It’s no secret that Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft MMORPG has been constantly gaining fans in the four years since its launch, breaking record after record. Now, in anticipation for the Wrath of the Lich King expansion that is scheduled to launch on November 13, Blizzard announced reaching another milestone: 11 million people across the globe play WoW.

“It’s been very rewarding to see gamers around the world continue to show such strong support for World of Warcraft,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment. “We remain fully committed to responding to that enthusiasm with a high-quality, constantly evolving game experience.”

The announcement came 10 months after Blizzard revealed a round figure of World of Warcraft gamers: 10 million, and just little before the expansion is set to come out. Just in time, we might add, as many players that have already reached end-game content were eagerly waiting for something new.

Wrath of the Lich King is the second expansion set for World of Warcraft, after the Burning Crusade, which was launched in 2007. The first expansion became an instant sensation and the bestselling PC game of last year, helping Blizzard add another million players in a matter of months.

World of Warcraft has gained its share of popularity on all continents, but nothing beats Asia (at least half of the 11 million subscribers are from Asia). Furthermore, as much as it has been acclaimed, it has also been blamed for turning kids into addicted players.

All in all, one thing is for sure: nothing beats the World of Warcraft popularity at the moment, and as soon as WOTLK comes out, we will probably see more records being broken. Until then, remember: “Take all things in moderation, even World of Warcraft.”