World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Release Date Announced

During Opening Night Live at gamescom 2020, the first animated short for Blizzard's World of Warcraft: Shadowlands expansion premiered, alongside a release date for the upcoming Shadowlands expansion. World of Warcraft: Shadowlands will be available on October 27, Blizzard confirmed during the showcase. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/27/world-of-warcraft-shadowlands-gameplay-trailer"] Additionally, Blizzard offered a look at Afterlives: Bastion, the animated short that gave us a peek into one of the five realms of the Shadowlands and the Kyrian covenant, its inhabitants that are referred to as "steadfast guardians who carry the souls of the dead." World of Warcraft: Shadowlands was revealed at BlizzCon 2019 and will bring a new leveling system, an "ever-changing dungeon" called the Tower of the Damned, and five new realms. Outside of Bastion, the other realms include Maldraxxus, Ardenweald, Revendreth, and The Maw. Since Afterlife: Bastion is the first of four animated trailers planned for Shadowlands, it's possible we'll get a closer look at each realm and its respective covenants with the next few shorts. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/27/world-of-warcraft-shadowlands-bastion-story-trailer"] World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is set to have a release date in 2020. Make sure to check out our gamescom 2020 schedule to see what other gameplay reveals are planned for the show.