Blizzard Entertainment
On November 23, 2004, Blizzard released "World of Warcraft", a massively multiplayer online role-playing game. "World of Warcraft" is the fourth released game set in the fantasy "Warcraft" universe, which was first introduced by "" in 1994. Blizzard announced "World of Warcraft" on September 2, 2001. The game was released on November 23, 2004, on the 10th anniversary of the "Warcraft" franchise.
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.