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World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Makes History

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Published: Jan 23, 2007 04:52 pm

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Blizzard announced today that the first expansion for World of Warcraft, The Burning Crusade, blazed through current first day sales records for PC games.

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade sold 2.4 million copies in a single 24-hour period, making it the bestselling PC title in North America and Europe. By the end of launch day, 1.7 million people had logged in to upgrade their accounts.

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