World of Warcraft reaches 10 million subscribers

Blizzard announced on Tuesday that its award winning MMORPG, World of Warcraft has reached the 10 million subscribers mark.

The company actually defined what a WoW subscriber is, there would not be any misinterpretations: “individuals who have paid a subscription fee or have an active prepaid card to play World of Warcraft, as well as those who have purchased the game and are within their free month of access. Internet Game Room players who have accessed the game over the last thirty days are also counted as subscribers.”

The subscribers are distributed as follows: 2.5 million in USA, 2 million in Europe and 5.5 million in Asia. Here’s what Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment had to say about this: “It’s very gratifying to see gamers around the world continuing to show such enthusiasm and support for World of Warcraft,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment sa. “We’re always pleased to welcome new players to the game, and we’re looking forward to sharing the next major content update with the entire community in the months ahead.”

Way to go World of Warcraft, I guess, although I’m not a big fan of the game or the MMO phenomenon in general.

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