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World of Warcraft Hits 10 Million Subscribers

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the that's-a-lotta-bored-paladins dept.

technirvana writes "Blizzard Entertainment, owners of World of Warcraft, announced today that the game now has more than 10 million paying subscribers around the world. Online gameplay costs an average of $15 USD per month. Those 10 million paying subscribers include 5.5 million players in Asia, 2.5 million in the US and 2 million in Europe. The Warcraft brand was first introduced in 1994 and World of Warcraft was launched in 2001."

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  1. gold farmers by musikit · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "5.5 million players in Asia"

    so they admit over 1/2 the WoW population are gold farmers.

  2. Re:That explains EVERYTHING... by neokushan · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Never underestimate what low self-esteem can do for you. If it's their self-esteem that's low, that is.

    --
    +1 IDisagreeSoHeMustBeATrollOrAnAstroturferOrAShill