Numerous leaked images have revealed a new potential expansion for World of Warcraft

A new expansion for World of Warcraft has seemingly been leaked by an image which gained traction in a post on Reddit today. The image shows what appears to be a print ad selling merchandise for the new expansion, called Shadowlands. Also featured in the is a never-seen-before high-quality CGI rendering of Lich King Bolvar, which adds a considerable amount of validity to the leak.

Numerous leaked images have revealed a new potential expansion for World of Warcraft titled ‘Shadowlands’. This would be the seventh WoW expansion, and the first big release for retail WoW since Classic launched.

In the Reddit thread, some eagle-eyed commenters pointed out, however, that the image of Bolvar does not have his signature fire eyes, which might be evidence that the image is a fake. Having said that, other commenters have suggested that the lack of fire eyes could have a number of in-universe explanations.

Another leak surfaced that appears to be some sort of advertisement, inviting players to “enter the Shadowlands”. In the game, the Shadowlands is the world the character sees when they have died and have yet to revive.

At the end of the day, all that’s been released so far are unconfirmed leaks, and there’s been no official comment, only speculation. But if this BlizzCon is to be as epic as Blizzard expects and needs to be, then a new expansion would be perfect for pleasing its WoW audience.