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Blizzard Entertainment released Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994 on PC and Macintosh systems. This title marked the beginning of a franchise that would eventually generate over $12 billion in revenue.
World of Warcraft released on the 23rd of November 2004, marking a dramatic shift in how Blizzard approached gaming. This title required players to pay monthly subscription fees to access its vast digital world.
The planet Azeroth contains four major continents separated by the Great Sea including Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor. Stormwind City sits nestled into Elwynn Forest within the Eastern Kingdoms region while Kalimdor stretches across the western continent with Night Elf kingdom Teldrassil positioned off its northwest coast.
Legendary Pictures announced film development the 9th of May 2006 with Duncan Jones directing beginning principal photography the 13th of January 2014. Universal Pictures distributed the movie worldwide grossing $439 million despite mostly negative critical reviews upon the 10th of June 2016 release.
Warcraft franchise generated over $12 billion making it one of highest-grossing video game franchises ever recorded. This figure includes revenue from all titles such as real-time strategy games, massively multiplayer online role-playing experiences, and mobile applications.