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World of Warcraft Shatters Sales Records

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the thats-a-whole-lotta-xp dept.

Mightydos writes " An interesting article was posted on Blizzard.com today... They say World of Warcraft® has sold through more than 600,000* units to customers in North America, Australia, and New Zealand. The fastest-growing massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) has also shattered all previous concurrency records in North America, achieving over 200,000 simultaneous players during the holiday period. "

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  1. Concurrent, not simultaneous! by Toby+The+Economist · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    > achieving over 200,000 simultaneous players

    Concurrent, NOT simultaneous!

    Simultaneous refers to events which occur at the same instant in time and then are over - you twist your ankle as you step off the bus.

    Concurrent refers to ongoing events occuring during the same time period.

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    Toby