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Updated 07/11/2026, 01:46:08 UTC

Wow Forever is drawing attention across 4 news outlets right now. The reports below are the current coverage, newest first.

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EntertainmentIGN7h ago

Blizzard Reveals What Made It Finally Pull The Trigger on WoW Forever

World of Warcraft Forever came out earlier this week, and has been a massively successful launch. It almost begs the question, "Why wait this long?" Well, Blizzard has revealed what made it finally release the Classic+ game mode.

EntertainmentIGN8d ago

Some People Who Paid for WoW Forever Name Reservation Couldn't Reserve Their Name Due to a Weird Bug

After the World of Warcraft Forever beta ended last week, Blizzard opened up the servers to character creation in order to allow players who bought one of the Skyborne packs to reserve their names. But a lot of people were falsely given a "restricted" message when they tried to reserve their name.

EntertainmentGameSpot9d ago

Xbox CEO Says Xbox Series X|S Is Supply Constrained, But Is It?

In the US, you can buy an Xbox Series X|S at Best Buy , Target , Walmart , and even on Xbox's own website . But Xbox CEO Asha Sharma claimed on X that "console sales remain constrained by supply" while discussing revenue decline for her division in the most recent financial quarter for Microsoft. To be clear, Sharma doesn't state in what markets or regions there are supply problems for Xbox Series X|S. Here's specifically what she stated on social media: "In Q1, Xbox revenue declined 2% [year over year], compared with a 10% decline a quarter ago, while our accountability margin improved. Minecraft and WoW Forever set records, Call of Duty had its most acclaimed release in more than a decade, and our PC platform revenue grew double digits. Console sales remain constrained by supply, with more demand than consoles available. We're working to get more consoles into players’ hands, including

EntertainmentIGN10d ago

'A Lot of Players Don't Want to Play a Monster' – WoW Forever Principal Designer Sheds More Light on Why the Skyborne Were Added

World of Warcraft Forever has its full launch a week from now on November 4, but ahead of time, Blizzard principal game designer Kris Zierhut shared a little bit of insight on why the new Skyborne race was added to the game.

EntertainmentIGN16d ago

WoW Forever Beta Extended to Friday, Name Reservations Go Live Tuesday

The World of Warcraft Forever beta has been incredibly popular, but just like any other beta, it has to come to an end as the full launch approaches. But Blizzard has extended the beta by a couple of days.

EntertainmentIGN24d ago

Over 1 Million Characters Have Been Made in the WoW Forever Beta

It's no secret that World of Warcraft Forever has been incredibly popular since entering its beta last month, but now, over 1 million characters have been made.

EntertainmentPC Gamer29d ago

WoW: Forever's list of changes snowballed as Blizzard got more excited, says dev: 'Our original pitch internally was: We'll do 4 new dungeons'

"There is a version of WoW Forever that really is that version of Vanilla with just a couple slight class changes."

EntertainmentKotaku29d ago

Blizzard Is Making WoW Forever’s Controversial Skyborne Race Look Worse On Purpose, And That’s A Good Thing

Standard-definition elf

EntertainmentIGN40d ago

WoW Forever Beta Player Dies to a Near Perfect Griefing Tactic That I'm Sure Blizzard Will Patch Out

World of Warcraft Forever’s beta marches on, and all evidence points to it being a massive success. But it’s worth remembering this is a beta, and a beta is for reporting issues. Enter one of the best WoW griefing tactics I’ve ever seen.

EntertainmentPC Gamer51d ago

WoW Forever dataminers have dug up set bonuses, which are interesting even on low-level gear

Armor up!

EntertainmentGameSpot53d ago

The WoW Forever Beta Starts This Week, Here’s How To Get Access

At this year's BlizzCon , Blizzard announced a new version of World of Warcraft Classic, called World of Warcraft Forever. Blizzard says WoW Forever is "built as a new permanent home alongside modern and Classic WoW." It's set after the events of Warcraft III Reforged: Forsaken Kingdom but before Molten Core, and sends players back to the original continents with a cap at level 60. There are new stories, a new class, and over 1,000 new quests in the title. With World of Warcraft Forever launching on November 4, a beta is due to start this week. There are a few ways you can gain access, so here's all you need to know. https://youtu.be/uQuKE0KDgiM WoW Forever beta start and end times The World of Warcraft Forever beta will run from Thursday, September 17 , to October 21, 2026 . There are no official start times just yet, although Blizzard often rolls its updates out between 11 AM and 2 PM

EntertainmentGameSpot53d ago

How WoW Forever Handles Its Massive Set Of New Quests

One of the big announcements at BlizzCon was WoW Forever , the next iteration of offering a classic-style WoW experience. Blizzard is hoping to draw players back to the OG WoW in a number of ways, including with the introduction of 1,000+ new quests. GameSpot caught up with Blizzard senior game designer Josh Greenfield to discuss this, along with why the game's OG quests--from 22 years ago--still resonate today. If Blizzard is adding 1,000 more quests to WoW with the update, how many does that bring the game up to in total? It's a tricky question to answer, Greenfield said, in part because some of WoW's original quests are "tracking quests," but if you're counting "actual playable quests," the game has around 3,000 to 3,500. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEMrosrAVH0 So with 1,000+ more added of actual playable quests, that's a significant increase. WoW Forever also adds four new zones,

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