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Live Q&A & Beta Launch Confirmed

Blizzard Sets Stream Schedule and Launches Beta Immediately After

ttention all adventurers and scribes! Hot dispatches have just arrived from the official Warcraft team via Reddit and Wowhead!

Following the overwhelming response to BlizzCon 2026, Blizzard has scheduled a live follow-up Q&A stream for Thursday, September 17, and confirmed that the long-awaited WoW: Forever Closed Beta will go live immediately after the broadcast!

Official Broadcast Timetable

The Q&A will stream live on the official Warcraft Twitch and YouTube channels on Thursday, September 17:

• 10:00 AM PDT / 1:00 PM EDT: World of Warcraft: Midnight Live Q&A
• 10:30 AM PDT / 1:30 PM EDT: World of Warcraft: Forever Live Q&A

Developers will address community questions compiled from the official forums and social dispatches live on stream.

Closed Beta Launches Immediately After

For those eagerly anticipating their invitation to test Azeroth's next chapter, the wait is almost over. Blizzard confirmed that the WoW: Forever Closed Beta servers will unlock immediately following the conclusion of the 10:30 AM PDT Q&A stream.

As previously reported, the initial beta phase will feature a Level 20 character cap, allowing scribes and testers to explore the newly added Zephras Isle starting zone, early Riverglades questing, early Wilderness Camping mechanics, and low-level dungeons like the Hall of Thanes and Ruins of Lordaeron.

Be sure your Battle.net launcher is updated and ready! Our reporting team at WoW Forever News will be live on the beta realms as soon as the gates open.

See you on stream tomorrow! 100 more years of Classic Plus! Barnaby and WoW Forever News! 100 years of live Q&As and instant beta server launches on fresh parchment at www.wowforevernews.com!

Primary Sources & Dispatches Cited

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