Blizzard To Shut Down WoW

In a rather stunning turn of events, entertainment giant Blizzard today announced that it's long running, and long earning, MMORPG World of Warcraft, has finally had it's days numbered. Even more surprising, the upcoming expansion "Cataclysm" may not be released at all.

While there is so far no official word as to why, or even when - the rumor mill is already in full swing, with one rumor gaining particular momentum. According to an unknown source, over the past five years Blizzard has been audited twice by the ACDC. Why? Apparently WoW has not been doing as well as Blizzard would have it's investors believe, in actually the franchise has been hemorrhaging money since it's first year.

While the reason may be unclear, the fact isn't. If you're a WoW player, best get what you can out of it now.

EDIT: Of course, this was an April Fool's joke. Hopefully, it bore the brunt of the skepticism, rather than our other fake story about Michael Atkinson.

Reader Comments:

Posted by G-Train 01/04/2010 10:25pm

Bah! No one bit.

Posted by Master Chief 02/04/2010 7:42am

Jokes have to be started before midday or they lose all affect

It would not surprise me if the game is not returning as many clams to its investors as what Blizzard are saying it is though.