Everything that happened at BlizzCon 2019

This year’s BlizzCon was packed with news. Diablo 4?! Overwatch 2!? World of Warcraft Shadowlands?! It was practically too much to keep up with (even for us). So for everyone struggling to keep up, we’ve rounded up all of the news from BlizzCon in this one convenient location.

We hope you had as much fun as we did, whether it was at the convention center itself, or sitting and watching the Virtual Ticket in our pajamas. Don’t judge us. We’ve been busy.

Here’s all the news you may have missed.

Trailers & Release Dates

• All of BlizzCon 2019’s amazing cinematic announcements
• BlizzCon announcements have been awesome, but when is everything being released?

Diablo

• Diablo 4 is here and it looks terrifying

  • Our Take
    • Diablo 4 First Impressions: This is a hell of a game
    • Diablo 4 promises freedom of play in shattered hellscape. Will it deliver?
  • Diablo 4 Features
    • Crush, shred, and burn demons with Diablo 4’s first three classes
    • Diablo 4’s world bosses are ready and able to smash player faces
    • Diablo 4 lets you play however you want (as long as you don’t want to play offline)
    • Diablo 4 devs talk smashing bosses with stagger, customization with Legendaries, and the fate of the Auction House
    • If you like Mythic+ in World of Warcraft, Diablo 4 has you covered with Dungeon Keys
    • Diablo 4 will have the PVP combat that Diablo 2 promised
    • Goodbye, dungeon loading screens: Diablo 4 has “seamless exploration”
    • Diablo 4 introduces mounts to navigate the open world
    • Seasons will be back in Diablo 4!
    • Will Diablo 4 have a hardcore mode?
  • Diablo 4 Story
    • The Diablo 4 story as we know it (so far)
    • Who is Inarius, and what role might he play in Diablo 4?
  • Panel & Art Galleries
    • BlizzCon 2019: Diablo 4 Unveiled panel gallery
    • Diablo 4 systems and features panel gallery
    • Diablo 4 screenshot gallery
    • The Art of Diablo 4 panel gallery
    • Diablo 4 World and Lore panel gallery
    • Diablo 4 art gallery

• Diablo Immortal

  • Diablo Immortal showed off some minor updates at BlizzCon, but still doesn’t have a release date
  • Diablo Immortal class abilities gallery

• Diablo 3

  • BlizzCon Virtual Ticketholders get Lilith wings in Diablo 3

World of Warcraft

• World of Warcraft’s next expansion is Shadowlands

  • Our Take
    • Shadowlands’ promise of player agency fills me with hope, but can the game follow through?
  • Leveling Changes in Shadowlands
    • Level squish is coming in WoW’s next expansion, Shadowlands: new level cap is 60
    • Leveling in Shadowlands will be “60 to 70% faster”
    • Shadowlands will let us level from 1 to 50 anywhere
    • Shadowlands will completely change how you play alts in WoW
  • Shadowlands Zones and Dungeons
    • The races and zones we’ll encounter in Shadowlands
    • Shadowlands brings unique Tower of the Damned dungeon you can do solo or with friends
    • Explore the origins of Frostmourne and more in Shadowlands’ Torghast and the Maw
  • The Covenants of the Shadowlands
    • The four Covenants of the Shadowlands are the new Class Halls
    • All the non-class-specific Covenant abilities you get in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
    • Shadowlands Covenants have tons of cool cosmetic rewards to choose from
    • Is Shadowlands’ Soulbinding system a strange romance or just power amplification? You decide
  • Classes & Characters
    • Shadowlands brings core class spells and abilities back
    • Class armor sets will return in Shadowlands (eventually)
    • Shadowlands adds character customizations we’ve wanted for years
  • Shadowlands Story
    • Tyrande will play a significant role in Ardenweald’s story — and what is Elune’s role?
    • Anima, the new currency in Shadowlands, has been in Azeroth longer than you might think
  • Flying in Shadowlands
    • Yes, you’ll be able to fly in WoW’s Shadowlands expansion
  • Shadowlands Special Editions
    • What do I get from each of the different Shadowlands special editions?
  • Coming Soon
    • Blizzard’s newest charity pet, Dotty the baby alpaca, can be your best friend
    • Pandaren and Allied Races can become Death Knights in patch 8.3
    • Essences won’t be account-wide in patch 8.3, but they will be easier to get
    • No cross-faction play, no end to the faction divide in the cards in WoW
    • Legendary weapon transmog restrictions will be lifted “very soon”
  • Panel & Art Galleries
    • World of Warcraft: What’s Next panel gallery
    • World of Warcraft: Deep Dive panel gallery
    • World of Warcraft World Creation panel gallery
    • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands art gallery

Overwatch

• Overwatch 2 is coming, with both PVP and PVE combat

  • Our Take
    • Hands on with Overwatch 2’s new story missions and Push map type
    • Is Overwatch 2 really a sequel?
  • New Game Modes
    • Overwatch 2 adds Push game mode with Toronto map
    • Overwatch 2’s Story Missions blend narrative with dynamic combat
    • Overwatch 2’s Hero Missions bring replayable PVE challenges
  • New Hero
    • Overwatch 2’s new hero Sojourn is light on story but full of potential
  • Overwatch 2 Story
    • Overwatch 2 continues the story of Overwatch by getting the band back together
    • The Overwatch 2 team “absolutely has plans” to do something like break Reinhardt’s hammer in half — but it won’t affect PVP
  • What’s the difference between Overwatch and Overwatch 2
    • What do Overwatch 1 players get access to in Overwatch 2?
  • Panel & Art Galleries
    • Overwatch What’s Next panel gallery
    • Overwatch: Evolving the Art panel gallery
    • Overwatch Animation: Zero Hour panel gallery
    • Overwatch 2 concept art and stills gallery
    • Overwatch Artists at Work gallery
    • Overwatch 2 art gallery

Hearthstone

• Descent of Dragons expansion brings Azeroth’s most powerful dragons to the game

  • Our Take
    • First Impressions: Hearthstone Battlegrounds
  • Key Features
    • How Galakrond and dragons shake up the gameplay in Hearthstone’s Descent of Dragons
    • Hearthstone’s new Battlegrounds mode will offer 8-player competition
  • Cards & Galleries
    • Descent of Dragons card gallery
    • Hearthstone What’s Next panel gallery
    • Hearthstone art gallery
  • Esports
    • VKLiooon sweeps Hearthstone Grand Masters in historic win

Cosplay and Community

• Community Night contests with Darin De Paul
• Art Contest Winners gallery
• Cosplay exhibition gallery
• Cosplay seen on the convention floor

Podcasts

• Blizzard Watch Podcast: BlizzCon 2019 day one first impressions
• Blizzard Watch Podcast: BlizzCon 2019 day two wrapup

Heroes of the Storm

• Heroes of the Storm deep dive gallery: See how Deathwing was designed and modeled
• All Heroes of the Storm’s heroes playable for free until November 10

WoW Classic

• What to expect when WoW Classic Phase 2 launches November 12
• Are expansions coming to World of Warcraft Classic? Maybe!

Warcraft 3: Reforged

• Warcraft 3 Reforged Deep Dive panel gallery

And more!

• Visit BlizzCon virtually through the show floor gallery
• Opening Ceremony gallery
• Blizzard Arcade gallery
• Charity auction gallery
• BlizzCon merchandise gallery
• Con Before the Storm gallery
• The Darkmoon Faire gallery