WORLD OF WARCRAFT - WRATH OF THE LICH KING

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World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King is the second expansion set for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft, following The Burning Crusade. It adds a substantial amount of content to the game world, including the continent of Northrend, home of the titular Lich King. It was announced on the first day of BlizzCon 2007, August 3, 2007. Wrath of the Lich King was released on November 13, 2008, selling 2.8 million copies within the first 24 hours of availability. This makes it the fastest selling computer game of all time, beating the record set by the previous World of Warcraft expansion The Burning Crusade, which sold 2.4 million within its first 24 hours.

The expansion began beta testing on July 17, 2008, while opt-in beta test keys were sent out starting on August 4, 2008.

The release of the expansion also marked the 4th anniversary of World of Warcraft, which has more subscribers than the population of New York (11 Million).

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