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WoW: Forever Confirmed as Classic+, Launches Nov. 4 With Beta Sept. 17
Blizzard confirmed the long-rumoured "Classic+" at BlizzCon 2026, naming it World of Warcraft: Forever. Beta opens September 17, launch follows November 4.
BlizzCon 2026: WoW’s Two Main-Stage Panels, $600K AWC/MDI Finals This Weekend
BlizzCon 2026 opens September 12 in Anaheim with two "What's Next" WoW panels, a Sunday Deep Dive, and a $600,000 AWC/MDI grand final.
WoW’s Wyatt Cheng: Players Cracked His Prophet Skeram Illusion Trick Instantly
Former Blizzard game director Wyatt Cheng says raiders found instant tells for the real Prophet Skeram in Ahn'Qiraj within days of the 2006 boss…
WoW Patch 12.1.5: Kith’ix Raid Testing Times Set for Heroic, Mythic
Blizzard has scheduled timed PTR sessions for The Unbinding of Kith'ix, gating access through an NPC in three capital cities.
WoW: Venomous Abyss Raid Skip Now Live, Jumps Straight to Coiled Altar
Blizzard has switched on a permanent shortcut in the Venomous Abyss raid, letting geared alts and latecomers skip six bosses straight to Coiled Altar.
WoW Weekly Recap: BlizzCon 2026 Schedule, Patch 12.1.5 PTR, $600K Prize Pool
Blizzard's official WoW Weekly rounds up BlizzCon 2026's September 12-13 schedule, the Patch 12.1.5 PTR and a $600,000 AWC/MDI prize pool.
WoW: Wowhead Datamines Kith’ix Raid Loading Screen for Patch 12.1.5
Wowhead has pulled the loading screen for The Unbinding of Kith'ix, the single-boss raid capping Patch 12.1.5's Quel'thalas campaign.
WoW Patch 12.1.5: Datamined Maps Confirm Kindo’jan Labyrinth, Kith’ix Raid
PTR build 69594 adds instance data for the first Labyrinth and a new single-boss raid, as Blizzard details Midnight's next content drop.
WoW Patch 12.1.5 Makes Battle for Azeroth, Legion Reps Warband-Wide
Blizzard's 12.1.5 development notes confirm Legion and Battle for Azeroth reputations will share progress across every character on a Warband.
WoW: Blizzard Hotfix Turns Egg Damage on Mythic Ula’tek From Direct to Periodic
Blizzard's September 2 hotfix eases the Phase 2 egg mechanic on Mythic Ula'tek as Liquid, Echo and Method still chase the first kill.
WoW: Blizzard Still Chasing Fix for Missing Sparks of Tides Bug
Blizzard says a September 2 update to restore missing Spark of Tides items didn't reach everyone, with more fixes expected within days.
WoW: Sept 1 Hotfix Nerfs Heroic Coiled Altar, Fixes Health Bug
Blizzard's September 1 hotfixes cut Malacrass and Zul'jan's health and shields on Heroic Coiled Altar, closing an intermission healing bug.
WoW: Sept 1 Hotfixes Nerf Venomous Abyss Bosses, Cut Delve Trinket Drops
Blizzard's September 1 hotfixes trim health across Venomous Abyss difficulties, retune Mythic mechanics and thin out trinket drops from Delves.
WoW: Emrrrgl Murloc Funko Pop Unlocks Exclusive In-Game Pet for $20
Blizzard's BlizzCon 2026 gear drop includes a $20 Emrrrgl Murloc Funko Pop that ships with a redeemable in-game battle pet for World of Warcraft.
WoW: Blizzard Scrubs Paid Boosts From Top 1% Mythic+ Rankings
Ion Hazzikostas confirms Blizzard is auditing Midnight Season 1's top 1% Mythic+ ladder for paid carries before Umbral Champion rewards go out.
WoW: Team Liquid Fells Mythic Coiled Altar in 310 Pulls, Ula’tek Next
Team Liquid downed Mythic Coiled Altar after 310 pulls, pushing the Race to World First to its final boss, Ula'tek, in The Venomous Abyss.
WoW: Blizzard Reverts Second Mythic Coiled Altar Nerf After Lockout Issues
Blizzard rolled back a fresh Coiled Altar nerf hours after shipping it, as Echo, Method and Liquid stall on Venomous Abyss's seventh boss.
WoW: Venomous Abyss Is Hardest Heroic Since Vault of the Incarnates, ~230 AOTC
Only around 230 guilds cleared Heroic Ula'tek for Ahead of the Curve in the raid's first week, per Wowhead, forcing Blizzard to nerf the…
WoW Armory Finally Adds Classic, TBC and Mists of Pandaria Support
Blizzard quietly rebuilt the official WoW Armory to cover every Classic version, ending seven years without character lookups outside retail.
WoW Midnight Season 2 Revives Weekly Best-in-Region Mythic+ Titles
Blizzard has restored the Keystone Victor system for Midnight Season 2, handing temporary regional titles to the fastest Mythic+ clear of each dungeon, every…