September 15, 2008
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: WRATH OF THE
LICH KING IN STORES STARTING NOVEMBER 13, 2008
The second expansion to Blizzard
Entertainment’s massively multiplayer online role-playing game will be available
in standard and special collector’s editions
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
announced today that World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, the second
expansion for its award-winning subscription-based massively multiplayer online
role-playing game (MMORPG), will arrive in stores on November 13 in North
America, Europe, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Russia, and November 14 in
Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. The expansion will be
available in Korea and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau on November
18. Details regarding the launch of Wrath of the Lich King in mainland China
will be announced at a later date.
"We’re looking forward to launching
Wrath of the Lich King and finally giving World of Warcraft players a chance to
take on Arthas and his minions," said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of
Blizzard Entertainment. "Until then, we’ll continue to refine and playtest the
expansion content to make sure it provides a highly polished and entertaining
experience."
World of Warcraft®: Wrath of the
Lich King™ sends players to the cold, forbidding continent of Northrend, where
the fearsome Lich King Arthas Menethil, last seen in Warcraft® III: The Frozen
Throne®, works from his secluded citadel to bring all of Azeroth under his
twisted dominion. Players will battle the Lich King’s undead army from the
shores of Howling Fjord and Borean Tundra to the seat of his unholy power in
Icecrown Glacier. In addition, players will be able to advance characters to
level 80 and gain powerful new abilities while exploring several new zones and
dungeons. The expansion also introduces a number of exciting new features,
including an achievement system, expanded player-vs.-player combat options such
as siege weapons and destructible buildings, and the game’s first Hero class —
the necromantic death knight.
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich
King will be available on DVD-ROM for Windows® XP/Windows Vista® and Machintosh®
in two packages: a standard edition, which will sell for a suggested retail
price of $39.99, and a special Collector’s Edition (in select regions) priced at
$69.99. The limited Collector’s Edition package will contain:
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The Art of World of Warcraft:
Wrath of the Lich King, a 208-page book featuring never-before-seen images
from the game. -
An exclusive in-game pet: Frosty,
the baby frost wyrm. -
A behind-the-scenes DVD containing
over an hour of developer interviews, the Wrath of the Lich King intro
cinematic with director’s commentary, and more. -
The official soundtrack CD,
containing 21 epic tracks from the game, along with exclusive bonus tracks.
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A mouse pad featuring a map of the
newly opened continent of Northrend. -
Two World of Warcraft Trading Card
Game March of the Legion™ starter decks, along with two exclusive cards
available only in the Collector’s Edition.
The Wrath of the Lich King expansion
requires the original World of Warcraft game, available now for a suggested
retail price of $19.99, along with World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade®,
which sells for $29.99. These two products are combined in the World of Warcraft
Battle Chest®, are available for $39.99. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich
King has received a Teen rating from the ESRB.
Since launching in November 2004,
World of Warcraft has become the world’s most popular MMORPG, with more than
10.9 million subscribers. The game’s first expansion, The Burning Crusade, broke
PC-game sales records in North America and Europe by selling nearly 2.4 million
copies in its first 24 hours of availability and approximately 3.5 million
copies in its first month.
For more information on World of
Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, visit the official website at
www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath. With multiple games in development,
Blizzard Entertainment has numerous positions currently available. Visit
www.blizzard.com/jobs
for more information and to learn how to apply.
