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Blizzard opens the Heroes of the Storm public test realm to Xal'atath, the World of Warcraft: Midnight antagonist, on September 14, 2026, ahead of a full Nexus launch on September 28. The Ranged Assassin is Heroes of the Storm's first new playable hero since Hogger in 2020, and Blizzard is framing it as a test for future content.
World of Warcraft: Forever is real, Blizzard confirmed at the BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony, with a November 4, 2026 launch and a public beta starting September 17. Forever is a permanent third WoW experience set in the first year of vanilla Azeroth, with new zones, dungeons, raids and the Skyborne elves as a playable race, sitting alongside Modern and Classic.
Nearly 1,900 Blizzard workers represented by the CWA have ratified contracts covering World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, QA and shared services, securing AI guardrails, layoff protections, remote and hybrid work benefits, and wage floors up to about $70,400 ahead of BlizzCon 2026.
