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Blizzard Entertainment announced on Thursday that more than 8 million people subscribe to World of Warcraft, the massively multiplayer online game (MMOG), setting a new milestone for the title more than two years after its fall 2004 release.
Chinese subscribers represent the largest demographic in Azeroth, totaling 3.5 million players, reports CNET (via MarketingVox). North America comes in second with 2 million, and Europe has 1.5 million players. Americans pay $14.95 each month to play WoW.
Though its original world is already popular, WoW’s borders will soon grow, courtesy of next week’s release of the “Burning Crusade” expansion pack. Like the original WoW, it is rated T for Teen.
However, at $39.99, it will cost $20 more than the original game, which is required to play the expansion.
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