World of Warcraft: Forever
PC
World of Warcraft: Forever releases on Wednesday, 4 November 2026 for PC.
World of Warcraft: Forever is an MMORPG developed by Blizzard Entertainment that returns to the game's original 2004 setting and gameplay while adding new content and storylines. It will operate as a separate branch alongside the modern World of Warcraft and World of Warcraft Classic, launching on PC in November 2026.
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October 2026
27 Oct You Can Reserve Your Character Name In World Of Warcraft: Forever Starting Today 27 Oct World of Warcraft Forever Name Reservation Is Broken Ahead of Launch 27 Oct Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft's class designer 'crammed as much' of the MMO into it so that even veteran tabletop players can experience something new 27 Oct World of Warcraft: Forever devs address racial ability drama by creating even more drama 26 Oct World of Warcraft: Forever's last-minute patch transforms its bovines into racecars capable of zooming 60% faster than everyone else 25 Oct A World of Warcraft Forever modder is transforming the MMO into a first-person RPG 24 Oct New World of Warcraft Midnight patch notes are good news for Druids and Mages, but Rogues face nerfs 22 Oct World of Warcraft: Forever Breathes New Life Into an Iconic Classic 21 Oct Everyone gets a free ticket to World of Warcraft: Forever today as Blizzard stress tests the servers ahead of launch day 21 Oct World of Warcraft: Forever's beta has been extended, as community members mourn the loss of their hunter pets 18 Oct World of Warcraft Forever devs "want blood" between Horde and Alliance players, as long as you aren't "truly degenerate" 16 Oct You've got one chance to try World of Warcraft Forever without a subscription before launch 15 Oct World of Warcraft: Forever devs say gear upgrades will stay relevant 'for a long, long time': 'It's very much our intention to try wherever we can to not invalidate old content' 15 Oct Despite controversy, World of Warcraft Forever's $30 Skyborne race is one of the Beta's most popular 14 Oct "You don't listen to the loudest people in the room" - World of Warcraft: Forever boss discusses how to approach a deluge of feedback 13 Oct World of Warcraft: Forever won't destroy what made the old classes so satisfying by modernizing them into oblivion: 'The level of mechanical complexity found in the beta classes is indicative of our intentions' 13 Oct World of Warcraft: Forever devs want to "grow the audience, not fracture it," Blizzard says 12 Oct Why alts are part of World of Warcraft: Forever's core progression plans 11 Oct World of Warcraft Forever devs have learned "you don't listen to the loudest people in the room" 9 Oct New World of Warcraft: Forever dungeon commits one of the MMO's biggest no-nos 8 Oct Blizzard refuses to let World of Warcraft: Forever's dungeons become the fastest way to grind XP: 'We need to hold firm on these balance adjustments' 7 Oct Blizzard promises to make the blue elves in World of Warcraft: Forever look worse (positive) 7 Oct World of Warcraft: Forever drops the PvP grind so normal people can have fancy titles too 6 Oct World of Warcraft Forever's hard level cap means I might actually play it 5 Oct Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft is already a slam dunk, but it's how it captures the spirit of the MMO that makes it stand out 4 Oct New World of Warcraft Midnight patch notes help struggling specs, but Unholy DKs feel the pain of Blizzard's nerf hammer 3 Oct 5 Big Things That Just Changed In The World Of Warcraft: Forever Beta 2 Oct In Praise Of World Of Warcraft’s God-Awful Polygonal Prairie Dog 2 Oct Blizzard Adds Beloved 'Kyle's Gone Missing' Quest to World of Warcraft: Forever 2 Oct New World of Warcraft Forever patch notes take us to level 30, with a win for Warriors but sad news for Undead Paladins
September 2026
30 Sept World of Warcraft: Forever survey pitches new classes to players, including Bard, Witch, and more 30 Sept WoW: Forever’s New Race Doesn't Fit into World of Warcraft At All 30 Sept World of Warcraft Forever cracks down on real-money trading, takes $200 worth of gold from streamer 30 Sept World Of Warcraft: Forever Isn’t Even Out Yet, But It’s Already Dealing With A Gold Buying Scandal 30 Sept Tinker, Bard, Illusionist - Blizzard seemingly surveying World of Warcraft: Forever players about never-before-seen classes to add to the game 29 Sept World of Warcraft: Forever increases its population cap ahead of a "mega dungeon" 28 Sept World of Warcraft: Forever dev teases new 'mega dungeon' to get lost in for hours like the good ol' days 28 Sept 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 28 Sept Blizzard Scrambles to Meet World of Warcraft Forever’s Unexpected Popularity 28 Sept As World of Warcraft: Forever's beta popularity grows, Blizzard has yet again had to increase the server cap 27 Sept World of Warcraft Forever's new race is Blizzard's commitment to "not play it safe" with the reborn MMORPG 26 Sept World of Warcraft Forever's Plan to Bring 'Classic Plus' to New and Old Players 25 Sept World of Warcraft Just Got An Official Dungeon Masters Actual Play Series 25 Sept 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' 25 Sept World of Warcraft: Forever gives old school fans nearly everything they could want 25 Sept Blizzard's first big World of Warcraft Forever patch notes bring plenty of class tuning changes 25 Sept World of Warcraft: Forever has recaptured the original MMO's magic, something I thought was impossible 25 Sept World of Warcraft: Forever cracks down on inappropriate names, senior dev offers "no sympathy" 24 Sept World of Warcraft: Forever Is Getting Heavy Rain — Here's How It Looks 24 Sept Player discovers game-changing pair of pants in World of Warcraft: Forever 23 Sept World of Warcraft: Forever's first patch will bring back the number one thing seasoned players missed from the MMO's past: storms 23 Sept World of Warcraft Would Never Work on PS5 or Xbox PS5Xbox 23 Sept 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' 22 Sept World of Warcraft: Forever players find rule-breaking new items that defy 22 years of experience with the classic MMO 22 Sept Blizzard layoffs are reportedly imminent, days after an exciting BlizzCon and a seemingly popular World of Warcraft: Forever beta Xbox 22 Sept World of Warcraft fans are torn about whether Forever's Skyborne starting zone fits tonally with Classic WoW 21 Sept Blizzard warns World of Warcraft: Forever players it will 'very aggressively' punish anyone who buys gold with real money 21 Sept 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' 21 Sept World of Warcraft: Forever players are being naughty with the new naming system 20 Sept The end of an era: A WarCraft 3 world editor forum is shutting down after 27 years 20 Sept Blizzard developer says World of Warcraft: Forever's beta numbers are the "craziest" he's seen in 17 years 19 Sept World of Warcraft Forever will "very aggressively punish gold buyers," as Blizzard admits the MMORPG has been "too lenient" 19 Sept World of Warcraft: Forever's convinced me that we lost too much to modern MMO quest design 19 Sept As Fans Flood the World of Warcraft: Forever Beta, Dev Says It's Putting Up 'The Craziest Numbers I've Seen in 17 Years Working at Blizzard' 18 Sept World of Warcraft Forever's messy first day leaves players frustrated over US servers 18 Sept World Of Warcraft: Forever Appears To Play Amazingly Well On The ROG Xbox Ally X Xbox 18 Sept World of Warcraft: Forever's beta is a laggy hell for some EU players (and yours truly), but there is a workaround 18 Sept Aussies Can Play World of Warcraft: Forever Early by Eating Maccas 17 Sept World of Warcraft: Forever beta struggles to launch as devs say "the number of people hammering at the door of the Beta is... insane" 17 Sept World of Warcraft: Forever players are reliving 2004 with hour-long queue times to get into the highly-anticipated beta 17 Sept World of Warcraft: Forever dev tells fans concerned by datamines and screenshots to "reserve judgment" until they play Blizzard's new MMO 16 Sept World of Warcraft: Forever beta launch times: How to sign up and play Blizzard's twist on WoW Classic 16 Sept Bad news for shaman tank hopefuls—World of Warcraft: Forever won't have Season of Discovery's zany class design just yet: 'But never say never, y'know' 16 Sept World of Warcraft: Forever takes page out of retail's book as Blizzard confirms access to add-ons will be restricted in the throwback MMO 15 Sept World of Warcraft: Forever's controversial Skyborne race came from Blizzard veteran Chris Metzen himself - "We knew we wanted to add some sort of elves" 15 Sept World of Warcraft: Forever has a new race you can't get without paying $30, and it's not the first impression fans were hoping for: "They are just blue elves" 15 Sept "What would a WoW 2 give you that World of Warcraft: Forever isn't already giving you?" - Blizzard addresses the MMO elephant in the room 15 Sept 8 New Things We Just Learned About World Of Warcraft: Forever From Its Lead Designers 14 Sept World of Warcraft Forever Will be the Easiest Way into WoW in 20 Years 14 Sept World of Warcraft 2 isn't happening because Blizzard isn't sure what a sequel to the MMO would "give you that World of Warcraft: Forever isn't already giving you" 14 Sept World of Warcraft: Forever will get a hardcore mode by winter, say devs—which'll be interesting, given all the new and undiscovered ways to die 14 Sept Talent calculators have already been assembled for World of Warcraft: Forever, and there's some real interesting stuff in here 14 Sept A StarCraft open-world shooter that's "Deadwood in space", Diablo 5, and a new classic-ish World of Warcraft branch out this year make up Blizzard of reveals 14 Sept World of Warcraft: Forever devs say a direct sequel like Guild Wars 2 is unlikely: 'Why would you throw that away and start over?' 14 Sept World of Warcraft: Forever devs have "no plans" to implement Tokens or level boosts, confirms Blizzard, as "the journey is so important" 14 Sept 10 big World of Warcraft Forever details from BlizzCon: No separate realms, optional transmog, and massively improved items 13 Sept World of Warcraft Forever hype dampened by $30 elves: New Skyborne race locked behind expansion-tier purchase 13 Sept World of Warcraft: Forever Devs Explain Why the Game Makes WoW 2 Unlikely 13 Sept Hands-On With World Of Warcraft: Forever, An Alternate Universe Worth Exploring 13 Sept World of Warcraft Forever is already scaring lapsed MMORPG players 13 Sept The World of Warcraft "Classic+" rumours were true and it's called World of Warcraft: Forever 13 Sept World Of Warcraft Is About To Remix Its Most Beloved Expansion 12 Sept World of Warcraft Forever is the MMORPG's "Classic Plus," and its beta is imminent 12 Sept World of Warcraft: Forever is a whole new WoW game launching in November that'll live alongside Classic and Vanilla 12 Sept World Of Warcraft: Forever Announced As The Vanilla WoW Reboot We’ve Been Waiting For 12 Sept The WoW 'Classic+' rumors were true: World of Warcraft: Forever promises to be another timeline's version of the MMO 12 Sept Blizzard's Big BlizzCon 2026 Opening Ceremony Mic Drop Is World of Warcraft Forever 12 Sept World of Warcraft: The Last Titan launches 2027 and Blizzard says it's the "culmination of over two decades" of MMO storytelling 12 Sept World Of Warcraft’s Next Expansion, The Last Titan, Is Out Next Year
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- World of Warcraft: Forever releases on Wednesday, 4 November 2026 for PC.
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