World Of Warcraft's 8th Expansion Called Shadowlands Goes Live This October

During Gamescom’s 2020 Opening Night Live event, Blizzard finally announced a released date for World of Warcraft’s Shadowlands, the eight expansion for this long-running MMORPG. It goes live on October 27, 2020.

Thanks to Sylvanas’ Windrunner destroying the Lich King’s Helm of Dominion, players will be tasked to enter the Shadowlands to rebuild and fix death in order to hopefully bring back some sort of balance to the world.

This journey to the afterlife will have players working alongside the four different Covenants, which represents each new zone found in the expansion. As you progress through the expansion, you will meet the Kyrian of Bastion, the Night Fae of Ardenweald, the Necrolords of Maldraxxus, and the Venthyr of Revendreth.

Players will find the Maw —the deepest section of Shadowlands — as the place to find the toughest challenges in the expansion. One major feature coming to World of Warcraft is Torghast, Tower of the Damned, a procedurally generated rogue-lite dungeon that is open to solo and groups of up to five players. Those who succeed will be rewarded new legendary equipment and more.

World of Warcraft Shadowlands has a series of different editions to choose from in order to update your account to the next chapter of this MMORPG.

• Shadowlands Base Edition ($39.99, digital only), which comes with the expansion only, and provides a new lower entry point compared to previous expansions.

• Shadowlands Heroic Edition ($59.99, digital only), which comes with the expansion; a character boost so players can be ready to enter the Shadowlands at launch; and the Ensorcelled Everwyrm mount, which additionally provides access to a quest line through which players can earn the Vestments of the Eternal Traveler transmogrification set.

• Shadowlands Epic Edition ($79.99, digital only), which includes everything in the Heroic Edition plus the Anima Wyrmling pet; the Wraithchill cosmetic weapon effect; the Eternal Traveler’s Hearthstone, which provides a unique visual effect; and 30 days of game time.

• Shadowlands Collector’s Edition ($119.99 SRP, retail only), a limited-edition boxed set that comes with the Epic Edition content along with mementos to adorn the physical realm, including four pins bearing the sigils of the Covenants; a mouse pad reflecting the shattered sky over Icecrown; a hardcover Art of the Shadowlands book; and a key to download the Shadowlands soundtrack. (check with your local store for pre-order availability or information regarding their shipping policies.)

You can expect Collector’s Editions to start shipping starting October 13, 2020.

All bonuses from the Heroic and Epic Editions are unlocked immediately upon pre-purchase. In addition, pre-purchasing any edition of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands will open the ability for players to create pandaren and Allied Race Death Knights.

A special pre-launch in-game event called “Death Rising” will occur, which sends players to Icecrown and tie up the current story line in preparation for the Shadowlands expansion. You can also expect a patch weeks before Shadowlands goes live to prepare the game for it’s October 27 launch.

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