BlizzCon 2023 Preview - Predictions Of The Biggest Announcements From The Show

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We’re only four days away from opening ceremonies at BlizzCon and finally have answered all the questions about what’s new and what we all have to look forward to. In the meantime, let’s look at what we are likely to see and talk through some things that would be cool to see but are unlikely.

The one thing we are all sure of is there will be an announcement of the next expansion for World of Warcraft . This is the first in-person BlizzCon since 2019, leading into the 20th anniversary of WoW , and the 30th anniversary of the Warcraft franchise. It would be incomprehensible not to have something big planned for next year. If they want to release a new expansion next year, they have to get it announced now. Between doing alphas, betas, and all the various iterations to get a new expansion out the door, time is ticking. Additionally, if they have a playable zone, BlizzCon is an ideal place to unveil that. There have also been tons of the normal pre-BlizzCon “leaks,” which I hope none of are true because leakers are the absolute dregs of the gaming barrel.

It also makes sense within the storyline of Dragonflight . Our next adventure, The Guardians of the Dream, kicks off right after BlizzCon, sees us fighting off Fyrakk in an epic battle over the new world tree. His sister Vyranoth has also teamed up with us, so barring some surprise twist, she isn’t a threat anymore. Meanwhile, Iridikron has absconded somewhere, which makes him not an immediate threat anymore. He seems ideally placed to be a lead into the next expansion or the one after that. I could certainly see something else arising as the new immediate threat, then Iridikron showing at the end of the next expansion with his void besties all, “Remember me?” That could