World of Warcraft Shadowlands finally got a launch date at Gamescom: Opening Night Live, setting the release of the expansion for October 27th.

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Launches October 27th

The wait is nearly over as Blizzard announced during Gamescom: Opening Night Live the release of the next expansion for World of Warcraft, Shadowlands which will be releasing on October 27th. This news came along with the release of the first Afterlives animated short, which focuses on Uther casting aside Arthas.

Some scars never heal. Not even in Bastion. #Shadowlands pic.twitter.com/R8GjmmP2VJ

— World of Warcraft (@Warcraft) August 27, 2020

Shadowlands will bring with it a new player hub the Oribos the Eternal City, also the addition of Covenants which add four specific factions, granting unique abilities, each with campaign and gear to obtain. It also adds Torghast, Tower of Damned an interesting rogue-like feature, a game within itself allowing playing to take a number of foes, in a tower that is randomly generated each time you enter. Die enough times, you need to restart from the beginning. As you go higher the enemies get more difficult. The feature is replayable, adding extra challenges for those who seek a different kind of experience.

You can check out the release date trailer below:

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands releases on PC on October 27th.

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