World of Warcraft: Midnight will launch globally on March 2, 2026.
The second half of the Worldsoul Saga and the eleventh general enlargement for Blizzard’s MMORPG, Midnight will take you to new and reimagined zones, allow you to check out new skills, and face “all-new Delves, dungeons, and raids.”
Functions for the beta check are now open, and over the course of the check, Blizzard will probably be “inviting neighborhood veterans, press, fansies, buddies, and household” to take a look at the upcoming enlargement.
Gamers who’ve purchased the Epic Version will even get the possibility to take part within the beta, in addition to get three days’ early entry, which implies they’ll get caught in from February 27.
You additionally do not have to attend till March to arrange residence should you’ve bought any version of the Midnight enlargement — do not forget that Housing Early Entry will kick off subsequent week on December 2, so you’ll choose a neighborhood, select a home, and begin making it cosy weeks earlier than the enlargement drops.
Blizzard supplied a roadmap to its expansions plans again in BlizzCon 2023. The second of three expansions introduced on the time, Midnight follows final yr’s The Struggle Inside, and can happen in Azeroth’s “Previous World” in Quel’thalas, the place Void forces have invaded and try to destroy the Sunwell and plunge the world into darkness.
We performed the primary 10 hours final month, writing in IGN’s World of Warcraft: Midnight preview: “There’s nonetheless quite a bit of the Midnight alpha to see. Attempt as I would, they would not even let me into the mysterious realm of Zul’Aman! However having performed it mainly each waking hour since I obtained entry, which was about 10 hours in the past as I write this, I’m definitely impressed with the brand new zones and the customization housing permits, and I am excited to see the place the story of the Worldsoul Saga goes subsequent.”
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