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Blizzard Announces World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Classic

Blizzard Announces World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Classic - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 03 November 2023 / 4,291 Views

World of Warcraft Executive Producer Holly Longdale during the BlizzCon 2023 opening ceremony announced the next expansion for World of Warcraft Classic

The Classic progression realms will advance from Wrath Classic to Cataclysm Classic with some changes based on player feedback and requests.

View the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Classic announcement trailer below:

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Classic will launch in the first half of 2024.


A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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11 Comments
Salnax (on 04 November 2023)

Soon, we're going to need a Classic version of WoW Classic for people who are nostalgic for older versions of Classic.

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UnderwaterFunktown (on 04 November 2023)

Honestly think they should have stopped at Wrath of the Lich King, that was the last one with a lot of nostalgia for, and that's coming from someone who played a lot of Cataclysm.

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SecondWar (on 03 November 2023)

So are they planning to gradually re-releasing all expansions in ‘classics’ mode now?

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G2ThaUNiT SecondWar (on 03 November 2023)

That’s what it seems like. What I hate is that they’re replacing the previously released “classic” expansions. If you missed out on Burning Crusade Classic or soon to be Wrath of the Lich King Classic, you’re out of luck.

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G2ThaUNiT (on 03 November 2023)

The expansion that got me to quit WoW xD

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Koragg G2ThaUNiT (on 03 November 2023)

Will it bring you back?

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G2ThaUNiT Koragg (on 03 November 2023)

I hated this expansion, so no lol. Those newly announced expansions today will though! Maybe the occasional Vanilla WoW experience as well.

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Azzanation G2ThaUNiT (on 03 November 2023)

What did you hate about it? I throught it was excellent

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G2ThaUNiT Azzanation (on 03 November 2023)

I remember hating the permanent change to the landscape and the oversimplification when it came to difficulty. Those were a couple of the reasons I remember the most, but there were a few other things that turned me off from the game after that expansion that I can’t remember off the top of my head. Which I didn’t mind too much because StarCraft II kept me busy for a long while after that lol

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Azzanation G2ThaUNiT (on 03 November 2023)

I throught going back to the OG landscape was great. The best part of WoW is the original continents. It brought the population back into it rather than being phazed out onto an island no one cares about. The amount of City raids i saw in Cata was one key factor i loved seeing. Its literally none existent now because the citys are barren.

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Azzanation (on 03 November 2023)

Probably my favourite Expansion from the series. Returning to Kalimdor with full flying was one of the best ideas they did for the franchise. I main a Warrior and the balance wasnt too harsh either.

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