{"id":15550,"date":"2026-04-17T00:23:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T00:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2127892"},"modified":"2026-04-17T00:23:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T00:23:39","slug":"activision-says-world-of-warcraft-shadowlands-is-the-fastest-selling-pc-game-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/activision-says-world-of-warcraft-shadowlands-is-the-fastest-selling-pc-game-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Activision says World of Warcraft Shadowlands is the fastest-selling PC game of all time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/activision-says-world-of-warcraft-shadowlands-is-the-fastest-selling-pc-game-of-all-time.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>World of Warcraft Shadowlands is the fastest-selling PC game of all time, according to Activision.<\/p>\n<p>World of Warcraft&#8217;s eighth expansion sold through more than 3.7m units globally on its first full day of launch.<\/p>\n<p>Shadowlands was originally set for release on 27th October 2020, but was delayed until 23rd November, the 16th anniversary of the release of the original, groundbreaking MMO.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2020-12-08-activision-says-world-of-warcraft-shadowlands-is-the-fastest-selling-pc-game-of-all-time\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2020-12-08-activision-says-world-of-warcraft-shadowlands-is-the-fastest-selling-pc-game-of-all-time\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World of Warcraft Shadowlands is the fastest-selling PC game of all time, according to Activision. World of Warcraft&#8217;s eighth expansion sold through more than 3.7m units globally on its first full day of launch. Shadowlands was originally set for release on 27th October 2020, but was delayed until 23rd November, the 16th anniversary of the release of the original, groundbreaking MMO. 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