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| genre = Massively multiplayer online role-playing | modes = Multiplayer | platforms = Microsoft Windows, OS X }} ''World of Warcraft'' (''WoW'') is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) created in 2004 by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy ''Warcraft'' universe, which was first introduced by ''Warcraft: Orcs & Humans'' in 1994.〔This excludes expansion packs and the cancelled ''Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans''.〕 ''World of Warcraft'' takes place within the ''Warcraft'' world of Azeroth, approximately four years after the events at the conclusion of Blizzard's previous ''Warcraft'' release, ''Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.''〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Blizzard Entertainment )〕 Blizzard Entertainment announced ''World of Warcraft'' on September 2, 2001.〔(【引用サイトリンク】archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071103122615/http://www.games-fusion.net/press/content/blizzard_entertainment_announc.php )〕 The game was released on November 23, 2004, on the 10th anniversary of the ''Warcraft'' franchise. The first expansion set of the game, ''The Burning Crusade'', was released on January 16, 2007. The second expansion set, ''Wrath of the Lich King'', was released on November 13, 2008. The third expansion set, ''Cataclysm'', was released on December 7, 2010. The fourth expansion set, ''Mists of Pandaria'', was released on September 25, 2012. The fifth expansion set, ''Warlords of Draenor'', was released on November 13, 2014. The sixth expansion set, ''Legion'', was announced at Gamescom 2015, on August 6, 2015. With 5.6 million subscribers as of the end of June 2015, ''World of Warcraft'' is currently the world's most-subscribed MMORPG,〔 and holds the Guinness World Record for the most popular MMORPG by subscribers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://gamers.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/pc_gaming.aspx )〕 Having grossed over 10 billion dollars as of July 2012, it is also the highest grossing video game of all time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.businessinsider.com/here-are-the-top-10-highest-grossing-video-games-of-all-time-2012-6?op=1 )〕 In January 2014, it was announced that more than 100 million accounts had been created over the game's lifetime.〔(【引用サイトリンク】date=January 28, 2014 )〕 ==Gameplay== (詳細はウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「World of Warcraft」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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