World of Warcraft Expansion Sets Sales Record (PC)
Blizzard Entertainment now has the fastest-selling PC game in North American history.
By Li C. Kuo | Jan. 23, 2007

There are those who just can't win, and then there are those who just can't seem to lose. Guess which category Blizzard Entertainment fits in? The Irvine-based company has hit the jackpot once again with the release of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, the first official expansion pack to the insanely popular massively online multiplayer role-playing game, World of Warcraft. In just one day close to 1.2 million copies of the expansion were sold in North America while another 1.1 million copies were snatched up by gamers in Europe. More than 4 million copies of TBC were shipped out to stores when it launched last week.

Mike Morhaime, president and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment says, "The Burning Crusade has already exceeded even our most ambitious expectations. We're pleased that so many players are eager to see all of the new content that the expansion has to offer, and we look forward to seeing everyone online as additional players continue to upgrade in the days ahead." WoW:TBC set a new record for most PC games sold in a 24 hour period. It's good to see a PC game steal some of the thunder from the two recently released gaming consoles.