World of Warcraft
Released in 2004 on PC, mmorpg.
- Year: 2004
- Platform: PC
- Genre: MMORPG
- Developer: Blizzard
Overview
Blizzard took the MMO mainstream with polish, accessibility and lore at scale, peaking beyond 12 million subscribers. Quest exclamation marks, dungeon finders and a South Park episode marked its cultural conquest.
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