World of Warcraft (WoW) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing
game (MMORPG) released in 2004 by Blizzard Entertainment. Set in the
Warcraft fantasy universe, World of Warcraft takes place within the
world of Azeroth, approximately four years after the events of the
previous game in the series, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. The game
was announced in 2001, and was released for the 10th anniversary of
the Warcraft franchise on November 23, 2004.
