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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 07:40 AM
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thats a lot of money this company is generating out of one game.. not to mention the actual GAME sale price and the expansion

IRVINE, Calif. - October 28, 2008 - Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced today that the subscribership for World of Warcraft®, its award-winning massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), now exceeds 11 million players worldwide. This milestone was reached as the beta test for Wrath of the Lich King®, World of Warcraft's second expansion, nears completion. Wrath of the Lich King will launch in several regions around the world starting on November 13.

"It's been very rewarding to see gamers around the world continue to show such strong support for World of Warcraft," said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment®. “We remain fully committed to responding to that enthusiasm with a high-quality, constantly evolving game experience.

Since debuting in North America on November 23, 2004, World of Warcraft has become the most popular MMORPG around the world. It was the bestselling PC game of 2005 and 2006 worldwide, and finished behind only World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade®, the first expansion pack for the game, in 2007.* In addition to being the bestselling PC game of 2007 in both North America and Europe, The Burning Crusade holds the record for fastest-selling PC game of all time, with nearly 2.4 million copies sold in its first 24 hours of availability and approximately 3.5 million in its first month.

World of Warcraft was recently launched in Russia and Latin America, and is currently available in eight languages. In addition to North America and Europe, the game is played in mainland China, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Chile, Argentina, and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau.

To keep pace with the continued growth of World of Warcraft as well as development on other Blizzard Entertainment games, the company is currently hiring for numerous open positions. More information on available career opportunities at Blizzard Entertainment can be found at www.blizzard.com/jobs.

For further information on World of Warcraft, The Burning Crusade, and Wrath of the Lich King, please visit the official website at www.worldofwarcraft.com.
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 07:43 AM
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Yeah, I could handle $165,000,000.00 every month
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 07:43 AM
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i never understood this stupid game. then again i hate rpgs
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 07:44 AM
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Star Craft> WoW
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by FDragger
i never understood this stupid game. then again i hate rpgs
ditto to that....never got into stupid fantasy games
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 07:52 AM
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and this is exactly why blizzard can afford to be slow about new game releases like starcraft II
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by JessTD
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and this is exactly why blizzard can afford to be slow about new game releases like starcraft II
yep, no reason to eat away from the profits. they should charge for online play :eek3:
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 07:58 AM
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That's why Starcraft 2 will be broken into 3 parts. Besides Nintendo, blizzard prints there own money
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by FDragger
i never understood this stupid game. then again i hate rpgs
its the leveling up addiction.. i remember when i first heard about it i was like.. wtf is this shit with elves... then i was coaxed to at least try it..

ever since i leveld to level 2 (which took all of 10 minutes after i figured out how2play) i was addicted h:
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 08:03 AM
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i wonder if they are counting all the subscribers who do not play or pay and just have their accounts there?
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