Blizzard says World of Warcraft: Forever set a franchise launch record
Entertainment · First reported 7 Nov, 06:22 · Updated 07:10
Blizzard says World of Warcraft: Forever had the highest peak concurrent-player launch in the series’ history, but it has not released player counts to quantify the record. The available coverage also notes the launch’s scale and the possibility of effects on the retail game.
- Blizzard says World of Warcraft: Forever had the biggest launch in the franchise’s history by peak concurrent players; it did not publish a player count.
- The game launched on November 4, and Blizzard also said it brought back more returning players than any earlier launch in the series.
- Windows Central’s brief description says the launch may pose a challenge for World of Warcraft’s retail arm.
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- November 4.
- Record claim
- Blizzard says it was the highest launch in World of Warcraft history by peak concurrent players.
- Player figures
- Blizzard did not publish actual player counts.
- Returning players
- Blizzard says the launch brought back the highest number of returning players in the series’ history.
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