{
  "id": 7581641,
  "title": "\"What would a WoW 2 give you that World of Warcraft: Forever isn't already giving you?\" - Blizzard addresses the MMO elephant in the room",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/what-would-a-wow-2-give-you-that-world-of-warcraft-forever-isnt",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-15T15:45:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Eurogamer",
    "slug": "eurogamer",
    "url": "https://www.eurogamer.net/blizzard-wow-2-sequel-forever"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Blizzard's announcement of World of Warcraft: Forever at BlizzCon, colloquially known as Classic Plus, has reignited discussions about what a sequel to World of Warcraft might offer that the re-release doesn't already provide. The WoW: Forever expansion includes new zones, dungeons, raids, skills, talents, races, classes, battlegrounds, quests, items, rewards and more, with a refreshed graphics engine and server infrastructure. WoW: Forever is not a sequel but an alternate reality iteration of World of Warcraft, allowing a fresh exploration of the game's lore without abandoning its current trajectory. However, the complexity and expense of creating a new sequel that would encompass all elements of the current World of Warcraft is prohibitive. Blizzard's focus remains on other major projects like Diablo 5 and StarCraft, while maintaining its current line of games and managing operational costs, making a WoW sequel highly unlikely at this time.",
  "summary": "Blizzard's decision to reveal far-away release dates for Diablo 5 (2029) and the new open-world StarCraft shooter (2030) at this year's BlizzCon represented an uncharacteristically transparent look at its future plans. So much so, there was a moment when the spotlight turned on World of Warcraft and it seemed we might get a monumental reveal there too. Read more",
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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."
}