Blizzard Entertainment announced today that they have launched their ever popular MMO, World of WarCraft, into several new countries in Asia today. Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau join the already giant 4.5 million player base to play through Azeroth.
Apparently though, players in these countries can actually just download the game to start playing, as is stated in the press release:
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that World of Warcraft®, its award-winning subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game, has officially launched in the region of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. Players in these territories can now purchase the game at retail or download it from http://www.wowtaiwan.com.tw/06Download/SupportTools/supporttools.asp, create their accounts, and then log on to experience the epic adventure of the Warcraft® series in an immersive and continually evolving online environment.
The commercial launch of World of Warcraft in the region of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau follows a highly successful open-beta period. During the open-beta test, World of Warcraft reached a peak concurrency -- the total number of testers playing simultaneously -- of more than 140,000 players, with a total open-beta base of more than 800,000 players. Worldwide, the game has a total of more than 4.5 million customers, which is expected to grow with the rollout in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau.
Welcome to Azeroth and happy adventuring to our readers in those countries!
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Blizzard Entertainment - Source (Press Release)
