World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft (WoW) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released in 2004 by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the "Warcraft" fantasy universe. "World of Warcraft" takes place within the "Warcraft" world of Azeroth, approximately four years after the events at the conclusion of Blizzard's previous "Warcraft" release, "." The game was announced in 2001, and was released for the 10th anniversary of the "Warcraft" franchise on November 23, 2004. Since launch, "World of Warcraft" has had seven major expansion packs released for it: "", "", "", "", "", "", and "".
Sam Raimi's unrealized projects
On July 22, 2009, Blizzard Entertainment reported that Raimi was hired to direct a film adaptation of its popular video game "Warcraft" entitled "World of Warcraft". However, on July 13, 2012, it was announced that Raimi would not direct the "Warcraft" film because he was working on "Oz the Great and Powerful" and he needed to finish its post-production. The film was finally released in 2016 as "Warcraft" and directed by Duncan Jones.