As Gamescom kicks off in Cologne, Germany this week Blizzard is bringing all the Blizzard to Europe. With Heroes of the Storm, StarCraft II, StarCraft: Remastered, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, Overwatch, and Diablo III all on the show floor. And in most cases with new stuff to show. Also, they'll be live-streaming developers on the main stage at the Blizzard booth to reveal some cool new stuff.

That's scheduled for 3:00am AEST on Thursday, 24 August, and you can check in on that at: http://gamescom.blizzard.com. Here's a preview of what's in store!

Heroes of the Storm

• The latest long-awaited Hero to join the Nexus—Kel’Thuzad, the Warcraft series’ undead Lord of Naxxramas—will be playable for the first time.
  
• Heroes of the Storm players at Gamescom will get a glimpse at brand-new skins, including Death Knight Sonya, Dreadlord Jaina, and Crypt Queen Zagara.

 
StarCraft

• Primal pack leader Dehaka, the newest Zerg co-op commander for StarCraft II, will be playable for the first time at the Blizzard booth.

World of Warcraft

• World of Warcraft’s upcoming Patch 7.3! Details about this content update will be unveiled during the Blizzard Reveal Ceremony on Thursday, 24 August.
  
• Twelve top-ranked Arena teams will battle it out in the WoW European Championship Finals for a share of the $100,000 USD prize pool

Hearthstone

• Hearthstone players can enjoy an early look at new Fireside Gathering features during Gamescom, where they’ll join forces in a whole new kind of Fireside Brawl: a group raid against the Lich King.

Overwatch

• An all-new Overwatch map, Junkertown! A shut-down omnium now ruled by the Junker faction, and former home of Roadhog and Junkrat.
  
• The world premiere of a new Overwatch animated short will take place on the main stage and via live stream during the Blizzard Reveal Ceremony on Thursday, 24 August.

Diablo III

• Wield the dark arts with Diablo III’s Rise of the Necromancer pack

By bringing all of its titles to Gamescom, with most of them debuting new features, Blizzard is bringing a little slice of BlizzCon to Europe. Which is awesome.