World of Warcraft hits 10m subscribers

Having just passed the 9 million milestone in November, MMO giant Blizzard has now announced that its global phenomenon World of Warcraft has accrued over 10 million users worldwide.

Of those users, 2 million are based in Europe, 2.5 million in North America and 5.5 million in Asia.

Blizzard CEO and co-founder Mike Morhaime said of the achievement: We’re always pleased to welcome new players to the game, and we’re looking forward to sharing the next major content update with the entire community in the months ahead.”