As usual, BlizzCon 2026 attendees are receiving an absolute slew of in-game goodies with their (oof) roughly $300 tickets, but what about those of us stuck at home?
Blizzard has modernized some parts of the WoW Classic Era and TBC Classic anniversary realms user interface
by Nick Marino on July 22, 2026 at 3:00pm
Over the last week, Blizzard implemented user interface changes to World of Warcraft Classic realms and The Burning Crusade Classic anniversary realms that specifically affect the look of character name plates and raid frames, and also affect all Classic realms including Era, Season of Discovery, and Hardcore.
The Queue: Devil Dinosaur
by Matthew Rossi on July 22, 2026 at 1:00pm @MatthewWRossi
I like Devil Dinosaur. I’d like to see him on Sanctuary.
How to win the Hearthstone Too Many Portals Tavern Brawl
by Ted Atchley on July 22, 2026 at 12:00pm @honorshammer
The Hearthstone Too Many Portals Tavern Brawl would like for you to stop for a moment and remember those dedicated Mages who make your life on Azeroth a little easier.
Lore Watch Podcast: Fractured worlds and world souls
by Anna Bell on July 22, 2026 at 11:00am
In World of Warcraft, we've come across several shattered worlds, in varying degrees of obliteration.
Decor Duels are being removed in WoW patch 12.1 — and so are many of their rewards
by Phil Ulrich on July 22, 2026 at 9:00am
Introduced with patch 12.0.5, Decor Duels brought the idea of "prop hunt" gameplay to World of Warcraft -- the game, ostensibly an old training exercise revived by the newly-united elves, had players split into teams of hiders and seekers; the hiders would assume the form of ordinary inanimate objects, while the seekers would have to find the disguised players.
Turbulent Timeways is live with Classic Timewalking this week — and a frosty new mount for finishing four weeks
by Phil Ulrich on July 21, 2026 at 4:00pm
Turbulent Timeways has returned during World of Warcraft's patch 12.0.7, and is live through August 11.
The Queue: Just a snuggly little guy
by Anna Bell on July 21, 2026 at 1:00pm
Ah, to be a tiny red dinosaur, snuggled into a plush bed for a nap.
This is The Queue, our daily column where you ask us questions and we’re gonna be real quiet so this little baby can have a nap.
It’s a long World of Warcraft maintenance day for Midnight, and even longer for WoW Classic — all servers now online!
by Elizabeth Harper on July 21, 2026 at 9:00am
We have an unusually long WoW maintenance day, with four hours of downtime scheduled for Midnight realms and a full eight hours of downtime scheduled for core Classic realms.
Tavern Watch Plays Legend in the Mist, Episode 3: Welcome to the real party
by Phil Ulrich on July 20, 2026 at 5:15pm
In the final episode of our Legend in the Mist actual play, the Inkwell Club has managed to calm down the frenzied (and cursed) Spring Renewal Festival, only to see that several townsfolk are still caught in the thrall of something sinister and being led down the narrow switchback paths to the bottom of Skunk Glen Ravine.



