Blizzcon 2018: Warcraft III Remastered, And Overwatch Gets A New Cowboy
PCWorld|December 2018

Still no Warcraft IV, though.

Hayden Dingman
Blizzcon 2018: Warcraft III Remastered, And Overwatch Gets A New Cowboy

BlizzCon 2018 is the end of an era. In October, Blizzard announced that cofounder and longtime president Mike Morhaime would be stepping down, replaced with J. Allen Brack. So, BlizzCon’s Opening Ceremony kicked off with Morhaime saying goodbye, and you know what? I’ll miss him. He was a great presenter, not in the overly slick way I’m accustomed to seeing at these sorts of shows, but with a quiet-spoken passion for the company he’d helped guide for 20-plus years.

Blizzard lives on, though, and while 2019 won’t be the most exciting year, there’s still quite a bit in store—including the longawaited Warcraft III remaster. That news and more below.

1. HEROES OF THE STORM

Heroes of the Storm kicked off BlizzCon 2018. An odd choice. Okay, technically we started with StarCraft II, but only long enough for J. Allen Brack to remind people that StarCraft turns 20 this year. Not really newsworthy.

So Heroes, it is. Blizzard’s MOBA got two videos this year, one a very pretty cinematic introducing a new character—like, actually new (go.pcworld.com/hos1). Up until now Heroes of the Storm has been sort of like Smash Bros., bringing together characters from all Blizzard’s other games. New character Orphea (pictured) was built solely for Heroes of the Storm. She looks a bit generic in my opinion, but who knows?

The second video (go.pcworld.com/ hos2), briefer, goes into Blizzard’s plans for Heroes of the Storm in the near future.

2. WORLD OF WARCRAFT

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