{
  "id": 19185298,
  "title": "World of Warcraft: Forever launched on 70,480 CPU cores and 251,136 GB of RAM",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/world-of-warcraft-forever-launched-on-70-480-cpu-cores-and-251-136-gb",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-09T17:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechSpot",
    "slug": "techspot",
    "url": "https://www.techspot.com/news/114485-wow-forever-launch-infrastructure-included-70000-cpu-cores.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On November 4, World of Warcraft: Forever launched, welcoming a tremendous number of players into its massive world. Blizzard revealed the impressive hardware behind the game, running on 3,924 virtual machines, 251,136 gigabytes of memory, and 70,480 CPU cores. The precise memory figure, coming just days after Sam Altman's comments on PC users wasting DRAM chips, was not questioned. The launch went smoothly, with Blizzard's executives praising the positive reception. WoW: Forever attracted more players than any previous WoW launch, setting a record for new players in 15 years and a record for returning players in the franchise's history. While specific player counts remain undisclosed, Blizzard seems pleased with the game's popularity just days after its launch. The alternate version of WoW: Forever, based on the settings and gameplay from 2004, will run alongside the current WoW and Classic editions.",
  "summary": "Soon after launch, Blizzard revealed some of the most impressive details about the hardware powering the game. The new-old MMO is running on 3,924 virtual machines, 251,136 GB of memory, and 70,480 CPU cores. The \"memory\" figure is suspiciously precise, especially coming just a few days after Sam Altman shared... Read Entire Article",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "Retail World of Warcraft is one lonely treadmill; fortunately, Classic and Forever remind us that it doesn’t have to be.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/retail-world-of-warcraft-is-one-lonely-treadmill-fortunately-classic",
        "published": "2026-11-07T20:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "World of Warcraft: Forever bumps dungeon XP from monsters by 50% after some community feedback I will diplomatically call passionate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/world-of-warcraft-forever-bumps-dungeon-xp-from-monsters-by-50-after",
        "published": "2026-11-09T12:00:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}