WoW hits 8.5m subscribers

The MMORPG has already touched the hearts of millions worldwide but its campaign for world domination doesn't look like ending anytime soon.

Latest subscriber numbers for World of Warcraft have topped a staggering 8.5 million users. Wow, indeed.

That's almost as crazy as this bloke accused of stealing women's undies from a shop at knifepoint believing he was a female elf after playing an RPG. That's a warning to you all that is...

Accompanying subscriber figures is news that expansion The Burning Crusade has sold approximately 3.5 millions copies total in WoW-powered territories since its launch. TBC sales hit close to 2.4 million units worldwide in its first 24 hours of availability, and it's "now established the new one-month record for PC game sales", says Blizzard.

via cvg