Battle for Azeroth is the fastest-selling World of Warcraft enlargement ever

The newest World of Warcraft enlargement, Battle for Azeroth, is the game’s fastest-selling new launch ever. In a press launch issued earlier as we speak, Blizzard revealed that 3.four million models of the brand new enlargement have been bought worldwide on its first day alone. Not solely is {that a} gross sales document for the franchise, it additionally occurs to make Battle for Azeroth “one of the fastest-selling PC games of all-time.”

Of course, that was ten days in the past, so we’re prone to have seen these gross sales proceed to climb since day one. In an announcement, Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime mentioned that “the launch is the just the beginning,” and that there’s lots extra to come back in the remainder of the enlargement.

On that entrance, he actually wasn’t kidding. September sees the start of Battle for Azeroth’s first raid, Uldir, set in an historic titan facility housing some Old God experiments which have gone very mistaken. There’s additionally Stormgarde, the primary Warfront – a 20-play co-op battle mode that’s a bit of extra like an RTS than a conventional MMO.

After these raids, there’ll, after all, be additional developments in Battle for Azeroth’s story. Blizzard doesn’t appear to have an excessive amount of to share on that entrance for the time being, however there are distant rumblings on the horizon suggesting that the Old Gods gained’t be content material with their temporary outing in Uldir. Expect to see extra story unfold quickly, in addition to the final Warbringers video. This time round, it’ll star Azshara, placing the minor gamers who’ve come earlier than properly and really of their place.