Sources: Polygon, Kotaku
Netflix's Stranger Things spinoff Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 will return much sooner than many fans may have guessed. The show’s second season drops on Sept. 17, just a few months after the first season, which aired on April 23. The news release announcing this return date…
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New sequels, surprise reveals, and much more
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World of Warcraft: Forever revisits the first year of WoW, but with a serious twist
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RIP to Wyrmrest Temple I guess
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During the opening ceremony for BlizzCon 2026, Blizzard Entertainment detailed what’s next for its long-lasting collectible card game Hearthstone. Its next expansion, Reign of the Black Empire, will put a greater emphasis on narrative than ever before. Then, in 2027, a brand-new…
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And even sooner, we'll see the next expansion: Reign of the Black Empire
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While Diablo 5’s announcement was the most shocking reveal of BlizzCon 2026, it’s not an indication that support for Diablo 4 is ending anytime soon. In fact, Blizzard's action RPG is being ported to a new platform, and a fan-favorite class from Diablo 2 is making its way into…
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The man himself is back in town
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It's official: The next Diablo game is coming. At BlizzCon 2026's opening ceremony on Saturday, Blizzard Entertainment confirmed that it's currently developing Diablo 5, the next mainline entry in the nearly 30-year-old Diablo franchise. For the sequel, Blizzard is bringing back…
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Blizzard detailed what players can expect from Overwatch’s next season during the franchise’s BlizzCon 2026 opening ceremony segment. A new vampiric hero named Doctrine is coming to the game, as is the Grímsvötn map and the return of Dokiwatch cosmetics.
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Over the past decade, only a handful of Overwatch heroes have divided the player base as much as Roadhog and Sombra. Roadhog's Chain Hook has been a massive source of frustration for players on the receiving end of it, as squishier Overwatch heroes face almost certain death if…
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Never After Dark is what I want out of a Conjuringmovie then fail to ever get out of a Conjuring movie. Moeka Hoshi stars as Airi, a clairvoyant tasked with exorcising spirits who "haunt" homes and just need a nudge to the other side. The case at the heart of Never After Dark…
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StarCraft is coming back, but not in the way that many longtime fans of the real-time strategy game series would expect. In 2030, Blizzard plans to release StarCraft, an open-world shooter that completely reimagines what the classic franchise can look like.
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Blizzard Entertainment Johanna Faries revealed at BlizzCon 2026 that an animated Diablo is currently in development
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