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'World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King' breaks record
Irvine-based Blizzard Entertainment's game sold close to 3 million copies in its first day on the market.
By Kristen SchottPublished: November 20, 2008 09:56 AM
Blizzard Entertainment, a game and software development company, is reaching new heights with its latest "World of Warcraft" expansion. "Wrath of the Lich King," which was introduced last week, sold more than 2.8 million copies in the first 24 hours.
"Wrath of the Lich King" is now one of the fastest-selling PC games, outselling "World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade's" record of almost 2.4 million copies.
The subscription-based online game series "World of Warcraft" allows players from all over the world to assume different roles and compete.
“We’re grateful for the incredible support that players around the world have continued to show for 'World of Warcraft,'” says Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “'Wrath of the Lich King' contains some of the best content we’ve created for the game so far, and we look forward to seeing even more players log in to experience it in the days ahead.”
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"Wrath of the Lich King" is now one of the fastest-selling PC games, outselling "World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade's" record of almost 2.4 million copies. The subscription-based online game series "World of Warcraft" allows players from all over the world to assume different roles and compete. “We’re grateful for the incredible support that players around the world have continued to show for 'World of Warcraft,'” says Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “'Wrath of the Lich King' contains some of the best content we’ve created for the game so far, and we look forward to seeing even more players log in to experience it in the days ahead.” |
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