World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor launch date revealed; watch episode one of Lords of War mini-series

Thursday, November 13, 2014. That's the launch date for the fifth expansion to Blizzard Entertainment's MMORPG World of Warcraft — Warlords of Draenor

The announcement was made this morning during a live-streamed event in Los Angeles, which also premiered the Warlords of Draenor cinematic and the first episode of Lords of War, a new animated mini-series that delves into the lore. 

You can check out the first episode of Lords of War, below, which sets up Warlords of Draenor​ and introduces you to Draenor's pivotal warlords. The first episode focuses on Kargath Bladefist, a gladiator and slave that later becomes the leader of the Shattered Hand. The other episodes will focus on Grommash Hellscream, Kilrogg Deadeye and Durotan. 

Catch the new  Warlords of Draenor cinematic trailer here.

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