Gaming News - December 2005
Irvine, CA (December 19, 2005) - Blizzard Entertainment today
announced that World of Warcraft has surpassed five million customers worldwide.
From Blizzard:
The subscription-based MMORPG launched approximately one year ago in North
America, Australia, and New Zealand and has since released in multiple countries
throughout Europe and Asia. This latest milestone comes on the heels of Blizzard
Entertainment’s recent announcement of a World of Warcraft expansion, World of
Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, which will push the boundaries of the game and
offer even more content and features for players.
“World of Warcraft’s growth continues to exceed all our expectations,” said
Mike Morhaime, president and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “We want to
reiterate our thanks to the millions of players worldwide and to all the
retailers who have enthusiastically supported the game over the past year. Our
commitment to continue growing World of Warcraft is stronger than ever, with
development on future content patches and on our 2006 expansion, World of
Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, well underway. We look forward to offering even
more content for current customers in the months ahead and welcoming new players
into the world this holiday season.”
With a strong presence across Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America,
World of Warcraft has quickly become the world’s most popular MMORPG. Most
recently, the game was launched in the regions of Taiwan, Macau, and Hong Kong
on November 8, 2005.
As World of Warcraft’s population grows, Blizzard continues to support the
game with additional content through regular patches and a planned expansion
pack, set to release in 2006. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade will add
new lands, quests, monsters, magic items, spells and abilities, two new player
races, a new player profession, 10 new levels of power for players to achieve,
and much more. Additional information on the expansion and the game’s regular
content updates can be found at the official World of Warcraft website.
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