World of Warcraft: Legion

World of Warcraft: Legion
Developer(s)Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher(s)Blizzard Entertainment
Director(s)Tom Chilton
Ion Hazzikostas
Alex Afrasiabi
Designer(s)Cory Stockton
Jonathan LeCraft
Jeremy Feasel
Brian Holinka
Chadd Nervig
Composer(s)Russell Brower
Neal Acree
Clint Bajakian
SeriesWarcraft
Platform(s)OS X, Windows
ReleaseAugust 30, 2016
Genre(s)Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
Mode(s)Multiplayer

World of Warcraft: Legion is the sixth expansion set in the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft, following Warlords of Draenor. It was announced on August 6, 2015 at Gamescom 2015.[1] The expansion was released on August 30, 2016.[2]

The expansion raises the existing level cap from 100 to 110, features artifact weapons for each class's specializations, includes a new area on Azeroth called the Broken Isles and introduces the demon hunter hero class that starts at level 98. It initially included ten 5-man dungeons and two raids.[3]

  1. ^ Karmali, Luke (August 6, 2015). "Gamescom 2015: World of Warcraft: Legion Announced". IGN. Archived from the original on August 7, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "The Legion Returns August 30 - World of Warcraft". April 19, 2016. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "WoW: Legion details at Gamescom: Interview with Tom Chilton & Ion Hazzikostas - Icy Veins Forums". Icy Veins. August 6, 2015. Archived from the original on August 7, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.