World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game released in 2004 by Blizzard Entertainment. At its peak in 2010, its subscriber base reached 12 million players.
The game’s eighth expansion, Shadowlands, launched on November 23, 2020 and sold over 3.7 million units globally on release day, making it the “fastest-selling PC game of all time”, according to publisher Activision Blizzard.
World of Warcraft News
Blizzard is seeking a handful of directors to work on an unannounced game
It recently cancelled a survival game that had reportedly been in development for six years
Blizzard says it ‘still talks’ about a console version of World of Warcraft
The legendary MMO turns 20 this year
Microsoft has ‘let Blizzard be Blizzard’ following its acquisition, studio says
The World of Warcraft developer was acquired by the Xbox maker last year
World of Warcraft: The War Within 20th Anniversary Collector’s Edition revealed
It's available to pre-order now for $180 / £175
NEW LOOK: Blizzard on how The War Within kickstarts the next 20 years of WoW
World of Warcraft's EP sits down with VGC to chat about the future, a console version and how to keep players happy
Beta registration is now open for World of Warcraft’s The War Within expansion
The first part of the Worldsoul Saga launches this year
Former Blizzard boss suggests players should be able to ‘tip’ devs after finishing a game
The former Blizzard president said "most will dislike the idea”
World of Warcraft Cataclysm Classic release date announced
A pre-patch will launch this month, ahead of the expansion’s arrival in May
Warcraft boss is open to licensing to third party studios, but it has to be ‘the right partner’
"That's probably a pretty small list," the series' general manager says
In Brief
World of Warcraft launches a battle royale-inspired limited-time event
Plunderstorm supports 60 players