World of Warcraft expansion has fans lining up for a copy

Fans of the World of Warcraft series lined up outside their local video game stores in hopes of purchasing the new expansion pack, Wrath of the Lich King on release day.

World of Warcraft (known as WoW) is one of the most popular massively multiplayer online role playing game (known as a MMORPG).

"With more than 11 million monthly subscribers,World of Warcraft is currently the world's largest MMORPG in those terms, and holds the Guinness World Record for the most popular MMORPG. In April 2008, World of Warcraft was estimated to hold 62% of the massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) market," as explained on Wikipedia's website.

Wrath of the Lich King is only the second expansion pack for the popular series and even before playing the game the fans are ready and willing to wait hours outside in the cold to make sure they get a copy on release day.