World of Warcraft: Forever is a huge success

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World of Warcraft: Forever is a huge success

Blizzard announced World of Warcraft: Forever at BlizzCon 2026 this month. This is a standalone experience that lets players relive the early days of the MMORPG. Long requested by the community, this alternate version of the game is highly anticipated!

On X, Josh Greenfield, a developer for World of Warcraft: Forever, highlighted the unprecedented success of the beta, despite it being a paid experience. The game won’t be available to all players until November 4. Greenfield noted that this trial version generated numbers that were "the craziest numbers I’ve seen in 17 years working at Blizzard." As a result, the game seems to have been more popular than ever before.

Finally, the developer added that the beta allowed them to identify numerous issues within a few hours and fix them right away. He revealed that without this test, it would have been impossible to spot these glitches internally, even after six months of work.

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