What an interesting day! We’re going to just dive into all of the major announcements.
- World of Warcraft: Not much on the retail side of things which is to be expected since, y’know, spoilers. Warcraft Forever seems like it’ll be well received. I did end up trying the demo for one of the dungeons with the squad from DJs. I forgot how much more challenging it was then with the different spells, the mana, the drinking after every pull, etc. Can’t do it. This version of the game probably isn’t for me any longer sadly. I could always get it and try a different class that isn’t a Priest, I suppose. However, the new Talebound game mode seems like a fun activity to get lost in as well. It’s funny how the crowd was not happy about the new Season 3 dungeon pool but cheered the loudest with transmog opening up to all armor types.
- Warcraft 3: I might need to pick up Reforged with that new campaign. 30 hours of new stuff? I’m in.
- StarCraft: Cinematic announcement was amazing. 2030 as a release date seems so far away. Probably too early for gameplay footage but would’ve been nice to see some of that. But hey, it’s an open world shooter. I know not many people were happy about that but I’m looking forward to exploring StarCraft from a new perspective.
- Diablo: While it’s sad to see that Diablo 4 is finished with expansions, it was a big surprise for me regarding Diablo 5. For it to take place in a new setting and environment where Diablo wins is going to be an all new perspective from previous games where it was always about the eternal conflict. In this case, it seems like the conflict has resolved itself. Now what? How does the rest of Sanctuary react? Who is left to challenge Diablo? More importantly, the Monk is back! Lastly, this Netflix Diablo collaboration should be awesome. Hoping it bridges the story between D4 and D5.
- Heroes of the Storm: I never expected to see anything new coming to Heroes of the Storm. Is it coming out of maintenance mode? Xal’atath is entering the Nexus and another hero is slated for release later in the year. It’s enough to get me to reinstall it.
- Hearthstone: YO NEW MONK CLASS THOUGH.
That’s all! Tomorrow I plan to try out more of the games on the show floor. I want to explore Hearthstone and Diablo for sure. I was going to put some time in towards the store or the Darkmoon Faire, but I fear that may be a bust.