World of Warcraft Surpasses 11 Million Subscribers Worldwide
By Stephany on Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 at 9:37 AM PST In Blizzard, Computer, Gamer Life, Games Industry, World of Warcraft
As anticipation for the Wrath of the Lich King expansion mounts, Blizzard happened to mention this morning that at present, World of Warcraft has surpassed the 11 Million subscribers worldwide mark. This impressive number was reached during the MMORPG’s Beta testing for the upcoming expansion, and those numbers are only expected to grown once Wrath of the Lich King launches November 13.
Mike Morhaime, CEO and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment is currently basking in the love that gamers all over the globe have bestowed upon the gaming behemoth and promises not to let them down:
“It’s been very rewarding to see gamers around the world continue to show such strong support for World of Warcraft. We remain fully committed to responding to that enthusiasm with a high-quality, constantly evolving game experience.”
Not only has World of Warcraft won numerous awards and can boast of being the bestselling PC game of 2005 and 2006, its first expansion -The Burning Crusade–not only became the fastest-selling PC game of all time, but thanks to selling 2.4 million copies in the first 24-hours of launch and 3.5 million during its first month, it went on to be the best-selling PC game of 2007.
With such staggering sales numbers and subscribers, it is hard to speculate just how many more records World of Warcraft will shatter once Wrath of the Lich King invades retail. Be sure to check back with us because November 13 is looming just over the horizon and there’s no telling what heights will be reached. In the meantime, check out 1UP’s preview of the expansion here.
More propaganda by the buzzard team.
How many of those are actually still active though? For example 2 of that number are most likely my wife and I, and NEITHER of us has our accounts active right now. Mine expired in June, and her’s expired late September.
Blizzard specifically states that the number is ACTIVE accounts. So no, yours and your wife’s accounts are not part of that count.
that game just fucking eats your life away. i would destroy it if i could.