Released around seven months ago. Blizzard are now ready to uuinleash their expansion on China.
With World of Warcraft Cataclysm having already been out for around seven months, China will be able to start playing the exoansion from 12 July. This is the quickets Blizzard has launched an expansion into the Chinese market with its partner Netease.
With World of Warcraft subscriber numbers having fallen by around six hundred thousand over the past six months or so, this launch will help revitalise their global player base and more than likely push numbers back up toward the twelve million mark.
“We’ve always appreciated Chinese gamers’ passion and support for World of Warcraft, and we’re excited that they’ll soon be able to enjoy all of the great new content this expansion has to offer,” said Blizzard boss Mike Morhaime.
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Published: Jun 22, 2011 12:24 pm