Following the September 25 global rollout of World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, the new expansion to the world’s #1 subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Blizzard today announced that millions of players have already joined the fight for Pandaria. During the first week of launch, prior to the release in China on 2nd October, the expansion had already sold through approximately 2.7 million copies and the game’s global player base passed 10 million subscribers, with growth across all major regions.
Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment said:
“With Mists of Pandaria, we set out to expand on the sense of fun and discovery that’s always been at the heart of World of Warcraft – in addition to adding a huge variety of new content and features to the game. It’s been gratifying to see the results of all of the work we put into this expansion and to hear all of the positive feedback from players so far.”
The World of Warcraft development team is already hard at work on the first major post-launch content update. Further details, including features and release timing, will be provided in the weeks ahead.
In World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, warships of the Alliance and Horde clash off the coast of a long-lost continent, signaling the start of a new era of discovery and conquest in the history of Azeroth. As players storm the shores of this exotic new frontier and begin to explore its mysteries, they’ll encounter brave new allies, unearth ancient secrets, and play their part in reigniting the long-brewing conflict between the Horde and Alliance on a strange battlefield far from home.
Mists of Pandaria is available now on DVD-ROM for Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7 and Macintosh at a suggested retail price of £29.99. The expansion is also available digitally directly from Blizzard’s World of Warcraft website, also priced at £29.99.
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