

And let's not forget the residual income from the game's $15 monthly subscription fee. At about $40 a pop, that means Lich King could have clocked in about $112 million in sales on its first day, though that's not counting retailer discounts or the $70 Collector's Edition (that comes with extra branded merchandise).

World of Warcraft's new sales record : Activision (NSDQ: ATVI) Blizzard's money-maker continues to live up to the hype Wrath of the Lich King, the latest installment of World of Warcraft (WoW) sold 2.8 million copies worldwide in the first 24 hours of its release. Trion and Sci Fi staff up forthcoming game/TV project : MMO and virtual world developer Trion World Network and The Sci Fi Channel are building out the team for their as yet unnamed videogame/TV show hybrid: Blizzard Entertainment and Carbine Studios vet Kevin Beardslee will serve as senior development director, and TV writer Peter Egan will pen the first episode.
