[UPDATE] Following the publication of this story, Blizzard Entertainment confirmed Warlords of Draenor because the next expansion for World of Warcraft. It adds the brand new Draenor zone, raises the extent cap to 100, and introduces new character models. New dungeons and raids, in addition to “hundreds” of latest quests also are included. Players may also be capable of build and upgrade their garrisons. a brand new trailer has also been released.
The original story is below.
It appears Warlords of Draenor is in general the following expansion for Blizzard Entertainment’s MMORPG World of Warcraft.
A Warlords of Draenor logo was spotted by MMO-Champion during Blizzard’s own BlizzCon pre-show footage. No further details come in, though additional information is predicted later today during “World of Warcraft: What’s Next” panel starting at 12:30 PDT.
A Warlords of Draenor page at Battle.net also exists, though it currently results in a 404 error.
Blizzard trademarked Warlords of Draenor last week, leading some to believe it was the subsequent expansion for World of Warcraft. Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick said during an earnings call this week that “significant and exciting” content for World of Warcraft is in development for 2014.
Warlords of Draenor will be the fifth expansion for World of Warcraft, following The Burning Crusade (2007), Wrath of the Lich King (2008), Cataclysm (2010), and Mists of Pandaria (2012). World of Warcraft currently has 7.6 million subscribers and is the pinnacle subscription-based MMO in the marketplace.