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World of Warcraft, often referred to as WoW, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) by Blizzard Entertainment, a subsidiary of Vivendi SA. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe (Warcraft universe), which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994 (1994 in video gaming). World of Warcraft takes place within the Warcraft world of Azeroth (Azeroth (world)), approximately four years after the events at the conclusion of Blizzards previous Warcraft release, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. Blizzard Entertainment announced World of Warcraft on September 2, 2001. The game was released on November 23, 2004, on the 10th anniversary of the Warcraft franchise (media franchise).
The first expansion set of the game, The Burning Crusade (World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade), was released on January 16, 2007. The second expansion set, Wrath of the Lich King (World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King), was released on November 13, 2008. The third expansion set, Cataclysm (World of Warcraft: Cataclysm), was announced at BlizzCon 2009.
With more than 11.5 million monthly subscriptions in December 2008, World of Warcraft is currently the worlds most-subscribed MMORPG, and holds the Guinness World Record for the most popular MMORPG by subscribers. In April 2008, World of Warcraft was estimated to hold 62 percent of the MMORPG subscription market.
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Designer: Rob Pardo, Jeff Kaplan (Jeffrey Kaplan (game designer)), Tom Chilton (Tom Chilton (game developer))
Series: ''Warcraft (Warcraft (series))''
Version: vgreleaseNA=3.3.3 (March 23, 2010) vgreleaseEU=3.3.3 (March 24, 2010)
Released: vgreleaseAUS (Australasia) / NA (North America)November 23, 2004, vgreleaseEU=February 11, 2005
Genre: Fantasy, MMORPG (Massively multiplayer online role-playing game)
Modes: Multiplayer online (Massively multiplayer online game)
Ratings: vgratingsESRB=TPEGI=12+OFLCA=M
Platforms: Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows
Media: 4 CD (Compact disc)s (5 for the game of the year edition), 1 DVD, download (Direct download link)
Requirements: ; Microsoft Windows: * Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 (32- & 64-bit supported) * Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon XP 1500+ 1300 MHz (Hertz) * 512 MB (Megabyte) or more of RAM (Random access memory) (1 GB for Vista Users) * 32 MB 3D video card with Hardware T&L (Transform, clipping, and lighting) or better * 15 GB (Gigabyte) free HD (Hard disk drive) space * 4� CD-ROM drive * Broadband Internet connection ; Mac OS X: * Mac OS X 10.4.11 (Mac OS X v10.4) or newer * 1600 MHz or higher G5, or Intel Core Duo processor * 1 GB RAM or higher * ATI or NVIDIA video card with 64 MB Video RAM (Dynamic random access memory#Video DRAM (VRAM)) or more * 15 GB free HD space * 4� CD-ROM drive * Broadband Internet connection
Input: Keyboard (Computer keyboard), mouse (mouse (computing))