MMO Calendar 2026

Upcoming events, betas, launches and deadlines for the MMOs we cover. Only officially announced dates make it in, each with a link to the source.

Updated: October 20, 2026

Coming up: WoW, ESO, Albion and Path of Exile 2

  1. Oct 13 – Nov 3

    World of Warcraft

    Twitch Drop: Cuddly Gold-Colored Grrgle housing decor (watch 4 h of WoW)

    Starts Oct 13, 10 a.m. PDT; ends Nov 3, 10 a.m. PST

  2. Oct 21 – Nov 4

    The Elder Scrolls Online

    Witches Festival (until Nov 4) and Season Two: Echoes of Skyrim begins (until Jan 27, 2027)

    Time not announced by ZeniMax

    Read story and source

  3. Oct 27 – Nov 3

    World of Warcraft

    WoW: Forever — name reservation and up to 3 characters (upgrade owners)

    Oct 27 – Nov 3, Pacific Time

    Read story and source

  4. Nov 4

    World of Warcraft

    World of Warcraft: Forever launches

    3 p.m. PST

    Read story and source

  5. Dec 10

    Path of Exile 2

    Last day to register for the launch rewards

    PST

    Read story and source

  6. Dec 11

    Path of Exile 2

    Path of Exile 2 reaches 1.0 and becomes free-to-play

    PST

    Read story and source

Updated Oct 13, 2026

More dates: AION 2, FFXIV, MapleStory, WoW, Black Desert, Throne and Liberty, GW2 and OSRS

DateGameWhat happensTimeSource
Oct 19 to Nov 2World of WarcraftHallow’s End 2026Until Nov 2, time not announcedBlizzard
Oct 20MapleStoryClassic World Founder’s First Step event ends11:59 PM UTCNexon
Oct 20Old School RuneScapeThe Fractured Archive raid launchesTime not announcedJagex
Oct 20AION 2Early Access server transfer window closesBefore the Oct 20 PDT maintenanceNC
Oct 21MapleStoryMapleStory Classic World Grand Launch11:00 AM PDTNexon
Oct 21MapleStoryClassic World Grand Launch maintenance (servers down)6:00 to 11:00 AM PDTNexon
Oct 21MapleStoryv.272 Public Test Server sign-ups close4:00 PM PTNexon
Oct 21World of WarcraftFree WoW: Forever Stress Test (moved from Oct 19)2:00 PM PDTBlizzard
Oct 25Final Fantasy XIVCrucible of the Unbroken rankings Season 1 starts10:00 PM PDTSquare Enix
Oct 26Throne and LibertyAuction House and shop close ahead of the move to NCOct 26 maintenanceAmazon Games / NC
Oct 27AION 2Launch server transfer window closesBefore the Oct 27 PDT maintenanceNC
Oct 27Final Fantasy XIVFall Guys collaboration ends7:59 AM PDTSquare Enix
Oct 27World of WarcraftFabled Let Me Solo Him: Kindo’jan deadline (extended)At the Oct 27 weekly maintenance (Americas)Blizzard
Oct 28AION 2Daeva Pass: Planet’s Call sales end12:00 AM PDTNC
Oct 30Throne and LibertyLast day to opt out of the data transfer to NCTime not announcedAmazon Games / NC
Nov 2Final Fantasy XIVAll Saints’ Wake 2026 ends6:59 AM PSTSquare Enix
Nov 3Guild Wars 2Shadow of the Mad King 2026 endsTime not announcedArenaNet
Nov 5Throne and LibertyReturn of the Autumn Haunted Harvest endsTime not announcedAmazon Games
Nov 5Black Desert[EP. 2] Gift for Bringers of Good, Solare Weekly Ranked Victory and Fill the Pearl’s Blessings end (Asia list)Before maintenancePearl Abyss
Nov 10Throne and LibertyNC migration maintenance startsTime not announcedAmazon Games / NC
Nov 12Black DesertSolare Special Pass: To the Battlefield ends (Asia list)Before maintenancePearl Abyss
Nov 19Black DesertDaily Special Pass with the Devil ends (Asia list)Before maintenancePearl Abyss
Nov 30MapleStoryLast day to claim Classic World package items from the mailbox11:59 PM UTCNexon
Dec 1AION 2Last login for pre-registration and wishlist rewardsBefore the 11:30 PM PT maintenanceNC
Dec 10Black DesertArena of Solare season ends (Asia server)Before maintenancePearl Abyss
Dec 15AION 2Daeva Pass Season 1 ends (Dawn Legion / Ishalgen Mercenary)11:00 PM PSTNC
Official dates, in the time zone the studio used. Where only a date was given, it says so.

WoW 12.1.7 is on the PTR with no release date yet. It goes on the list once Blizzard announces one. More per game on the AION 2, World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy XIV and MapleStory pages.