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A woman stands with a tome in WOrld of Warcraft: FOrever.
After seeing them myself, I'm convinced WoW: Forever's RP servers don't need to be this separate, and I say that as a decorated veteran of MMO roleplay

By Harvey Randall Published

ROLE BREAKING I'm kinda just playing chiller PvE, here.

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Left: WoW Forever. Right: Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025.
WoW: Forever takes 250,000 GB of memory to run, and I can't even joke about Sam Altman being jealous because that's almost nothing compared to the monolithic demands of AI

By Harvey Randall Published

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The shining gates of Stormwind in WoW Forever.
WoW: Forever is working on its server tech to make cities less empty, say devs

By Harvey Randall Published

News Stormwind's been feeling a li'l lonely.

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Xbox PC app launcher window
Xbox enters the 'faster PC launcher' arms race, its app loads faster now too

By Andy Chalk Published

news An updated version of the Xbox PC app available to Xbox Insiders loads up to 60% faster, and it's got some other nice improvements too.

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A human knight on a steed in WoW Forever.
After all the queuing drama in beta, WoW: Forever's launch was buttery smooth

By Harvey Randall Published

News Big ups to Blizzard.

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Famous half-vampire Blade unsheathing his sword
French game union accuses Microsoft of 'sabotaging' Blade and then using the fallout to justify closing Arkane

By Andy Chalk Published

news The STJV union says Microsoft imposed hiring freezes at Arkane that resulted in delays and additional expenses, which it then cited as reasons for shutting it down.

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An undead paladin in WoW Forever, wreathed in holy light.
WoW: Forever's massive pre-launch balance patch breaks from the chains Classic power, increasing 'the health of higher level creatures to compensate'

By Harvey Randall Published

News "Those reductions left some iconic abilities feeling lackluster, and closed the door to other potentially exciting design options."

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A dracthyr in World of Warcraft's D&D sourcebook breathes fire.
World of Warcraft's D&D crossover is neat, but inconsistent—novel on one page, then shrugging and pointing to the PHB you already own on the next

By Harvey Randall Published

UN-WOW'D What's old is new again.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 04: Microsoft's Helen Chiang speaks onstage during the Variety Leaders in Gaming & Entertainment Breakfast presented by Pixel United at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on October 04, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Variety via Getty Images)
Xbox COO who left after just 3 months shoots down claims she was 'fired for a policy violation,' says her story is about 'core values'

By Andy Chalk Published

news Helen Chiang, who became the Xbox division's first chief operating officer in July, says she has "serious concerns" about how her case was handled.

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A screenshot of the World of Warcraft: Forever beta. A pair of Orcs in the Crossroads rest on the dry ground.
I'm glad that WoW: Forever'll have a slower, lo-fi update schedule, because I'm not playing this thing to be in a rush

By Harvey Randall Published

SLOW AND STEADY I tire of seasons.

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