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World of Warcraft

Created and published by Blizzard Entertainment, World of Warcraft is a long-running massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) that features the lush and expanding lands of Azeroth. Released in 2004, the game has seen a multitude of DLC updates and still sees tons of players logging in each day.

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World of Warcraft

Franchise
Warcraft
Platform(s)
PC
Released
November 23, 2004
Developer(s)
Blizzard
Publisher(s)
Blizzard
Genre(s)
MMO
ESRB
T
How Long To Beat
5309h 48m

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