Blizzcon 2018 digest: highlights from the conference
On the BlizzCon 2018 Blizzard has announced a ton of new content for Overwatch, StarCraft 2, Heroes of the Storm и Hearthstone, as well as their franchises Diablo и Warcraft.
Overwatch dominates BlizzCon 2018 and has the most announcements. The world is presented with animated short cutscenes that introduce us to two new characters - Ashe and Echo. Ash:
- Elizabeth Caledonia Ash (nickname: "Catastrophe"), Age: 39
- Occupation: thief, gang leader
- Base of Operations: Dead Man's Canyon, Arizona, USA
- Affiliation: Gang of the Dead
Blizzard also revealed plans for Lucio-Ohs cereal that you can actually have for breakfast, as well as Overwatch Lego sets, statues and toys.
Two other franchises that made it to the forefront of BlizzCon 2018 are Warcraft и Diablo. Like Overwatch, World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth has received a new animated cinematic. WoW Classic, the HD remake of the original World of Warcraft, has also received a summer 2019 release date window. One of the big surprises was the reveal of Warcraft III: Reforged, a remaster of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and The Frozen Throne. For Diablo, Blizzard revealed a brand new mobile game for the Diablo Immortal franchise. The new mobile title left a lot of impressions, but left a lot of questions.