fixing, with stability updates coming as wanted.”
Nonetheless, the title acquired a big patch in 2023, with smaller, sporadic modifications and new skins trickling by means of in the years since then. Followers are extra hopeful than ever, and Blizzard is, too — however future updates all rely upon how the group responds to this contemporary breath of air.
Talking to the media, a Blizzard franchise chief stated the firm will “see how this does,” revealing that “if the group responds nicely, it might result in extra issues” and describing this replace as the “first foray into one thing actually massive.”
Blizzard President Johanna Faries thanked Heroes of the Storm gamers for holding out hope for thus lengthy, and even teased the addition of one other new hero in the future.
“To all the HotS gamers on the market, thanks for believing in this recreation, for carrying the torch, and for reminding us typically — very loudly — what this recreation means to you,” she stated. “And who is aware of — we’d even have one other new hero on the means in the future, so keep tuned, and we’ll see you in the Nexus.”
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