World of Warcraft Classic launches on August 27

World of Warcraft Classic is launching on August 27 for PC. This version of Blizzard Entertainment’s hit online role-playing game will run concurrently with the modern World of Warcarft, which is in its seventh expansion, Battle for Azeroth. A World of Warcraft subscription will also grant access to Classic.

World of Warcraft launched in 2004. Since then, expansions and updates have had a dramatic impact on the game. That had many players, current and lapsed, yearn for the older experience. Blizzard does not release player numbers for World of Warcraft anymore, so we do not know how many people pay for a subscription these days.