World of Warcraft

2004 video game by Blizzard Entertainment
VideoGame video_game Q131007
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World of Warcraft

Summary

World of Warcraft is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 0.19% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,628 views/month, #37 of 19,301).[2]

Key Facts

  • World of Warcraft's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • World of Warcraft's instance of is recorded as esports discipline[4].
  • World of Warcraft's composer is recorded as Tracy W. Bush[5].
  • World of Warcraft's composer is recorded as Glenn Stafford[6].
  • World of Warcraft's composer is recorded as Jason Hayes[7].
  • World of Warcraft was published by Blizzard Entertainment[8].
  • World of Warcraft's genre is massively multiplayer online role-playing game[9].
  • World of Warcraft's genre is high fantasy[10].
  • World of Warcraft's genre is fantasy video game[11].
  • World of Warcraft's developer is recorded as Blizzard Entertainment[12].
  • World of Warcraft's part of the series is recorded as Q815739[13].
  • World of Warcraft's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[14].
  • World of Warcraft's designed by is recorded as Rob Pardo[15].
  • World of Warcraft's software version identifier is recorded as 8.3[16].
  • World of Warcraft's software version identifier is recorded as 9.0.2[17].
  • World of Warcraft's software version identifier is recorded as 9.1.5[18].
  • World of Warcraft's software version identifier is recorded as 9.2.0[19].
  • World of Warcraft's software version identifier is recorded as 10.1.5[20].
  • World of Warcraft's software version identifier is recorded as 10.0.7[21].
  • World of Warcraft's software version identifier is recorded as 12.0.1[22].
  • World of Warcraft's Commons category is recorded as World of Warcraft[23].
  • World of Warcraft's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[24].
  • World of Warcraft's platform is recorded as macOS[25].
  • World of Warcraft's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[26].
  • World of Warcraft's game mode is recorded as player versus player[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

World of Warcraft was published by Blizzard Entertainment[8].

Publication

Publication dates include +2004-11-23T00:00:00Z[28], +2005-02-11T00:00:00Z[29], +2005-06-07T00:00:00Z[30], +2005-07-21T00:00:00Z[31], +2005-11-08T00:00:00Z[32], and +2008-08-06T00:00:00Z[33]. Genres include massively multiplayer online role-playing game[9], high fantasy[10], and fantasy video game[11]. World of Warcraft's part of the series is recorded as Q815739[13]. It was distributed by digital distribution[34].

Subject and Themes

World of Warcraft's part of the series is recorded as Q815739[13].

Reception

World of Warcraft's review score is recorded as 90/100[35].

Why It Matters

World of Warcraft ranks in the top 0.19% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,628 views/month, #37 of 19,301).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . us.forums.blizzard.com. us.forums.blizzard.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . worldofwarcraft.com. worldofwarcraft.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . PC Gamer. Retrieved . pcgamer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wowhead.com. wowhead.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com. worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . AreWeAntiCheatYet. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . Kritikanstvo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . blizzard.co.uk. blizzard.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . engadget.com. engadget.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . mobygames.com. mobygames.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . mobygames.com. mobygames.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] . mobygames.com. mobygames.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Mobygames game id (former scheme) world-of-warcraft, world-of-warcraft-collectors-edition
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