World of Warcraft subscribers include individuals who have paid a subscription fee or have an active prepaid card to play World of Warcraft, as well as those who have purchased the game and are within their free month of access. Internet Game Room players who have accessed the game over the last thirty days are also counted as subscribers. The above definition excludes all players under free promotional subscriptions, expired or cancelled subscriptions, and expired prepaid cards. Subscribers in licensees' territories are defined along the same rules.
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World of Warcraft continues to hemorrhage players
Buried within Activision Blizzard's press release announcing its split from Vivendi, the company revealed that World of Warcraft subscribers continue to dwindle, dropping down to 7.7M worldwide.