8 million players prepare for Burning Crusade

Just days before the release of expansion The Burning Crusade, Blizzard has revealed that the subscriber base for World of Warcraft has now topped eight million worldwide.

The developer has added that its MMORPG has also "achieved new regional subscriber milestones". North America has over two million WoW players, China over 3.5 million and Europe over 1.5 million.

Unsurprisingly, Mike Morhaime, president and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, has said the dev is "ecstatic" that the WoW community has continued to grow steadily since the game launched in late 2004.

"This milestone wouldn't have been possible for us to achieve without the incredible support of our players. With the release of our expansion pack, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, coming next week, we're looking forward to welcoming more players to Azeroth and offering even more quality content for our community to enjoy", he added.

via cvg