Blizzard has announced that they’ve banned a staggering 59,000 World of Warcraft accounts in June and "removed well over 22 million gold from the total economy across all realms".

The accounts were banned for using cheats and scripts, such as those used for gold farming. Blizzard said on the official site:

“While we regret having to take such extreme action, these accounts were participating in activities that directly violated World of Warcraft’s Terms of Use, including the use of third-party programs to farm gold and items.”

Many of the account closures followed tip-off’s from other players to the games GM’s.