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Blizzard's highly-anticipated World of Warcraft: Forever beta launched to hour-long queue times reminiscent of WoW's 2004 debut, with Blizzard saying it is working to get everyone into the game as quickly as possible. The overwhelming demand highlights continued enthusiasm for Blizzard's classic-style MMO revival. Separately, hands-on previews from BlizzCon 2026 revealed that WoW: Forever is fully playable with a controller, including a new Skyborne elf starting zone, marking a first for the long-running MMORPG even though the feature remains in an early 'alpha' state.