Elizabeth Harper

It's a big month for World of Warcraft, with a pair of absolutely massive patches: WoW Classic Anniversary launched The Burning Crusade pre-patch last week, and modern World of Warcraft launches the Midnight pre-patch this week.

Sometimes you wake up and want to watch the world burn. And sometimes you wake up and your inner kaiju wants to crash through Tokyo. It’s hard to say which force of destruction will manifest at any given time… but for now, I’m trying to think positive thoughts for the poor Warcraft server team, who was up all night trying to cajole WoW Classic into running. I hope you’ve scheduled some nap time into your day.

This is the Queue, our daily Q&A column where we answer your questions (and occasionally go on kaiju-related tangents). Let’s see what the comment section holds for us today, shall we?

Get ready to roll those Void Elf Demon Hunters, because the Midnight pre-patch launches on January 20, 2026, immediately after Legion Remix ends.

Today's maintenance is completely average for players on The War Within and Mists of Pandaria Classic servers, with just a quick hour of downtime scheduled for both.

We're all still waking up from our holiday season slumber, with Blizzard starting to dole out new announcements for the new year.

Congratulate yourself, because you’ve made it half-way through a challenging post-holiday week. It is the first Wednesday of the year (my dudes), so hang in there and we can all make it through the weekend together.

But for now, this is the Queue, our daily Q&A column where we can all hang out and chat instead of doing anything productive. Let’s get to it.

It's another speedy WoW maintenance this week, as all World of Warcraft servers scheduled to be offline for an hour this morning.

It's been a quiet week at Blizzard Watch HQ as the winter holidays wind down and we work on winding up to face another long year.

It’s nearly the new year, which means it’s packed with all of the stress of family events, “new year, new you” expectations, and all of those pesky chores with end of year deadlines that have all crash-landed on the last day of the year. Happy December 31, here’s your end of year anxiety, checking in!

But persevering through another year is still something to celebrate, so let’s get started with some questions, some sort-of-resolutions, and maybe wrap it all up by going to play some video games. I’ve put on my most festive hat to celebrate, and I think you should too.

This is the Queue, our daily Q&A column (or an excuse to hang out and chat). Let’s get to some questions.

It's the holiday season in Hearthstone, and this week's New Year Bash Tavern Brawl is all about celebrating.