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StarCraft Announced 2030, Diablo V Coming 2029 - Kinda Funny Games Daily 09.14.26

September 14, 2026

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BlizzCon 2026 delivered a roadmap that stretches nearly to the end of the decade, and the Kinda Funny Games Daily crew spent most of the episode trying to figure out what any of it actually means. Blessing and Andy walked through seven major news items, but the Blizzard announcements dominated — not just because there were so many, but because the timelines and definitions left even the hosts openly confused.

World of Warcraft Forever, Diablo V, and StarCraft: A Blizzard Roadmap Through 2030

The biggest single question mark of the weekend was World of Warcraft Forever, which Blizzard described as a "third World of Warcraft experience alongside Modern and Classic." Blessing admitted he was confused by what that actually is, and Andy was right there with him. "I thought this was just going to be an expansion on Classic," Andy said. "Most companies can't even have one ongoing MMO." The description from IGN's Michael Payton clarified it as a "Classic Plus" iteration — an updated vanilla Azeroth with new zones, dungeons, raids, and over 1,000 new quests, launching November 4th with a pre-patch on September 17th. The developers argued this makes a World of Warcraft 2 unnecessary, claiming the 25-year-old game keeps improving at the engine level.

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  • 1 (06:27) **Everything Announced at BlizzCon 2026** - Blessing and Andy break down the full lineup of Blizzard reveals from the weekend, including World of Warcraft, Diablo, and StarCraft.
  • 2 (10:54) **Diablo V and StarCraft: Early Announcements as a Strategy** - The hosts debate why Blizzard is announcing games so far in advance, linking it to Xbox's broader strategy.
  • 3 (20:01) **World of Warcraft Forever: A Classic Plus Iteration** - A deeper look at the "Forever" concept, which adds new content to the original vanilla Azeroth experience.
  • 4 (23:28) **Xbox vs. PlayStation: The Need for Competition** - A broader discussion on the console war, sparked by the Kojima/Xbox deal.
  • 5 (28:26) **More BlizzCon Announcements: Diablo Animated Series, Warcraft 3, and Heroes of the Storm** - A rapid-fire round of smaller reveals from the opening ceremony.
  • 6 (36:56) **BlizzCon Wrap-Up and Hearthstone's New Class** - The hosts finish the BlizzCon segment and Blessing warns Andy about the dangers of Hearthstone.
  • 7 (40:19) **Lies of P Sequel Name: "Wonders of O"** - A trademark filing suggests the name of the upcoming sequel, heavily implying a Wizard of Oz theme.

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Run of Show - 00:00:00 - Start
00:03:00 - Everything announced at Blizzcon 2026 - Press Release
00:38:40 - Ad
00:39:45 - LIES OF P SPOILERS AHEAD: Lies of P Sequel Name Potentially Outed in Trademark Filing - Liam Croft @ Push Square
00:42:40 - Steam Frame info has been announced!
00:53:00 - Asha and Kojima are hanging out
00:55:20 - Moss developer Polyarc Games announces closure - Sophie McEvoy @ GiBiz
00:58:20 - ‘Crazy Taxi’ Comedy Movie Coming From Netflix and Sega, New ‘Sonic’ TV Series and ‘Stranger Than Heaven’ Film in the Works - Todd Spangler @ Variety
01:07:33 - Wee News!
01:13:00 - SuperChats & You‘re Wrong

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