Russian Language for the
World of Warcraft
Blizzard Entertainment has announced that the Russian-language version
of World of Warcraft, a subscription-based massively multiplayer online
role-playing game, will hit the sales shelves on August 6. Then European
players can buy the game and its expansion: The Burning Crusade, which is
localized for Russia. Gamers can begin playing on dedicated realms with
Russian-language support.
This will
be the fifth European-language version of World of Warcraft, after the
existing English, French, German, and Spanish versions.
"The
launch of the Russian-language version reflects our continuing commitment
to make World of Warcraft even more accessible for gamers throughout the
world," said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment.
"We also hope that providing a fully localised version of the game will
further enhance the gameplay experience for our enthusiastic Russian
community."
The
Russian version of World of Warcraft will be available for Windows
XP/Vista and Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher. The retail DVD boxed version will
include a one-month subscription to the game, while the retail CD boxed
version will be available at a lower price and will include a 14-day
subscription.
Russian
players will have the option to subscribe to a dedicated Russian account,
which has a reduced subscription-rate structure for the Russian market
priced in rubles, and which allows players to access and create characters
on Russian realms only. The available subscription options are a
month-to-month plan for 359 rubles per month, a three-month plan for 329
rubles per month, and a six-month plan for 299 rubles per month.
Current European World of Warcraft players will be able to download a
Russian-language pack from the official Russian website at
www.warcraft.ru,
which will let them access and create characters on the new Russian
realms.
Beginning
on the launch date, free character transfers to specific Russian realms
will also be available for a limited period of time. Additionally,
existing European accounts have the option of being converted to Russian
accounts.
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