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Joining Microsoft and EA, Blizzard Also Holding Gamescom Briefing

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Blizzard Entertainment will hold a press conference at Gamescom next month in Germany, the World of Warcraft and Diablo developer has reportedly announced. French fansite Mamytwink (via Wowhead) has obtained an invitation to the presentation, which will supposedly be held on August 5.

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According to the invitation, the briefing will kick off at 12 Noon Germany time, which comes out to 3 AM PDT / 6 AM EDT. May want to brew some strong coffee.

Unfortunately for fans, there is nothing else to go on at the moment. We also do not know yet if the briefing will be streamed live; we've followed up with Blizzard in an attempt to get more details.

If Blizzard were to make a big announcement at Gamescom, it wouldn't be the first time the company had done so. During Blizzard's 2013 Gamescom briefing, the developer announced Diablo III's Reaper of Souls expansion.

Blizzard will also have a booth on the Gamescom show floor, where people can play Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void, Overwatch, and World of Warcraft.

There will also be Blizzard-themed dance and costume competitions.

What are you hoping to see from Blizzard at Gamescom next month? Let us know in the comments below. The show itself runs August 5-9, and GameSpot will be reporting from the event all week long.

Microsoft and Electronic Arts are also holding press conferences at Gamescom this year.

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SC LOTV release date!

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i hope they will announce reopening WoW Vanilla servers.

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I know it's stupid, but I hope for Warcraft 4.

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I really hope they announce a new diablo 3 expansion.

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I hope your wallet is ready and you quit your job. This August, after Gears releases, there won't be enough time or money to spend on the AAA games coming out on X1. Good to be a gamer.

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so a hearthstone expansion has already been confirmed. There's gotta be something else. Maybe legacy of the void date.

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we need a Warcraft 4 and a new Diablo expansion.... please.

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If Hellfire Citadel is supposedly the last raid of Warlords of Draenor and they want to bang expansions out quicker, then there's a decent chance they'll announce the next WoW expansion there. There's still no mention of what "Eye of Azshara" is actually for and the trademark filing for that was over 6 months ago. That's possibly a fit for the next WoW expansion.

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I'd looove a new Diablo expansion but I know it won't happen. They'll probably just talk hearthstone (please do console ports!!) and their moba game.

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They should release WOW on consoles.

Looks like TESO is selling well and FFXIV reborn is doing well.

Maybe they can add legs to it.

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Wonder what they are going to announce to try to keep the WoW subscribers around for the next year? Development of their card game and MOBA seems to be eating into their more traditional games. I wonder if they are starting to feel it?

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I wouldn't mind another Diablo

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Mafia 3.

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