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
California sues Activision Blizzard for sexual harassment and discrimination against women
The lawsuit describes a "frat boy" culture where male employees behave inappropriately
Blizzard’s player base has fallen 29% over the last 3 years
Monthly active users have declined from 38 million to 27 million
The World of Warcraft Burning Crusade Classic release date may have leaked via Battle.net
Advert for June 1 launch published before quickly being pulled
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick agrees to halve salary, but could yet earn more
Kotick will remain in charge at the Call of Duty and World of Warcraft firm until March 2023
Blizzard game director Jeff Kaplan is leaving the company after 19 years
Studio claims Overwatch 2 development is “continuing at a good pace”
Blizzard has launched the World of Warcraft Burning Crusade Classic beta test
Opt-in beta testers are now being invited to participate
Watch the BlizzCon 2021 opening ceremony live stream here
News on World of Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch and Hearthstone expected
World of Warcraft Burning Crusade Classic leaks ahead of BlizzCon
Major Shadowlands update, Chains of Domination, also revealed ahead of schedule
BlizzCon schedule detailed, including what’s next for World of Warcraft and Diablo
Overwatch 2 and Hearthstone updates also confirmed
Multiple free-to-play Warcraft mobile games are in ‘advanced development’
Blizzard says players will experience the Warcraft universe “in entirely new ways”