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World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing game (or MMORPG for short). Players create their own avatar-style character and explore 'Azeroth'. Progress your character, complete quests and battles to become a legend in Azeroth.

Available on:

macOS

Set in the fictional world of Azeroth, WoW allows players to create avatar-style characters and explore a sprawling universe while interacting with nonreal players—called nonplayer characters (NPCs)—and other real-world players (PCs)

Specifications

Typical game length

mins

Depending on game mode

Players

3v3 PvP / 10-30 Dungeon and Raid

Genre

Massively multiplayer online role-playing game

Price

Free

To play

Must be purchased after reaching level 20

Publisher

Blizzard Entertainment

Developer

Blizzard Entertainment

Noteable Tournaments

Arena World Championship

Website

Visit now

Launched

Nov

2004

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