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It's official, you may begin making you Skynet references now, Blizzard has just confirmed that World of Warcraft has hit 11.5 million subscribers following the launch of the latest expansion Wrath of the Lich King. "Within its first 24 hours of availability, Wrath of the Lich King sold more than 2.8 million copies, making it the fastest-selling PC game of all time. In addition to winning a number of editor's choice awards from major gaming publications, the expansion has now gone on to sell more than 4 million copies in its first month, setting a new record for monthly PC-game sales. Both sales records were previously held by World of Warcraft's first expansion, The Burning Crusade®.* "We're pleased to welcome the new and returning players who have helped World of Warcraft reach these new milestones, and we appreciate the enthusiasm and support that the game's global community has continued to show," said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard...

Blizzard has officially announced the end of your life. The date for the release to the newest expansion of World of Warcraft, Wrath of the Lich King. The game is available for pre-order now and will hit stores November 13th. The regular edition of the game will run you $39.99. Acti-Blizz also announced a collector's edition of the game retailing at $69.99. The details are below: *World of Warcraft: The Wrath of the Lich King on DVD-ROM. *The Art of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, a 208-page book featuring never-before-seen images from the game. *An exclusive in-game pet: Frosty, the baby frost wyrm. *A behind-the-scenes DVD containing over an hour of developer interviews, the Wrath of the Lich King intro cinematic with director’s commentary, and more. *The official soundtrack CD, containing 21 epic tracks from the game, along with exclusive bonus tracks. *A mouse pad featuring a map of the newly opened continent of Northrend. *Two World of Warcraft Trading Card Game M...

Here is the opening cinematic to the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion Wrath of the Lich King. Enjoy!

What started with Xbox 360 achievements and continued on to Steam achievements and Playstation trophies, has carried on to another medium, World of Warcraft. WoW will be getting achievements in the upcoming expansion Wrath of the Lich King. Here is the official word: "World of Warcraft’s achievements system will launch with more than 500 individual achievements covering every aspect of gameplay, including world exploration, PvE, PvP, professions, and character development; from the purely whimsical to the truly epic, there will be something for everyone. Some achievements come with in-game rewards such as tabards, vanity pets, and titles. All of these rewards are purely cosmetic and just for fun, but you’ll certainly stand out when you proudly display them." Sounds interesting, I like the idea that Blizzard (or ActiBlizz) is making achievements more than points and taking it to an asthetic level. Maybe Microsoft can learn to use something like this for their upcoming Avatar ...