WoW

We're finally heading into the Emerald Dream in WoW patch 10.2: Guardians of the Dream, launching on November 7, right after BlizzCon.

The Blizzard Watch staff are currently recovering from a big BlizzCon weekend, and one of the hotly anticipated announcements was the name and theme of the next World of Warcraft expansion.

A first look at the Isle of Dorn zone from World of Warcraft: The War Within.

A first look at the Ringing Deeps zone from World of Warcraft: The War Within.

A first look at the Azj'kahet zone from World of Warcraft: The War Within.

A first look at the Azj'kahet zone from World of Warcraft: The War Within.

The gear upgrade system is back for players again in World of Warcraft's patch 10.2, and Blizzard has applied several quality of life upgrades to it this time around -- most notably, Dreaming Crests, the new items you'll need alongside Flightstones to upgrade gear, are a currency instead of an item.

Warcraft Rumble released with a cross-promotion battle pet called Gnomelia Gearheart that you can claim in World of Warcraft if you beat the first chapter in Warcraft Rumble.

If you've ever wanted your World of Warcraft characters to have their hair displaying under their helmets (instead of mysteriously vanishing), you might be in luck: there's a chance we're getting exactly that at some point in the future.

Our own Cory Taylor had the opportunity to have an exclusive chat with World of Warcraft Game Director Ion Hazzikostas at BlizzCon 2023, and he shared some of his thoughts on the upcoming WoW expansion, The War Within -- especially about one of its most promising new features, Warbands.