gamescom Opening Night Live 2025: World of Warcraft: Midnight

There was a lot of pre-amble for World of Warcraft: Midnight. Which is understandable given just how anticipated it was. We’re asked by the host if we remember the Sunwell? Of course we do, why wouldn’t we. Turns out Xal’atath also remembers.

The premier of the cinematic intro starts with Leandrid praying, but she’s interrupted by Lor’themar alerting her to a full-on invasion of the Sunwell by a selection of evil entities.
They’re told to flee by Xal'atath; she does flee, but only to finish her prayer. It doesn’t seem to help immediately, so the battle simply continues.

Now, we know that all hope can’t be lost, or there would be no point to the expansion, so when Leandrid returns with a host of heroes bathed in golden light, we learn that thoughts and prayers really do pay off. We also learn that the expansion comes next year, and we can give Blizzard our money now to pre-purchase if we would like.