As if you needed an excuse to log more hours in Azeroth, DIRECTV and Blizzard are teaming up to glue your ass to the couch for a year.

The satellite television provider is now offering a promotion wherein new DIRECTV subscribers will score a free subscription to World of Warcraft for 11 months.

World of Warcraft has a player base of over 9 million worldwide. Our researchers are still attempting to determine the relevance of this statistic. i am sure i like world of warcraft

"Being able to enjoy World of Warcraft at no subscription cost for almost an entire year is a great value," said Blizzard CEO Paul Sams, whose comments were not endorsed by the World Health Organization. Your arteries are already /crying.