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Blizzard's BlizzCon 2026 "Know Before You Go" guide reveals the schedule and floor map, but the real story for most fans is a free livestream that pays out viewership rewards and a Digital Bundles deadline that has nothing to do with attending in person.

Overwatch Rush, Blizzard's top-down spinoff, soft launches August 31 starting in Indonesia, then Malaysia and the Philippines. The build adds a new Hero Level progression system, a reworked Brigitte and Lúcio, three new maps, and two new modes ahead of a wider global release.

Hearthstone's Escape from Violet Hold expansion adds four new Class Sets, Azeroth's Most Wanted, telling the origin stories of the villains who broke out in July. Priest, Rogue, Warlock and Warrior each get 13 new cards built around a specific inmate's backstory.

Blizzard and CD PROJEKT RED are bringing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered to Battle.net on September 29, with a new expansion, Songs of the Past, following in 2027. It's the first time a major outside AAA franchise has joined Battle.net at this scale, with a Diablo IV crossover skin included.

BlizzCon 2026's confirmed guest list puts LE SSERAFIM and YOASOBI in the headliner slots, alongside T-Pain, Simu Liu, and deadmau5, making the celebrity lineup as much of a draw as the games.

Overwatch 2's Season 4 adds Tank hero D.Mon and a war-scarred Busan, but the change worth noticing is the reworked Battle Pass, which finally lets players choose their Legendary skin instead of grinding a fixed track.

World of Warcraft: Midnight's Curse of Ula'tek update opens the Coiled Isle zone and its dungeons now, but holds the eight-boss Venomous Abyss raid and the rest of Season 2 back a full week until August 18.

Hearthstone's Battlegrounds Season 14 borrows the Dark Gifts mechanic from the core card game and rebuilds it around Battlegrounds' gold economy, while a new Activate keyword and fresh heroes round out the Dark Gifts of Dalaran update.

Blizzard's BlizzCon 2026 Digital Bundles are live on the Battle.net Shop nearly two months before the September 12-13 show in Anaheim, letting players buy items from World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo IV, Diablo Immortal and Hearthstone without attending. The Overwatch bundle gives Mei a Warcraft-themed Lich Queen skin, while the five standalone bundles cost more together than the discounted Ultimate Collection, free with a BlizzCon Pass.

Hearthstone's Escape from Violet Hold expansion is live with 135 new collectible cards and a jailbreak theme. New mechanics include Rulebreaker Legendaries that break core game rules, the Prepare keyword for setting up future big plays, Disguised Minions you can deploy on the opponent's board and Bribe cards that reward both players.

Blizzard has revealed the BlizzCon 2026 Classic Cup Legacy Matches, bringing BoxeR, Nal_rA, IdrA, MC, Dignitas and Gen.G back to the competitive stage. The event runs September 12-13 in Anaheim.