In the month-over-month data from June to July, some of the top games had a slight drop in viewers. This includes League of Legends WoTLK Gold, Fortnite, World of Warcraft, and World of Warcraft, among others. A handful of games actually got an increase in viewership however: Valorant Minecraft, as well as World of Warcraft . Minecraft was the one to see the largest growth at a staggering 37% improvement over the others only increasing by single-digits.

"While there is a fluctuation in the number of hours spent watching livestreams has fluctuated over the last few months as cities are opening up and people move out of their homes, the business is still hundreds of million of hours longer than the first quarter of this year." said the CEO Doron Nir during the press conference. "This is not a small feat and speaks to the potential and growth of the medium in terms of attracting both streamers and viewers."

The date for the release of Blizzard's coming World of Warcraft expansion, Legion was leaked online , just one day before BlizzCon commences. The date was leaked online , in a photo posted on the Battle.net website which reads "Expected game release date on or before September 21. 2016."

The image also details some incentives that you can get prior to purchasing, including a Level 100 character boost as well as early entry to the brand-new Demon Hunter hero class. The basic version of the game will be priced at $49.99. On top of that the digital deluxe version includes an in-game mount, pet and the digital version of World of Warcraft and StarCraft 2 for $69.99.

World of Warcraft : Legion was announced in Gamescom in August of this year. The expansion will raise the cap on levels to 110 as well as introduce a new class called the Demon Hunter. Legion will add a host of new content . This includes an entirely new continent named The Broken Isles, new weaponry that can be made customisable, as well as new levels and dungeons. The expansion will also revamp the player-versus-player progression system.

The beta for World of Warcraft : Legion is set to begin this year. Players can sign up to join the beta on the Battle.net website. For more details on things to expect in Legion you can check out our previous coverage. World of buy WoTLK Classic Gold Warcraft Microtransactions Helped Boost Activision's Profits By $536 Million