Gaming giant Warcraft has ditched one of the core principles of the medium - actually buying the game in the first place.

Instead, all of the previously released Warcraft content is now available for the £9.99 monthly subscription fee. This will include future updates.

This means that all players, including those just signing up to the game for the first time, can get access to most of the Warcraft content while just paying that monthly fee, which can also be cancelled.

People can then play all the way to level 110 without any additional purchases - which should take some time to get through for first-time players, so cancel those summer holiday plans.

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There are certain things still locked off, namely the latest upcoming content, Battle of Azeroth, which sits behind a modest £30~ price wall and comes out on 14th August, but for the amount of new content set to be included in that expansion, it's understandable.

It certainly makes the game more accessible than ever and, along with Middle Earth: Shadow of War recently removing pay-to-play microtransactions, it is a step towards gaming becoming more accessible for everybody - which can only be a good thing.

Whilst Blizzard hasn't officially announced this change, it is now impossible to buy the game from its online shop, and a subscription unlocks all content. The change looks to be a permanent part of the new Warcraft pricing structure.

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