Grab Your Tissues When The Emotional World Of Warcraft Documentary, The Remarkable Life Of Ibelin, Comes To Netflix On October 25

Grab Your Tissues When The Emotional World Of Warcraft Documentary, The Remarkable Life Of Ibelin, Comes To Netflix On October 25

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To many people in the gaming community, World of Warcraft can be much more than just another video game. The relationships that can be found through shared experiences in this virtual world can create real friendships, and even lead to love and marriage in some cases. Whatever a person's reason for playing may be, the life that is had inside Azeroth can be meaningful and important. Now, a new documentary from Netflix shows one example of that very thing happening, and how this virtual world can serve to overcome boundaries that may exist in this life.

On October 25, 2024, Netflix will release a new documentary, The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, which highlights the true story of a Norwegian man who passed away from a degenerative muscular disease and left his parents grieving the idea that his life had been an isolated and lonely one. After his death, they found that he actually led a much more fulfilling life than they had realized, with a large community of friends in the virtual world of WoW.

The documentary is a Netflix exclusive which will show both the life of Mats Steen in the real world and that of his character, Ibelin,...

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