World of Warcraft: Midnight Opening Cinematic and Expansion Overview at Gamescom 2025

Posted 2025/07/15 at 8:34 AM by Squishei

Join us for five days of non-stop community celebration, live esports, and more as we kick things off with Opening Night Live and unveil Midnight for the first time in a live stream direct from Cologne, Germany. We’ll also be broadcasting a special Midnight Expansion Overview stream with the developers who will take you deeper into the next chapter in the Worldsoul Saga.

Tune in for Opening Night Live for the Midnight Reveal

Gather your watch party together to bear witness to the unveiling of a truly monumental opening cinematic for World of Warcraft®: Midnight, at Opening Night Live on August 19! You won’t want to miss a single moment of the first salvo to WoW’s next chapter. It’s bound to make an impact.

Watch the Midnight Expansion Overview

Immediately following Opening Night Live, join WoW Executive Producer Holly Longdale, Senior Game Director Ion Hazzikostas, and Warcraft Universe Creative Director Chris Metzen as they join forces for an exciting deep dive into the zones, mechanics, new features, and story of the upcoming expansion during a special Midnight Expansion Reveal broadcast that will go live on the World of Warcraft official YouTube and Twitch channels.

Check back here on the official site for more details in the upcoming weeks.

Attending in Person? Come Home to the World of Warcraft Booth!

Where: World of Warcraft booth in Hall 8
When: Wednesday, August 20 – Sunday, August 24 in Cologne, Germany

Housing Hands-On

Welcome! It’s time to step through the door of your home away from home. For the first time ever, players can get their hands on the all-new Housing system as a public demo at gamescom 2025! Stop by the World of Warcraft booth in Hall 8 to build, decorate, customize, and get an early look at one of the most anticipated features to come to World of Warcraft.

Go Live with the Creator Clash at gamescom

While attendees will get hands on at the event, we’ll also be streaming the Creator Clash live. Viewers can watch their favorite streamers engaging in a range of activities live from gamescom on the Warcraft Twitch & YouTube channels taking place August 20-22.

Creator Clash will feature:

Livestreamed showcases of Player Housing
Creator Matches in the new Season 3 Mythic Dungeons & Delves
Cross-Region Arena bracket featuring the top 4 teams from AWC Season 2.

Meet Us at the Community Stage

The Community Stage will be buzzing for the entirety of gamescom, welcoming heroes of Azeroth for unforgettable moments, including:

Developer Panels – Hear directly from the minds behind World of Warcraft as they share more details about Midnight, including story, worldbuilding, design, upcoming features, and behind-the-scenes stories.
World of Warcraft Cosplay Contest – Watch iconic characters come to life in our fan-favorite competition.
Arena & Mythic Dungeon Showcases
Meet & Greets – Connect with developers and your favorite content creators.
See Taliesin & Evitel’s Weekly Reset—LIVE!
And More!

Whether you're joining us in Cologne or tuning in from home, gamescom 2025 is not to be missed. Stay tuned for the full schedule here on the official site and we’ll see you in August!

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Comment by CortynThere is a N'Zoth-Head hidden in the key art, you can see it's shape in the blue whirl. I'm so pumped for this.Comment by GorilitaClassic + teaser blizzard do itComment by mewhywhyThe art is very promising.

I've got this strange feeling that this will be one of the better Expansions in a long while, maybe even rivals Legion.
Just got that hunch.....Comment by KolplerFerriClassic + teaser blizzard do itComment by KlsupermeowThose void lords look creepy as hell, I love it so much, so looking forward to what awaits us, for once, I have a ton of hope for WoW's future ^_^Comment by PopstarKogmawThere is a N'Zoth-Head hidden in the key art, you can see it's shape in the blue whirl. I'm so pumped for this.Comment by CorpselanceIf they are showing the cinematic, it means they are not expecting the RWF to last more than 1 week.Comment by CortynIf they are showing the cinematic, it means they are not expecting the RWF to last more than 1 week.Comment by CorpselanceIf they are showing the cinematic, it means they are not expecting the RWF to last more than 1 week.Comment by pinchyotoTHANKS JESUS they're doing the reveal immediately. I don't give a #$%^ (like 99.9% of people) about the community bull!@#$.Comment by thirty8overheadArena pogComment by Robin64Good look at the art here - https://bnetcmsus-a.akamaihd.net/cms/blog_header/hl/HLSE7963AOJV1752508475524.pngComment by KingEagleopen battle net and wow play page . there is a better image you can see nzoth in the back :D + silvermoonComment by EhdmaierGARRISON 2.0 is comingComment by apedosmilGARRISON 2.0 is comingComment by LostelfMake or break for me. If things go how I'm expecting them to then I'm gonna uninstall wow and battle.net and quit. If not then hopefully we'll have an okay expansion.Comment by EclipsinThere is a N'Zoth-Head hidden in the key art, you can see it's shape in the blue whirl. I'm so pumped for this.Comment by PunkcreatorIf they are showing the cinematic, it means they are not expecting the RWF to last more than 1 week.Comment by NotoriousDruidEveryone getting hyped and excited. You all know exactly what's gonna happen on release day and don't pretend you don't. So, what's there to get excited about now? lolComment by glassleoHype for Saturday!

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