Blizzard sets time for next week's World of Warcraft expansion reveal

Blizzard has provided additional details of next week’s World of Warcraft expansion reveal, confirming the event – previously announced to be airing on Tuesday, 19th April – will commence at 5pm BST/6pm CEST/9am PT/12pm ET.

“World of Warcraft has ignited imaginations through rich storytelling and expansive worlds that prevail throughout the Shadowlands expansion,” Blizzard wrote in an its announcement of today’s news. “From the hopeless depths of the Maw to the ethereal plains of Zereth Mortis, the Shadowlands delivers a world that challenges heroes to confront the forces that threaten to upset the cosmic balance between life and death. With the story in the Shadowlands coming to a conclusion, the time is at hand to get a sneak peek at what’s next for the heroes of Azeroth.”

As for what maybe next for the long-running MMO, that’s still somewhat unclear, but Warcraft-focused website Wowhead reports (thanks VGC) that data found in the source code of the official World of Warcraft website suggests the new expansion will be called Dragonflight, with Base, Heroic, and Epic Expansion pre-pruchases seemingly set to become available following next week’s reveal.