Blizzard Tests World of Warcraft MMORPG

Blizzard Entertainment invites users to grab a mug of ale, form a guild and convene with friends in the World of Warcraft. World of Warcraft is Blizzard's latest massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG); now open for beta testing in North America and Korea. Upcoming phases of the test will add support for certain European and Asian-Pacific languages.

A new chapter is dawning in the saga of Warcraft. An introduction on the game's Web site reads, "Four years have passed since the aftermath of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, and a great tension now smolders throughout the ravaged world of Azeroth. As the battle-worn races begin to rebuild their shattered kingdoms, new threats, both ancient and ominous, arise to plague the world once again."

Although invitations to beta test World of Warcraft have already been sent and slots are currently filled, each round of testing will add additional testers. More information on World of Warcraft can be found on the beta Web site.