Warcraft III expansion sells 1 million

Blizzard Entertainment has today announced that more than 1 million copies of Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne have been sold worldwide since it was released last month. The game is Blizzard's eighth to reach 1 million in sales, and it has been topping PC charts in North America, Europe, and Asia.

"We are very excited about the worldwide demand for Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne," said Mike Morhaime, Blizzard Entertainment president and cofounder. "We put a lot of effort into giving players more of everything that Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos offered, in addition to a host of new features, and the expansion set's popularity tells us that our long hours and hard work have paid off."

Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne is the first expansion pack for the 3-million-selling Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, and it adds a number of new features to the original game, including new heroes, monsters, magical items, merchant shops, and missions. For more information on The Frozen Throne, check out our previous coverage of the expansion.