World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft
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World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) produced and distributed by Blizzard Entertainment. The game was released in 2004, and has since then seen seven expansions. The game was created by Blizzard game designer Mike O'Brien and set in the fantasy world of Azeroth. The game is rated T by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) for "Teen (13+)" for violence, language, and suggestive themes. For a time the game was the most popular subscription-based MMORPG,[4][5] and by January 2010, it had sold more than 12 million subscriptions. A player's experience of the game is affected by the choice of server; for example, the Eastern Kingdoms are inhabited by trolls, whereas the Western Kingdoms are inhabited by humans. The game revolves around two opposing factions, humans and orcs, while a third faction, the Alliance, favors humans. A player controls a Warcraft-like character, and may create and customize their own character in the game. The game has seen seven expansions as of September 2010, and two additional expansions have been announced. The game has received awards and nominations from gaming websites, such as GameSpot, IGN, and Games Magazine. Blizzard distributes the content of World of Warcraft through its own website and at retail and electronic download stores. Blizzard has also used in-game advertising to promote the game. World of Warcraft has been described as a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Game (MMORPG) that features action-orientated combat, with emphasis on real-time battles. The game takes place in a fantasy universe, with the events of the game's story occurring in a medieval era. Combat is turn-based and controlled by the player through the use of hotkeys. World of Warcraft is still popular with its subscribers, and the game has won several awards and been acknowledged by gaming websites such as GameSpot, IGN and Games Magazine." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_War

Introduction[edit]

The game was released in North America on November 23, 2004,[7] and in many other regions in January 2005. It was released in Europe on October 14, 2005, and in Australia on October 15, 2005. It was also released as World of Warcraft: Battle Chest in various regions. On March 11, 2010, Blizzard announced that over ten million accounts had been registered with World of Warcraft. On November 24, 2008, Blizzard president Mike Morhaime announced that World of Warcraft had officially reached 10 million subscribers.[8]

The game was initially given a T (Teen) rating by the ESRB for "violence and suggestive themes". The game's use of violence, as well as its association with the real-world violence in the Iraq War in the United States, has been a source of controversy.[9] The movie is the third Blizzard Entertainment project to be cancelled; it was preceded by the video game The Lost Vikings and the PlayStation game The Curse of Monkey Island, which were both canceled after work on them had begun.[7] The movie was first announced at the 2005 Blizzard Worldwide Invitational. At the time, Director Rob Pardo said that the film was not yet in production due to the amount of time that would be needed to create it.

Gameplay[edit]

The gameplay in World of Warcraft is similar to the gameplay in the other MMORPG, "Dungeons and Dragons Online".

World of Warcraft and Warcraft[edit]

The game world of Azeroth is central to the Warcraft franchise. The majority of Warcraft's various heroes and villains are based on Warcraft's various races. In World of Warcraft, players play the role of one of these races, usually humans or orcs. The orcs are the hostile invaders of Azeroth. At the onset of the game, the orcs have already destroyed the majority of the human race and are on the brink of destroying the rest of them. The humans are the defenders of Azeroth and the playable character race. Players take the role of either human battle mages, battle monks, or battle priests. The game world is divided into two continents: the Eastern Kingdoms, where the humans are based, and the Western Kingdoms, the orcs' territory. The two continents are separated by the Great Sea. There are three playable cities in the game: Stormwind, the humans' main city, and Orgrimmar, the orcs' main city.

Expansion history[edit]

Compared to many other MMOs, such as its older rival World of Warcraft, which is the only MMORPG to reach 10 million subscribers, expansions for World of Warcraft have been relatively few. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade was released on January 16, 2007, and followed the human race as it was transported to the Draenor, which was previously known as the orc homeworld. This expansion brought in new races, such as the Draenei and the Blood Elves.

References[edit]

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