Estimated release dates for every Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary phase, now with details from the WoW Classic 2026 roadmap
World of Warcraft Classic Anniversary realms have officially become The Burning Crusade Classic anniversary realms with the successful rollout of the TBC Classic pre-patch on January 13, 2026, and players have already begun preparations to traverse the Dark Portal on February 5, 2026 when the expansion launches.
World of Warcraft’s 2026 roadmap shows us some unexpected surprises during Midnight
Continuing on a trend of transparency that started prior to Dragonflight, the World of Warcraft team today gave us a look at a 2026 roadmap that shows both the expected cadence of Midnight's content patches, as well as some new and exciting features and game modes and the return of an older feature that we haven't seen outside of a single experiment during Battle for Azeroth.
Stay gold with an array of new items at the WoW Trading Post in February
Celebrate the World of Warcraft Trading Post's third birthday when February starts with an array of new Pandaren, Sindorei, and Anubisath-themed items!
We think we found the location of the spooky World of Warcraft game mode… and it’s not Duskwood
One of the more mysterious announcements in today's State of Azeroth livestream was a new standalone game mode that will go live with WoW patch 12.1.7 sometime this autumn.
Decor Duel is a new Prop Hunt mode coming to WoW in patch 12.0.5
With all this Player Housing stuff finally coming to WoW, adding a Prop Hunt mode where the player can become the decor is an obvious next step.
Labyrinths will be added in patch 12.1.5 as a new variation of Delves that are larger in size, “like mega-dungeons”
One of the most exciting pieces of news arriving in today's 2026 State of Azeroth content update for World of Warcraft was Labyrinths, a new, bigger format for Delves.
The Queue: What’s up, fellow WoW enjoyers?
There sure is a lot going on right now all of a sudden, all of which I know the details of, because I definitely did not write this well in advance to be ready for an onslaught of news. Being prepared in advance does not sound at all like me.
This is The Queue, our daily column where you ask us questions and we definitely know what the answers are gonna be?
Cook up some Definitely Not Fried Chicken with the Epic Games Store free game of the week
If you've ever wanted to own a restaurant chain and work your way toward having a successful business, Epic Games Store does not have your back with their free game this week.
Player Housing Endeavors are getting more rewarding
While there are a number of highly active Neighborhoods that have fully unlocked the Neighborhood Favor track already, one week into the first Endeavor cycle, Blizzard is speeding up Endeavor progression.
Earn a bakery-themed back transmog by playing World of Warcraft for 15 minutes with Discord quest
Don’t miss your chance to grab an oven-fresh World of Warcraft back transmog by completing a Discord quest before the window expires!



