Behind the scenes at "World of Warcraft"

World Of Warcraft has quickly become the most successful online role-playing game ever, having sold several hundred thousand copies since its November 23 release. This New York Times article (reprinted at CNET) gives a glimpse behind the scenes as the software company (Blizzard) struggles to keep up with the growth.

If I ever move out of Toontown's family-friendly confines, I'll be deciding between WoW and City of Heroes. If quotes like this one are to be believed, it's a bit like choosing between crack and heroin:

"Computer Gaming World, the game magazine, called 'World of Warcraft' a 'game world so insidiously addictive, so rich in imagination, so fun and beautiful and funny and charming that we have no desire to ever log out and resume our real lives.'"