Wrath of the Lich King: release date announced, Collector’s Edition revealed

Well, finally. Blizzard has announced the official release date for World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. They also revealed what will be included in the game’s limited Collector’s Edition.

Well, finally. Blizzard has announced the official release date for World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. The game will ship on November 13 for the US, Europe, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Russia, on November 14 for Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, and finally on November 18 for Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau.

The release will come in two editions. The standard edition will feature, well, the bare necessities. The limited Collector’s Edition will contain the following goodies:

• 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 directorÂ’s commentary, and more.
• The official soundtrack CD, containing 21 epic tracks from the game, along with exclusive bonus tracks.
• 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 CollectorÂ’s Edition.

Remember that you’ll need the original World of Warcraft game and Burning Crusade to be able to install Wrath of the Lich King.

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