Blizzard Just Dropped EVERYTHING We Wanted

A team built with one goal to return to a universe forged in interstellar war. >> Okay, >> this is something new. An open world shooter where every step is earned. Not from above, down on the ground, in the mud, in the fire, honoring the past, its tone, its truth, but with an opportunity to push beyond it. We are here standing shoulderto-shoulder with you. We are here to reignite this universe alongside each and every one of you. We are here to MAKE STARCRAFT. LET'S GO. Let's go, dude. Dude, a lot of people know Starcraft is my Starcraft was my first Blizzard game, chat. >> Starcraft is my first Blizzard game. >> And let's be honest, it's about damn time. True. >> The galaxy is harsh and unforgiving and our enemies surround us. >> Starcraft goes too. >> So I ask you this. Do you feel safe? >> Swarm have returned to destroy our lands and slaughter our families. Will you let them? Soal first horn judge us from the shadows. Will you beg them for salvation? What will you do to protect our people? WILL YOU FLEE OR WILL YOU FIGHT? Then let's begin. >> You are the best and the brightest the Dominion has to offer. Dude, you are singular. This is sick. >> You are unstoppable, >> dude. This is so sick. Millions of lives depend on you. You cannot. YOU WILL NOT BE DEFEATED. You are warriors. You are the elite. And the Dominion will give you the training, the tools, and the opportunity to feed your spirit AND FULFILL YOUR DESTINY. >> I wish they would have made the main character of the cinematic look like the greatest sector has ever seen her. >> You fight now for a cause that will echo through history. YOU FIGHT NOW FOR MANKIND'S VERY SURVIVAL. MEDIC. I'm an idiot. My bad. You will become more than just recruits. You will become more than just soldiers. You will become heroes. Now go forth FOR THE GYM AND THE DOMINION. OKAY. 20 30 I'm going to be dead by then, 2030. >> But today, we're also ready to look beyond the age of hatred, >> okay? >> To give you a first glimpse of Diablo's next era. For 30 years, Sanctuary has stood on the edge of oblivion. And every time heroes have arrived to push the darkness back until now the freak. >> Okay. How's how's audio? Is that even supposed to save us? What survival sanctuary falls? balls 2029. Okay, Diablo, look, 2025 is not that bad. 2030 2030 is is a little bit more like gut-wrenching because >> it's a three. Okay, >> but at least it's still in this decade. ahead of this decade. >> Diablo 5 is coming in spring 2029 >> and it's spring so it's basically 2028 >> which is basically 2027 which is next year >> sanctuary has fall next year. >> We'll see you in hell. >> See you in hell. Dude, Holly Holly always has like a badass dress or like a her outfits are always so good. It's like I think it's like she she like wore something cool one time and it's like oh no now I always have to give one up I know >> uh you're gonna have to forgive me but holy [ __ ] that big sucker is coming with friends. That mood right there is where Warcraft is going. We heard you. We are putting the war back in Warcraft. >> Okay. Okay. Armies, battles, >> okay, >> bloodshed, survival, it all hearkens back to the stories that started it all. >> It's hard to believe it's been over 24 years since we launched Warcraft 3, even longer for Warcraft. And like I said before, the team's been working really hard for you. And that includes our Warcraft 3 team. >> They've been tinkering, my friends. And they have a story to tell. >> Tinker. >> Are you ready TO GO TO WAR? >> OKAY, let's see it. >> Yes. >> Here it is. Warcraft 3 2 Warcraft 3 plus There's no way. There's no way the Scarlet Crusade. I can't see what the the tavern is. Yes, crusade. Fight hard, my brothers. Fellow paladin brothers. Dude, how come nobody's casting holy light? He's going to break his arm. a kid. >> I'm wait for Is it an expansion? Is it an expansion for Warcraft 3? For the first time in 23 years, we have a new campaign Warcraft. >> What? That's crazy. >> In Forsaken Kingdom, we'll see some new faces. Some are appealing and totally gross. >> And some will be familiar like Silylvanas. >> Dude, that's sick. >> You'll experience the fall of Lorderon and how it came to be known as the Unders City. And with our forces and our elite strats, of course, we'll find out what it truly means to be forsaken. >> Dude, that is insane. Okay, think about this. >> When has that ever happened? A game franchise taking a really old game and making an expansion for it 20 years later is insane. >> What are you doing, my son? succeeding, father. >> Oh, shoot. Diablo 2 did that recently. >> The city is >> Well, still it's Blizzard. That's cool. >> Send the undead. >> We have to fight back. >> Wish 3 is only 10 years. >> Drive out these monsters and reclaim our home. >> We call it the city. Call from the sewers and catacombs. And he's learning. >> Death is not the end. Oh no. It is merely the beginning. >> Whoever you were alive, you're now one of us. >> You kingdom need. >> There's too many pixels on my screen. >> I will my >> Forsaken Paladin. Sacrilege, heathen heresy. Oh, world. That's sick. >> Welcome to the Forsaken. >> Forsaken Halloween. Dead for the living. >> Is it reccon expansion to justify undead paladic confirmed? >> Work work. >> Playing through this campaign really is amazing. It's been so much fun. It really takes me back and gives me all the feels. And if you want to learn more, we have two panels later today. And uh by the way uh Warcraft 3 Forsaken Kingdom launches today. >> WHAT? >> And if you're here at BlizzCon, you can play it on the show floor. >> What? That's sick. >> Wait, we can play that. We can play. >> All right, we ain't done yet. So, let's shift gears a little bit here. >> All right, >> you better not be done yet. >> It's time to talk about something new. >> Maybe address some of the rumors out there because >> we know a lot of you love that nostalgia of vanilla. >> So, what if we take vanilla and really plus it up? >> Let's go. Our home, Azeroth. Her untold stories call to our hearts, revealing lands unexplored, >> special object, >> secrets, >> and new horizons. Nice. Okay. Heat. Shaman going to reroll of mage. Oh [ __ ] Oh yes. Oh my gosh. No, guys. Oh my gosh. London Paladin is going to be so OP, dude. Dude, will the forsaken on a paladin is going to be so OP. There it is. that us back >> to adventure forever. There it is. Forever. They were right. I guess it's forever. I guess they were right. I didn't think the name was actually going to be forever. >> Yes. >> Yes. Yes. Yes. This is classic plus. >> YEAH. LET'S GO. >> Let's go. >> I have to tell you though, you only have a little bit of time to rally your friends. >> Steven was right. Steven was the guy forever. Anyone you want to live in Azeroth with, >> get ready because World of Warcraft Forever launches in 7 weeks. >> What? >> November 4th. >> What? >> I'll say that again. November 4th. November 4th, everybody. >> Dude, it literally went starts this Thursday. And if you're here, you could play forever on the show for >> Thursday. >> World of Warcraft Forever is your new permanent home. It's a new beginning that never ends. And I promise you, if you're a past, current, or a new player, now's the time to get into the game that changed everything. Let me tell you why. We're giving you another way to play WoW that's friendly, familiar, and new. It's going to live right after classic games. >> Forever is focused on what made vanilla so memorable in the first place. the world as a main character. >> That means it's basically done. >> It's come on. >> Okay, it's good. World main character is good. >> Instead of one big heroic story, you will carve your own path. It's also a place dedicated to community and making sure that it's nurtured. And above all, there's no rush here. It's the journey that counts, not the destination. >> There's going to be a lot to discover, too. It's not all going to be solved or predictable. Ultimately, it's easy to get into and play and deep enough to stay forever. Honestly, this is a new opportunity to get back to what the heart is of MMOs and what makes them so damn special. >> Okay, >> if they have a beta right before launch, >> absolutely magic of adventuring and running into battle or the thrill of a new encounter with your crew when you're trying to click your way out of certain peril. the adrenaline of it all. For fact, I'm just nervous. Our friends for loot. We love our loot. Even the chill moments are going to bring us home. Like meeting a new friend on a run like I did when I was making the trek from Teldrasil to Iron Forge with the music giving the vibes the whole way. It's about all of us and it's about feeling at home with your people. There are so many great moments like this to come and a lot more >> between the wellworn pages of the history we know. >> She's delivering. Holly is great, dude. Trust me. Like Holly used to work on EverQuest. Like I I Holly is >> countless adventure. >> Holly is fantastic. untold from the time when it all began. Through the hidden paths in ancient forests above and >> look at the lighting, the god race your >> but it's classic. Look, it's it's it's uh classic models. >> Drums of war. >> Classic models. God rays. Look at the textures now. Hydro Sephus Isle. Sephris Isle. What is Sephris Isle? The Riverglades. What's Riverblades? What are these zones? Where are these places? Expanded original zones. New dungeons. Galleran is a dungeon. Oh yes, that's sick. Raids. Okay, new skill. WAIT, WAIT. PALADIN, GO BACK. GO BACK. Dwarf shaman unid paladin skyborn. Okay. Dark Spear Island's new battleground. A thousand new quests, new items, new rewards. How long have they been working on this? Is this done? If beta is this month, yeah, give us the classic, baby. Oh my gosh, dude. Okay, new textures and lighting and stuff. That looks amazing. I Let's go. Let's go. Wow is back, baby. I cannot wait for you to join us in forever. >> It all starts up after the events of Warcraft 3's Forsaken Kingdom when Lorderon falls, but before Bolton Core. So essentially year one of Vanilla WoW. >> Okay. Okay. >> The future is untold. We may see stories that could have happened and some that didn't happen at all. Okay, >> we are all going to meet up on our original continents, embark on the journey to 60, and stay at 60 indefinitely. >> Stay at 60. >> The whole explanation for that is >> we don't want to race ahead and leave our accomplishments, our gear, and our friends behind. That said, we will progress in new ways and get updates as we go. New stories, new experiences, and more. And it's all >> I hate the no 40 minutes. I mean, it doesn't say no 40 minutes. It just doesn't say >> for that inspiration. We want to thank you. We are nothing without our community. Forever exists because the team soaked up many, many years of ideas and passion for Classic Plus. They brought their own magic to it and created this adventure for all of us. >> We've got a lot more to tell you, so stick around for our what's next panel which will be right here immediately after this. >> Okay. Immediately after this, what's next? Is that for >> and tomorrow morning we'll get into the details in our deep dive panel. >> Yeah. Thursday is beta, >> dude. This means the game is is is >> done. Wow, guys. Oh, my heart. I love you. >> Oh, they can't say that, Holly. Trust me, I know many female streamers. You're not allowed to say that. >> Right. >> Not that. >> The skit gets so parasocial. Starcraft is back. She's talking to me. >> Yes, Diablo 5 is on the go. We've got a new hero in Overwatch. Salatapath is floating around the Nexus. And yeah, and she's trying to steal our world. So rude. And we all get to play in Azeroth forever. Johanna described this time together as an oasis. >> It's not set after Warcraft 3. It's set after the new Warcraft 3 expansion. So, the new Warcraft 3 expansion is going to set the stage. >> That's what she said. It's still She said it's vanilla year one. >> Again, I love you all. >> And this is where opening ceremony begins ends. It ends right now, but our adventures are going to begin. I do want to say from our hearts to yours, thank you. Truly, thank you, >> chat. We're going to play it on stream today. >> We're going to play it on stream today to play. Have an absolutely epic badass Blizzcon. >> Blizzcon, >> dude. Ollie is so great, dude. Holly is so great. Chad, we're going to play this today. Yeah, we're going to play it. We're going to play it. And we're going to Hey, listen. I feel like Dude, I feel like she stopped herself from dropping the fbomb. I feel like she she she like almost said the f word. She stopped herself. She should just say frick, man. Just say frick. I need to get in the game.