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‘World of Warcraft’ at 20: Blizzard Team on Milestone Anniversary Plans, Bringing in New Players and the Potential for a Movie Do-Over


Blizzard Entertainment launched its massive multiplayer online addition to "Warcraft" 20 years ago today — changing video games forever.

Wow, 20 years ago today the team at Blizzard Entertainment launched its massive multiplayer online addition to the “Warcraft” franchise, and changed the gaming industry forever. While many MMOs have followed in “ World of Warcraft ‘s” footsteps and drawn younger audiences into the genre, the power of the game that created a giant customer support team to handle the masses trying to log in to the overwhelmed servers from Day 1 cannot be denied two decades later. Longdale says the entire celebration is about honoring the “WoW” community” — but with a “leave no player behind” strategy aimed at longtime “Warcraft” devotees and potential newcomers eyeing the title during this milestone.

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