Do you need any more proof that the Chinese market is the future of gaming? In that case, take a look at Blizzard’s World of Warcraft, which has just recently announced that the current subscriber base has seen an increase of over 500,000 subscribers since mid-March, pushing the current subscriber base past two million.

WoW was already the most popular MMORPG across North America, Europe, Korea, and Oceania. Accordng to Blizzard, the Chinese beta test saw 500,000 players online concurrently – almost the same as the peak number for North America, Europe, and Oceania combined.

“World of Warcraft continues to surpass all expectations as gamers around the world embrace it with overwhelming support,” said Blizzard president and cofounder Mike Morhaime. “We want to thank our players for their incredible response, and we promise to continue supporting World of Warcraft with more updates and content.”

When a beta-test has as many users as there are at peak times in the rest of the world, you know you’ve found a goldmine. Insane.

Provided by Geekstreak