The Burnout series put developer Criterion Games on the ‘map’ of the racing realm, and the jewel in their crown arguably is 2008’s Burnout Paradise, which was released as the fifth game of the franchise. 8) Star Wars Galaxies (200 sq miles or 518 sq km) –ħ) Burnout Paradise (200 sq miles or 518 sq km) – In any case, while the game scored relatively high on 70s on Metacritic, the users were not too impressed with its current rating (for PC) standing at just 4.9 out of 10. Mirroring the modern world-set conflict, this island was actually contested between the US and Japanese forces during the period of Second World War. Interestingly, the Skira is actually based on the real-world island of Kiska, which lies at the western end of Alaska. The setting is focused on the fictional island of Skira, which is contested between American and Chinese forces – fueled by discovery of oil reserves on the isolated landmass. Released in the latter part of 2009, Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising was developed by Britain-based Codemasters as a military simulation video game. Given such remarkable figures, it comes as no surprise that the game’s lead designer Ion Hazzikostas has claimed that WoW will stay for 2024! 9) Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (135 sq miles or 350 sq km) – It also held the record of the highest grossing video game product (as of 2012), with an astronomical $10 billion that equates to over 10 million copies being sold. As for the numbers game, WoW has broken a slew of records, with the online game boasting of more than a whopping 100 million accounts.
Released back in 2004, the world of Azeroth has since seen four expansions, with the fifth iteration being planned for next week itself. The MMORPG to end all MMORPGs, the World of Warcraft is arguably the ‘piece de resistance’ from Blizzard Entertainment.