The Warcraft III competition was less controversial with Alex Bond taking the UK Acon5 title for the second time.

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Especially Blizzard games in the past have been open with Mod support and a friendly open system for that (see StarCraft and WarCraft III).

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World of Warcraft, Diablo III, Starcraft II, Skylanders, and the Call of Duty franchise have all been enormously successful titles, propelling the publishing company to the top of the market time and time again.

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And while it hasn't been around as long as Lineage, or sold as many copies, the franchise is a strong one: Including traditional PC titles like Warcraft I, II and III, the franchise has sold over 19 million copies worldwide.

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Hackers have already unleashed World War III in World of Warcraft, killing the avatars of thousands of innocent gamers.

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According to statistics from Xfire, World of Warcraft has seen the biggest decrease in players since the launch of Diablo III.

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