Blizzard just dropped a new Warcraft 3 campaign, the first in 23 years
Blizzard has released a new Warcraft 3 campaign, *Forsaken Kingdom*, 23 years after the last expansion, alongside a free update for Warcraft 3: Reforged.
Blizzard announced at BlizzCon the release of *Warcraft 3: Forsaken Kingdom*, a two-part campaign for *Warcraft 3: Reforged*, marking the first new campaign since 2003’s *Frozen Throne* expansion. The campaign begins with a prologue covering Arthas, the antagonist from *World of Warcraft*’s *Wrath of the Lich King*, followed by a main story set in the Undercity, featuring Sylvanas, Putress, and the Scarlet Crusade. The expansion is priced at $30 and is available now on Battle.net.
The surprise release follows criticism of *Warcraft 3: Reforged*’s 2020 launch, which failed to meet expectations. A free 3.0 update accompanies the expansion, aiming to improve the remaster’s reception. The campaign’s narrative explores the Forsaken Kingdom’s capital, the Undercity, expanding on lore from *World of Warcraft* and *Warcraft 3*’s original storylines.
Blizzard’s announcement at BlizzCon introduces *Forsaken Kingdom* as a standalone expansion for *Warcraft 3: Reforged*, a 2020 remaster of the 2002 real-time strategy game. The expansion’s two-part structure includes a prologue on Arthas and a main campaign set in the Undercity, blending elements from *World of Warcraft* and the original *Warcraft 3* universe.
The $30 expansion and free update for *Warcraft 3: Reforged* arrive amid efforts to revitalize the remaster’s reputation. The campaign’s release aligns with a trend of surprise expansions for older games, including titles like *Thief Remastered* and *Quake: Dawn of the Machine*, signaling a shift in Blizzard’s strategy for legacy properties.