Housing, Midnight, and the future of World of Warcraft | Developer interview

World of Warcraft: Midnight may still only have a vague release date attributed to sometime in 2026, but that hasn’t stopped the hype for the second installment of the Worldsoul Saga growing exponentially.

We sat down with art director Ely Cannon and technical director Frank Kowalkowski to talk through all the best and brightest parts of the next expansion, and what’s next for World of Warcraft.

0:00 – Introduction
00:32 – What’s coming in Midnight?
02:03 – Housing inspirations
03:17 – Housing accessibility
04:56 – Balancing the old and new
05:45 – Dealing with 20 years of history
08:03 – Exciting additions
08:35 – New mechanics
09:53 – The future of WoW
11:25 – Too many ideas

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