On July 7, 2026, an episode of an English-language gaming podcast aired, dedicated to rumors about the codename Project Camelot. The theory of an intentional leak of the codename is a host hypothesis; Blizzard did not officially comment on it.

During the summer of 2026, gaming podcasts discussed rumors about the codename Project Camelot — the working name of the future World of Warcraft branch. On July 7, an episode of an English-language podcast aired a theory about an intentional leak of the codename by Blizzard; this is the hosts' interpretation, not a confirmed fact. Two months later, Blizzard officially unveiled World of Warcraft: Forever at BlizzCon on September 12, 2026.

In episode 41 of the podcast, released on July 7, 2026, the hosts examined rumors around Project Camelot, discussed the connection with WoW Classic+ and Blizzard's plans for the Warcraft franchise. The title of the episode was a question to the listener: was the leak intentional? The theory of an intentional leak is the show's authors' hypothesis; Blizzard did not officially comment on it. There are no open-source confirmations that the leak was organized by the company itself.

The episode was of a review nature: in addition to Camelot, it discussed tips for new players, the upcoming Player Housing update in patch 12.1 for retail, as well as listener questions about WoW 2, the future of Azeroth after The Last Titan, and StarCraft as an MMO.

On September 12, 2026, at BlizzCon, Blizzard officially announced World of Warcraft: Forever — what had previously appeared in rumors under the codename Project Camelot. The beta test ran from September 17 to October 21, 2026, and the full release took place on November 4, 2026, at 23:00 UTC (November 5 at 02:00 Moscow time).

In practice

None. This is a retrospective about the rumors that circulated before the official announcement, and it does not affect Forever gameplay.