For the first time in World of Warcraft history, Blizzard has given both tickets to Beta and early access periods to War Within Epic Edition buyers, and the early access has just begun!

The early access period for the World of Warcraft: The War Within has begun, and players who have purchased either the physical collector’s edition or the Epic Edition digital bundle can dive right into the action four full days early. World of Warcraft launched a specialized cinematic trailer to prep Azeroth inhabitants for the upcoming expansion, which can be seen below.

World of Warcraft: The War Within Key Features

• Explorers will be able to head to the new continent of Khaz Algar, which lies off the western shores of Pandaria. Within the continent lies the surface-level city of Dornogal, which will serve as the new main city hub of the expansion. Expeditious adventurers can explore what dwells beneath the surface of the city in the lava-fuelled forge of The Ringing Deeps, the Hallowfall, and the Nerubian society monument, Azj-Kahet.

• Hero Talents will be introduced in The War Within. They are a new class feature that allows more levels of class specialization customization. Hero Talents are modelled after well-known archetypes from the Warcraft universe, including Dark Ranger, Farseer, and more.
• A new world content feature is being added to World of Warcraft, and it is called Delves. These are small adventures seamlessly integrated into the world (similar to delves in The Elder Scrolls Online), which scale to support 1-5 players and offer a new rewards track in the Great Vault.
• Introduced as dragon riding in Dragonflight, the function will be expanded into sky riding, allowing a larger number of mounts to be used. This system will allow more mount types to be used in mid-air, and the previous flight system will now be referred to as steady flight.

World of Warcraft: The War Within launches globally on August 26, but for those who have early access, It starts today. More info can be found on the official website.

Blizzard has announced the global release of World of Warcraft: World Within, along with teasers for upcoming events to celebrate the anniversary and a new trailer for Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred.

Taking the stage at Gamescom 2024, Blizzard unveiled numerous details about the global release of World of Warcraft: World Within, teased anniversary events, and showcased a gameplay trailer for Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred. Before diving into the news, here’s a breakdown of everything that has been announced!

World of Warcraft: World Within and Anniversary Celebration

The first announcement is the global release date for World of Warcraft: World Within, set for August 26, 2024, with early access available on August 22 for die-hard fans. To celebrate Warcraft‘s 30th anniversary, Blizzard will host a special event in October 2024, offering players the chance to earn in-game rewards. More details about the anniversary celebration will be shared later, with the first World of Warcraft Direct scheduled to go live toward the end of the year.

Attendees at Gamescom can also stop by the show floor for a VR experience, where they can enjoy the thrills of skydiving through Dalaran and experiencing the invasion of the fabled city—a thrilling and immersive adventure.

Overwatch joining the fun to celebrate Warcraft’s 30th Anniversary!

Overwatch 2 will be releasing a skin in celebration of the World of Warcraft anniversary. Releasing in September, Blizzard has shown a sneak peek of the upcoming skin for Widowmaker as she will be showing her allegiance to the Hordes as Sylvanas Windrunner.

But alongside the celebration of the World of Warcraft anniversary, Overwatch will be in a joint stand with Porsche to highlight their collaboration with a life-size D.Va statue modelled after the all-electric Macan and a real-life rendition of an iconic map that fans can enter. 

Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred – The Mercenaries reveal trailer

With Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred releasing on October 8th, 2024, Blizzard has shared the Mercenaries trailer to introduce the new characters to fight alongside you and highlight the latest features. 

From the trailer, you fight alongside Guardian, Redemption, Vengeance, and Rage in a group called Pale Hand against the hordes of enemies in a team and never alone. The mercenaries are nothing but ordinary characters with remarkable skills, as they can be hired to fight alongside you in Hell. Not only can you fight alongside a mercenary, but you will be exploring a new multistage dungeon called The Kurast Undercity and a new co-op PvE dungeon called The Dark Citadel. Lastly, those who pre-purchase the expansion pack will instantly unlock the new Demon Wings cosmetic and receive a one-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.    

With everything announced from Blizzard at Gamescom 2024, are you excited about the upcoming events and expansions?

Activision has unveiled a sneak peek into the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 mission Most Wanted, which features sneaky yet explosive action. 

With Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 releasing in October 2024, Activision has shown a sneak peek of a mission called Most Wanted, showcasing the level playthrough as the characters use stealth before going all out. From the gameplay, we are shown a glimpse of the story as it takes place after the Cold Wars, a bit of the new Omnimovement system, and ends with a bang. 

Right from the start, the character is shown trying to blend in to get closer to the Senator with nothing but his fist to take down his securities and a camera to capture pictures of the Senator to receive sensitive information. Despite being a stealth section, it seems to be quite thrilling and very action-oriented until you reach a section requiring the use of your camera to gain access to a room. At this point, reaching the top from the basement is gun-blazing.

As they move on to the next section of the mission, the characters are shown taking down the enemies and uniting with Adler for more manpower. While progressing to the elevator, an enemy with a machine gun arrived to stop the team from going any further, giving us a glimpse at how the Omnimovent works as the character is shown diving backward and running to the sides before releasing an RCXD to take down the enemy.

Right at this point, the mission progresses normally, with a few hiccups as the elevator explodes, and it fast-forwards to everyone shooting against the enemies as they escape riding on the motorcycle. Quite a thrilling and blood-pumping mission!

For those looking forward to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, be sure to mark your calendar on August 28th as Call of Duty NEXT will be making a return!

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be released on October 25th, 2024 for the Xbox One/Series X|S, PlayStation 4|5, and PC! Be sure to keep your eye peeled in the meantime before the release!  

After what the internet considered ‘nearly endless patch notes,’ Diablo IV‘s 5th Season of the Infernal Hordes has now been unleashed.

After weeks of teasing and patch notes providing pages of balance changes, the fifth season of Diablo IV, Season of the Infernal Hordes, has gone live. To prep wanderers for their escapades across the hellish landscape of Sanctuary, Blizzard has provided a launch trailer that showcases all of the big changes friends and foes alike will have to contend with when jumping back in. The brief trailer can be seen below.

The latest chapter in Diablo IV brings a new questline for wanderers to contend with while also bringing back the honour system from the Iron Wolve’s Encampment from the previous season. While the new season brings a new mode, the Infernal Horde. Players can earn or craft Infernal Compasses to access the Infernal Hordes, which drop from the various end-game content throughout Diablo IV. Infernal Compasses (like the nightmare dungeon sigils) scale by tier levels to increase Infernal Horde strength. Since the title’s launch, this is the first time the seasonal horde content has also been available to access in the Eternal realm.

Infernal Hordes drop incredible loot called the Spoils of Hell, and these can include notable Masterworking materials to strengthen your character even further. At the end of every Infernal Horde run, the Fell Council will contend to meet with you, and three of the five bosses will attempt to end your life. These Battle Fell Priests have plagued Sanctuary since Diablo II, and each comes with their own abilities and attack patterns to send you to Hell.

And that’s not all. Season of the Infernal Hordes also grants access to over 50 new unique weapons with abilities and strengths to send the hordes of hell back to where they came from. As previously mentioned, the new season comes with a wealth of patch notes, including a list of how unique items will be overhauled this season and general balance changes to Sanctuary. The notes can be found on the official Blizzard website.

Fans looking to dive back into Sanctuary can now do so in the new Season of the Infernal Hordes, it’s live now, waiting for wanderers to contend with Hell.