{
  "id": 7218345,
  "title": "World of Warcraft Forever Officially Brings Gamepad Controls Blizzard's MMO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/world-of-warcraft-forever-officially-brings-gamepad-controls",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-14T01:30:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Polygon",
    "slug": "polygon",
    "url": "https://www.polygon.com/world-of-warcraft-forever-gamepad-support-blizzcon-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Blizzard announced a new version of World of Warcraft called World of Warcraft Forever, also referred to as \"Classic Plus\", at BlizzCon 2026. According to IGN, this version is set during the first year of World of Warcraft and features three new zones, several overhauled existing zones, and over 1,000 quests.\n\nThe new version also includes nine new dungeons and a new race. A cinematic for World of Warcraft Forever was shown during the Opening Ceremony, confirming a release date of November 4.\n\nWorld of Warcraft Forever is developed by the World of Warcraft Classic team. Polygon describes it as a new type of classic experience.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}