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Blizzard closed BlizzCon 2026's opening ceremony by unveiling 'World of Warcraft Forever,' a new take on WoW Classic that adds all-new content—zones, quests, dungeons, raids, and a new playable race—while preserving the old-school MMORPG's original world and systems rather than progressing through past expansions. Confirming long-running 'Classic+' rumors, the mode will launch in November with a beta starting this week. Blizzard also gave a brief cinematic teaser for WoW's upcoming expansion, The Last Titan, while emphasizing that the current Midnight expansion's final content patch, Eclipse, will first deliver a climactic showdown involving the villain Xal'atath. The announcements were among the headline reveals of BlizzCon's opening ceremony, aimed at giving long-time Classic players the 'forever' version of the game many have requested for years while also setting up the next chapter of retail WoW's story.