Huge jump for World of Warcraft’s subscriber numbers after Warlords of Draenor’s launch

So much for World of Warcraft dying, huh?

Blizzard Entertainment announced that its subscription numbers have gone up to over 10 million following Thursday’s launch of the newest expansion, Warlords of Draenor, last week. That’s a significant leap from earlier Activision’s most recent earnings report, which said the massively multiplayer online role-playing game had 7.4 million subscribers last quarter.

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Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti has been with GamesBeat since 2012, starting as an intern. Based near Youngstown, Ohio, he now manages GamesBeat's editorial team. He's also a prolific podcaster, appearing on multiple shows covering the gaming industry.