Seasonal edition
The Quarter Ahead — Q4 2026
2026-10-01 → 2026-12-31, snapshotted from the release tracker on 2026-10-01. Every window is shown exactly as announced — day, month, or quarter precision, never rounded — and dates recorded as slipped carry their badge. Dates move: the release calendar and updates hub are the live view.
🚀 Launching this quarter
- ArcheAge Chronicles — Steam Early Access · Early Access · Q4 2026 · purchase required
- Monsters & Memories — Early Access · Early Access · October 1, 2026Delayed before · purchase required
- Aion 2 — Global Launch (PC) · Launch · October 5, 2026Delayed before · open to everyone
- World of Warcraft: Forever — Launch · Launch · November 4, 2026 · purchase required
🧭 Expansions & major updates
- The Lord of the Rings Online — The Wolves of Mordor expansion · Expansion · Autumn 2026 · purchase required
- The Elder Scrolls Online — Season Two · Major Update · October 21, 2026
🧪 Betas & tests
How to get in is part of the date — access is listed where announced.
- EVE Vanguard — Persistent Alpha (24/7, paid access) · Alpha · November 10, 2026 · purchase required
👀 Loose windows to watch
Announced for this year without a firmer window. Nobody has committed to a quarter — these could land here, later, or slip.
- EVE Online — Theaters of War: second expansion · Expansion · 2026 · last checked 2026-09-21
↩️ Worth coming back to
Thinking about going back to World of Warcraft this quarter? The era-by-era return guide covers what you missed, whether your progress survived, and what resuming costs.
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