World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft (WOW) is a massively multiplayer role-playing/adventure game set in the Warcraft universe. Like EverQuest, WOW will make it possible for thousands of online players to interact with one another in a rich virtual world. The game will place a heavy emphasis on combat along with skill development and player teamwork.

WOW is set a short time after the events depicted in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, and the world of Azeroth has plunged into disarray. Obviously, Blizzard have already racked up a lot of experience in the realm of online gaming, but it will be interesting to see how they address the inevitable issues related to player killing.

Blizzard are putting a lot of work into expanding the scope and scale of the Warcraft universe in an effort to ensure you won't get bored. While the game will have enough depth to satisfy hardcore players, it will also be possible just to log on for a quick bout of combat. To facilitate this, you will start the game with a fairly powerful character.

WOW has already been in development now for a number of years and sports a powerful 3D graphics engine. The end result is extremely impressive, resembling a sort of cross between EverQuest and Warcraft III.

Barring any major misfortunes, World of Warcraft should be out sometime later this year.

Platform: PC Genre: Action/role-playing Contact: Vivendi Universal Phone: (02) 9978 7722 Web: http://www.sierra.com Release date: Late 2003 Requirements: Windows Media Player View World of Warcraft trailer: