{
  "id": 9007675,
  "title": "Blizzard warns World of Warcraft: Forever players it will 'very aggressively' punish anyone who buys gold with real money",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/blizzard-warns-world-of-warcraft-forever-players-it-will-very",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-21T21:15:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/world-of-warcraft/blizzard-warns-world-of-warcraft-forever-players-it-will-very-aggressively-punish-anyone-who-buys-gold-with-real-money/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Blizzard, the developer behind World of Warcraft: Forever, has vowed to enforce strict penalties against players who engage in real-money trading (RMT) within the game. In a recent Q&A session, senior game designer Josh Greenfield cautioned that the company will \"very aggressively punish gold buyers\" to prevent the game's in-game trading economy from being disrupted. Players must be wary, as Greenfield emphasized that the consequence for violating the rules is likely to be a permanent ban on their account. The warning comes as the game prepares for its full release, with a focus on maintaining the balance and sanctity of the game's economy.",
  "summary": "Preserving the economy of the MMO is a top priority, the studio says.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "Why Blizzard vet Rob Pardo is going all-in on Arkheron, the PvP dungeon crawler that's like dark-fantasy Backrooms: 'It's very much been an odyssey'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/why-blizzard-vet-rob-pardo-is-going-all-in-on-arkheron-the-pvp",
        "published": "2026-09-22T16:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}