Blizzard has announced that it will be revealing more details about the next expansion for World of Warcraft – Midnight – at Gamescom 2025. At the event, the studio will be revealing details “directly from the development team,” and has also promised “a few additional surprises” that will be revealed during the 5-day event starting on August 20.
Midnight is slated to be the second in the currently-planned trilogy of expansions for World of Warcraft which started off with The War Within. The trilogy, dubbed the Worldsoul trilogy, was originally announced at BlizzCon 2023. While the first expansion in the series revolved around Nerub’ar and other important factions, Midnight will be focusing on the story of the Blood Elves as they get ready to face off against the forces of the Void.
In the meantime, Blizzard is gearing up for the release of World of Warcraft: The War Within’s update 11.2. Dubbed Ghosts of K’aresh, the update will revolve around the Ethereals, and will likely have players take on one of the biggest threats in the World of Warcraft setting – Dimensius the All-Devouring. In an interview with GameSpot, associate art director Tina Wang spoke about bringing the Ethereals back after they were first introduced back in World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade.
“We really love the old themes from Burning Crusade, the key Ethereal elements, the mana forges, the Eco-Domes, the glowing pink pipes,” Wang said. “I think folks who remember and look back at the Ethereals fondly will see a lot of elements that they really connect with.”
Update 11.2 will bring with it a host of new content for players, including a new end-game raid, as well as a brand new activity dubbed Ecological Succession, which will revolve around players managing their very own Eco-Dome. There will also be a new zone, which will house the main raid – Manaforge: Omega. A new dungeon – Eco-Dome Al’dani – will also be released for smaller groups of five players.
World of Warcraft is currently in the midst of its The War Within expansion. For more details, check out our review about the expansion from when it first launched.