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is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software. After establishing the Blizzard label in 1994, the company quickly became one of the most popular and well-respected makers of computer games. By focusing on creating well-designed, highly enjoyable entertainment experiences, Blizzard has maintained an unparalleled reputation for quality since its inception. Blizzard's track record of back-to-back #1-selling games spans more than a decade, and with blockbuster hits such as World of Warcraft®, Warcraft® III: Reign of Chaos™, Diablo® II, and StarCraft®, the company has earned several consecutive Game of the Year awards. In addition, Blizzard's online game service, Battle.net®, is the largest of its kind in the world, with millions of active users.

The high-quality products based on Blizzard's games have also proven popular and garnered much critical acclaim. These products include action figures, novels, manga, board games, pen-and-paper role-playing games, apparel, and the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game, which is a bestseller in its category. Extending the reach of its game universes even further, Blizzard is currently at work with Legendary Pictures, the studio behind the feature films Batman Begins, Superman Returns, and 300, on a live-action Warcraft movie.

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Blizzard's most recent game release was World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade™, the expansion set to the company's bestselling, award-winning subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game, World of Warcraft. Launched in January 2007 in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade sold a record-setting 2.4 million copies in its first 24 hours of availability, making it the fastest-selling PC game of all time -- a mark previously held by Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade went on to sell a record 3.5 million copies within its first month. The expansion was launched in South Korea in February 2007 and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau in April 2007, and localization into Simplified Chinese is currently underway in preparation for release in mainland China.

World of Warcraft initially launched on November 23, 2004 in North America, Australia, and New Zealand, with subsequent launches in South Korea, Europe, mainland China, Singapore, and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau in 2005 and Thailand and Malaysia in 2007. The game has achieved unprecedented popularity on a global scale, with currently more than 11 million subscribers worldwide. It is available in seven different languages based on the regions in which it is played, and has earned awards and praise from publications around the world.

Currently, the game is free to play in China, as issues are sorted out on making the game legal, and accepted within the Chinese population.

During Blizzcon 2009, Blizzard Entertainment announced World of Warcraft's third expansion, Cataclysm.

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PO Box 18979

Irvine CA 92623 US

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Blizzard Entertainment P.O. Box 18979 Irvine, CA 92623

Sales Information/Ordering USA: (800) 953-SNOW International: (949) 955-0283

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