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World of Warcraft Forever cracks down on real-money trading, takes $200 worth of gold from streamer
"Blizzard did sweep up all my gold"
World of Warcraft: Forever survey pitches new classes to players, including Bard, Witch, and more
Blizzard might have plans to bring long-requested classes to the spinoff MMO.
Casually Classic: Five World of Warcraft Forever features that have my full attention
With as huge of an announcement as World of Warcraft Forever ended up being, it’s been tough to know what to talk about first! Trust me, I’ve wanted to get into all of the changes, new systems, and additional features, but I had to get some high-level stuff out of the way first.…
Tinker, Bard, Illusionist - Blizzard seemingly surveying World of Warcraft: Forever players about never-before-seen classes to add to the game
World of Warcraft: Forever players claim to have been sent a survey asking whether they'd be interested in a variety of new classes for the upcoming MMO - and some of them are very interesting.
Icy Veins breaks down the World of Warcraft Forever items that are still hidden from player view
The opening of the beta for World of Warcraft Forever naturally meant that dataminers turned their attention in full upon the game, but there’s a lot that is very deliberately being hidden from dataminers at this point. Icy Veins has a whole breakdown of what’s still hidden, but…
World of Warcraft Forever promotes the Undead Paladin — and other new class combos — in its latest video
While there are six new class/race combos arriving with the “Classic Plus” version of World of Warcraft Forever, it’s clear that Blizzard has a favorite: the Undead Paladin. Not only does this class get its own backstory with the new Warcraft III: Forsaken Kingdom DLC that came o…
World of Warcraft: Forever increases its population cap ahead of a "mega dungeon"
WoW: Forever's beta population cap is growing as Blizzard teases a huge new dungeon that could echo Classic's Blackrock Depths.
World of Warcraft Forever’s campfires become more useful and more annoying
Everyone seems to be buzzing about campfires, the new feature that’s the sleeper hit in the World of Warcraft Forever beta this month. Of course, if there’s a way to exploit and abuse it, some enterprising player will do just that. So this socially beneficial experience turned in…
World of Warcraft: Forever dev teases new 'mega dungeon' to get lost in for hours like the good ol' days
Blackrock Depths fans will have a new dungeon that takes as long as a raid to complete.
World of Warcraft: Forever players find black market NPC who sells a 15-day movement speed buff and other rare items that nobody can afford yet
Blizzard is also using it to get ahead of price inflation.
World of Warcraft Forever adds a ‘pro-social’ feature to help groups get quest drops evenly
One of the more intriguing systems emerging in World of Warcraft Forever’s beta is its “recent allies” feature. This system remembers players you’ve grouped and interacted with, and it goes out of its way to push those players to your layer in the future and even change the text…
As World of Warcraft: Forever's beta popularity grows, Blizzard has yet again had to increase the server cap
World of Warcraft: Forever's beta appears to be growing in popularity, as one of Blizzard's leads has revealed the server capacity had to be increased over the weekend.
World of Warcraft Forever's new race is Blizzard's commitment to "not play it safe" with the reborn MMORPG
World of Warcraft Forever developers discuss Blizzard’s plans to take risks with the new version of its MMORPG, instead of playing the hits.
Betawatch: World of Warcraft Forever gets the beta explosion as Aion 2 cracks its doors open a bit
So the World of Warcraft Forever beta kicked off to insane numbers, and so many articles about the spinoff reboot. Seriously, it was a lot. And that’s pretty great, you can’t say that there is a lack of transparency. If you aren’t in the beta and/or don’t want to spend the money…
World of Warcraft: Forever dev has 'no sympathy' for players kicked from the beta for offensive names: 'If you're genuinely confused, remember that it's our database, we can see every character you've created'
Blizzard devs are having to manually go through a list to flag the names that aren't allowed.
Blizzard Dev Doubles Down on World of Warcraft Forever Being for Classic Players
World of Warcraft Forever has already been massively successful, but it's widened the divide that's always been there between the Retail and Classic versions of the game. And, it seems like some of the folks at Blizzard are standing firm on one side of that line.
World of Warcraft Forever discusses beta player reactions, Skyborne, and planned future adjustments
With the first week of beta in the rearview mirror of World of Warcraft Forever, the devs of Blizzard are taking some time to unpack some of what they’ve seen and discuss things that are happening in the MMORPG in a video podcast format. Much of the chatter in the podcast was und…
World of Warcraft: Forever gives old school fans nearly everything they could want
Now I want to spend another 200 hours
Blizzard's first big World of Warcraft Forever patch notes bring plenty of class tuning changes
The new World of Warcraft Forever patch notes include a first round of beta class tuning, and the cooldown manager is available for testing.
World of Warcraft: Forever cracks down on inappropriate names, senior dev offers "no sympathy"
Blizzard devs "read through every" affected account carefully
World of Warcraft Forever shows off the Legacy system
When you’re playing World of Warcraft Forever, you are building a legacy. Part of that is because you will theoretically be forging new friendships and companions through the game, of course, but another part of that is because the game literally has the Legacy system in it. By c…
World of Warcraft: Forever Is Getting Heavy Rain — Here's How It Looks
World of Warcraft: Forever is currently in beta, but Blizzard plans to update it ahead of the full game’s release. Coming soon: heavy rain.
Player discovers game-changing pair of pants in World of Warcraft: Forever
The times when a pair of pants prove newsworthy are tragically rare, and when they are it's usually not a good thing. Thankfully, a community discovery in World of Warcraft: Forever has remedied that.
World of Warcraft: Forever's first patch will bring back the number one thing seasoned players missed from the MMO's past: storms
Blizzard is bringing intense weather effects back to Azeroth.
World of Warcraft: Forever dev addresses the debate over who it's made for: 'I did not spend the last year of my life relearning and mastering how to do things like we did it 20+ years ago for retail players'
Authenticity is core to Blizzard's new MMO, but it's also not trying to recreate the past 1:1.
World of Warcraft Forever continues to delve into character creation while players discover crazy items in the beta
It’s a good week to drink deep and full of World of Warcraft Forever developer diaries, as Blizzard released yet another pair of them yesterday. Both of these continue to plumb the depths of new character creation options, including the additional class/race combos and the new Sk…
Lore Watch Podcast: The never-ending faction war in World of Warcraft: Forever
World of Warcraft: Forever is the hottest title in Blizzard’s catalogue, so of course we’re diving in to some of the lore of Forever in this first post-BlizzCon episode. We start with a question on the war between the Alliance and the Horde, which makes for a great excuse to reca…
Casually Classic: World of Warcraft Forever aims to be a most epic do-over
The world can completely change in the span of a week — especially if that world is Azeroth. In seven days, we got the jaw-dropping announcement of World of Warcraft Forever at BlizzCon, several panels, numerous interviews, two trailers, a developer Q&A, and the start of betamini…
World of Warcraft Forever Breaks Silence on Shared Drops and Tagging
Blizzard reaffirms its stance on encouraging players to group up for tagging monsters and getting loot drops when playing World of Warcraft: Forever.
World of Warcraft: Forever players find rule-breaking new items that defy 22 years of experience with the classic MMO
Blizzard snuck in an item that finally gives mages a reason to swing a sword.
World of Warcraft Forever lays out your choices of dual names and realm types
When World of Warcraft Forever goes live on November 4th, players will be faced with several big decisions right off the bat. But don’t fret, for Uncle Blizzard is here to give you the lay of the land — and the ins and outs of dual character names and realm types. Unlike other ve…
World of Warcraft: Forever players competing over enemies is 'extremely important' to the experience, Blizzard says: 'This is one of those things that we simply must hold the line on'
Blizzard better have some clever solutions for launch day, then.
Blizzard layoffs are reportedly imminent, days after an exciting BlizzCon and a seemingly popular World of Warcraft: Forever beta
A week after an announcement-laden BlizzCon 2026, and days after what appears to be an enormously popular beta for World of Warcraft: Forever , cuts at Blizzard by Xbox are said to be "imminent".
Blizzard warns World of Warcraft: Forever players it will 'very aggressively' punish anyone who buys gold with real money
Preserving the economy of the MMO is a top priority, the studio says.
Every new enchant in World of Warcraft: Forever
There will be new recipes for each profession in World of Warcraft: Forever as part of the game modes system revamp and upgrade, and one that can be really beneficial to commit to early is Enchanting. These new Enchanting recipes in WoW: Forever include recipes for different item…
World of Warcraft Forever beta sees ‘crazy’ numbers: ‘We’ve got something really special here’
It’s not only World of Warcraft fans who are pumped about the beta for Forever; one of the game’s lead developers couldn’t contain his amazement at the success of the test so far. On Twitter this past weekend, Josh “Aggrand” Greenfield posted, “Man, it was hard to sleep last nigh…
Blizzard Dev Calls World of Warcraft: Forever Beta Numbers the Craziest in 17 Years
World of Warcraft: Forever is pulling in the "craziest numbers" according to a Blizzard developer, as the MMO shows why it continues to be a powerhouse in the genre decades later. The post Blizzard Dev Calls World of Warcraft: Forever Beta Numbers the Craziest in 17 Years appeare…
World of Warcraft: Forever players are being naughty with the new naming system
World of Warcraft: Forever's beta has proven exceptionally popular, as 'crazy' numbers of players flock to play this new twist on the beloved MMO . And among Forever's new features is a character naming system that has allowed creative players to get naughty.
World of Warcraft Forever will "very aggressively punish gold buyers," as Blizzard admits the MMORPG has been "too lenient"
Blizzard will punish gold buying and forbid GDKP in World of Warcraft Forever, as the developer aims to preserve its new MMORPG’s economy.
World of Warcraft: Forever's convinced me that we lost too much to modern MMO quest design
Reject three-quest conformity, embrace friction.
World of Warcraft: Forever Quietly Drops Brand-New Druid Form
World of Warcraft: Forever's beta is pulling incredible numbers with its Classic Plus promise, and it just delivered a new Druid form.
Betawatch: World of Warcraft Forever begins beta, Aniimo and RuneScape Dragonwilds leave early access
So I could try to make jokes about World of Warcraft Forever going into beta, but they won’t really land, because the beta is not going to last forever. It’s actually only going to last for about two months, because there’s already a set launch date. That isn’t forever. That’s si…
Aussies Can Play World of Warcraft: Forever Early by Eating Maccas
I thought the Heroes of the Storm revival would be the biggest “that wasn’t on my bingo card” moment of the week following its surprise announcement at BlizzCon 2026. It’s been swiftly trumped, however, by my discovery that you can redeem access to the World of Warcraft: Forever…
World of Warcraft: Forever beta struggles to launch as devs say "the number of people hammering at the door of the Beta is... insane"
"We're scaling up and up and up (and up). You will all be in soon"
World of Warcraft: Forever players are reliving 2004 with hour-long queue times to get into the highly-anticipated beta
Blizzard says it's working on getting everyone in as soon as possible.
World of Warcraft: Forever Devs Explain the New Race, Campfires, and Onyxia's Return
We sat down with World of Warcraft: Forever's principal game designer Kris Zierhut and lead encounter designer Michael Nuthals to talk through the design philosophy behind the game. They break down the new Legacy System for alt characters, the campfire system for player socializi…
World of Warcraft: Forever beta launch times: How to sign up and play Blizzard's twist on WoW Classic
Here's how to get an early taste at the classic-ish MMO.
How to join the World of Warcraft: Forever beta, which starts on September 17 after the WoW Live Q&A
World of Warcraft: Forever is bringing new and expanded content and gameplay to Classic Azeroth when it launches worldwide on November 4, 2026 as part of your regular World of Warcraft subscription, no additional purchase necessary! If you just can’t wait for November, there’s an…
World of Warcraft: Forever dev tells fans concerned by datamines and screenshots to "reserve judgment" until they play Blizzard's new MMO
It might not be "too retail" after all
BlizzCon 2026 Interview: In World of Warcraft: Forever, Azeroth Is the Main Character and You're Just Living in It
During BlizzCon 2026, we chatted with Associate Production Director Clayton Stone and Lead Software Engineer Ana Resendez about all things surrounding World of Warcraft: Forever. Read this article on TechRaptor