when does the next world of warcraft expansion come out
August 2018
title: World of Warcraft text: December 2010; "", released in September 2012; "", released in November 2014; "", released in August 2016; and , released in August 2018. Players are not required to purchase expansions in order to continue playing; however, new content and features such as higher level caps and new areas may not be available until they do so. Blizzard routinely applies older expansions to all accounts as new expansions are released. On June 28, 2011, "The Burning Crusade" expansion was automatically applied to all previous "Warcraft" accounts at no cost. On September 19, 2012, the same thing was done with the "Wrath title: World of Warcraft text: creation. As of the pre-patch release of "Battle for Azeroth" in July 2018, all expansions up to "Legion" are included in the base game. The fifth expansion, "Warlords of Draenor", was announced at BlizzCon 2013 on November 8, 2013, and entered beta on June 27, 2014. "Warlords of Draenor" was released on November 13, 2014. On August 6, 2015, Blizzard announced the sixth expansion, "", at Gamescom 2015. In November 2015, the "Legion"'s alpha testing started and in April 2016 the beta test started; the "Legion" expansion was released on August 30, 2016. The seventh expansion, "Battle for Azeroth", was title: World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth text: World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is the seventh expansion pack for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) "World of Warcraft", following "". It was announced at BlizzCon on November 3, 2017. In contrast to previous expansions, which went live at midnight in each time zone, "Battle for Azeroth" had a simultaneous release for all regions, corresponding to midnight Central European Summer Time on August 14, 2018. In addition to raising the level cap from 110 to 120, the expansion introduces the Kul Tiras and Zandalar continents and four allied races for both title: World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth text: into three zones: Zuldazar (which houses the Horde capital of Dazar'alor), Nazmir, and Vol'dun. The expansion was announced at BlizzCon 2017 on November 3, 2017. "Battle for Azeroth" started restricted alpha testing in early February 2018. Public beta testing began in late April 2018. Blizzard revealed the release date on April 5, 2018 alongside a collector's edition. The expansion sold more than 3.4 million units on its first day of release according to Blizzard, making it the fastest-selling "World of Warcraft" expansion. The game was nominated for both "Original Score" and "Original Song" with "Warbringers: Jaina" at the 9th Hollywood title: World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth text: Music in Media Awards. World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is the seventh expansion pack for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) "World of Warcraft", following "". It was announced at BlizzCon on November 3, 2017. In contrast to previous expansions, which went live at midnight in each time zone, "Battle for Azeroth" had a simultaneous release for all regions, corresponding to midnight Central European Summer Time on August 14, 2018. In addition to raising the level cap from 110 to 120, the expansion introduces the Kul Tiras and Zandalar continents and four