What Game Is WoW? World of Warcraft Explained

WoW = World of Warcraft.

• Genre: Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG).
• Developer/Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment (Activision Blizzard / Microsoft).
• Launch: November 23, 2004 (NA/EU).
• Platform: Windows, macOS.
• Model: Subscription ($14.99/mo) + expansion purchases (latest: The War Within, 2024). Free trial to level 20.
• Setting: High-fantasy world of Azeroth. Two factions: Alliance & Horde.
• Key Features: Questing, dungeons, raids, PvP (Arena, Battlegrounds, World), professions, pet battles, housing (coming), massive lore.
• Expansions (10): Burning Crusade, Wrath of the Lich King, Cataclysm, Mists of Pandaria, Warlords of Draenor, Legion, Battle for Azeroth, Shadowlands, Dragonflight, The War Within.
• Classic Variants: WoW Classic (2019), Hardcore, Season of Discovery, Cataclysm Classic.

Most-subscribed MMORPG in history (peak 12M+). A genuine cultural phenomenon.