WORLD OF WARCRAFT TO GET NEW LEGION EXPANSION IN AUGUST

Complete with level cap boost, new Demonhunter class, and a whole mess of new content.

You can’t keep a good badguy down. World of Warcraft’s classic villains the Burning Legion are back in the next expansion. The game’s sixth expansion, The Legion - creative naming there, Blizzard - will be drop on August 30th.

“Legion opens a dark and thrilling new chapter in one of the Warcraft series’ greatest conflicts, and things will never be the same for some of Azeroth’s most iconic heroes and villains,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment, said in today’s announcement. “This expansion is loaded with features and content that give players whole new ways to explore the world and customise their heroes. We’re looking forward to sending everyone into battle against the Burning Legion this August.” So what’s in it? Well, the game’s level cap will be raised to 100, which boggles my mind - I’ve not played since... before Pandaria. There’s a new class, the Demon Hunter, which looks to be inspired by the class of the same name in Diablo III, and the ability to customise new Artifact Weapons. There’s a new continent, the Broken Isles, to explore and grind on, a Class Hall so all the Pallies can hang out and wonder why no-one likes them, and a new PvP Honour system for those who like to gank face in their spare time.

If you want to hand Blizzard your money now, you can pre-purchase either Standard or Digital Deluxe Editions of the game, and this will give you early access to the Demon Hunter class before the game goes live. There’s no timing on this one, but it’s there if you really like crossbow-wielding killers.

There’s a beta test coming, and you can sign up for it at www.wowlegion.com.