'World of Warcraft' still going strong as it celebrates 20 years

As it celebrates its 20th birthday, online video game "World of Warcraft" has demonstrated a rare longevity thanks to its loyal following and constant evolutions.

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(FILES) Visitors play the 'World of Warcraft: The War Within' game of Blizzard Entertainment at the Gamescom video games trade fair in Cologne, western Germany on August 22, 2024. The online game "World of Warcraft" celebrates its twentieth anniversity on November 23, showing a longevity rarely seen in the video game world, an "anomaly" that it owes to a loyal community and a universe in perpetual evolution. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) / China OUT

2024-11-21 21:07:31

As it celebrates its 20th birthday, online video game "World of Warcraft" has demonstrated a rare longevity thanks to its loyal following and constant evolutions.

"It is inspiring to be able to work on this rare game that has touched so many lives, and to also feel the burden of carrying that forward," Ion Hazzikostas, the current director of the game, told AFP at the Gamescom trade show in Germany in August.

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