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2004

World of Warcraft: 4 Game of the Year awards

World of Warcraft (WoW) is a 2004 massively multiplayer online role-playing (MMORPG) video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment for Windows and macOS. Set in the Warcraft fantasy universe, World of Warcraft takes place within the fictional planet Azeroth, approximately four years after the events of the previous game in the series, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.

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World of Warcraft finished #5 in the 2004 race, with 4 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 4Total awards
  • 4Media outlets
  • 0Readers' choice
  • 2Countries

Game facts

  • Campaign lengthNot documented
  • Single-playerNo
  • Co-opNo
  • Couch co-opNot documented
  • Split screenNo
  • Online co-opNot documented
  • Players on one consoleNot documented
  • Players onlineNot documented
  • MultiplayerYes
  • Online multiplayerNo
  • Released23 November 2004
  • DeveloperBlizzard Entertainment
  • PublisherBlizzard Entertainment
  • massively multiplayer online role-playing game
  • high fantasy
  • fantasy video game
  • Microsoft Windows
  • macOS

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States3
Sweden1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
ActiontripUnited States2004
Game-RevolutionUnited States2004
GameSpotUnited States2004
FZSweden2005

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