Overwatch New Animated Short, New Map Debuting at Gamescom

World of Warcraft, Diablo 3, StarCraft 2, Hearthstone and more will also be at Gamescom.

Blizzard Entertainment will be out in full force at Gamescom 2017 and has announced that Overwatch will see a new animated short on the main stage on August 23rd. Furthermore, a new map will be playable with a new video to be showcased of the same on August 21st. The actual Blizzard reveal ceremony will take place on August 23rd.

For those interested in other Blizzard content, there will be update 7.3 for World of Warcraft. Players can run through a dungeon with a group and more details will be revealed about the same during the ceremony. Heroes of the Storm will have a new hero playable with more details coming in a video on August 21st.

Hearthstone’s Fire Gathering will showcase some of its new features and players can even take part in a Brawl to raid against the Lich King. StarCraft 2 will allow its co-op commander to be playable while Diablo 3: Rise of the Necromancer and StarCraft: Remastered will also be playable.

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