The Burning Crusade launches at midnight, January 16

The WoW Online Store showing the irksome "Out of Stock" sign? Unable to pre-order The Burning Crusade?

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade will fire up on launch date with Blizzard devs visiting four California retailers to autograph copies of the expansion. The stores will be open at midnight and line-up starts at 6:00 AM PCT, January 15 at each store simultaneously. It seems that the guys at Blizzard really enjoy midnight parties. Here's the list:

• Fry's Fountain Valley - 10800 Kalama River Ave, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
• Fry's Anaheim - 3370 E. La Palma Ave, Anaheim, CA 92806
• Fry's Sunnyvale - 1077 E. Arques Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
• Universal Citywalk Gamestop/EB Games - 1000 Universal Studios Blvd (Cross Street: Buddy Holly Drive), Universal City, CA 91608

Copies are limited, so sales will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Early birds receive wristbands along with the signed copies. The Fry's branches get 4500 copies each, while the Gamestop/EB Games store only get 1500.

But don't fret, non-CA residents, other retail stores will also be opening at midnight on launch date. You can check the websites of BestBuy, EBGames, and Gamestop for the full list of stores.

The WoW Online Store showing the irksome "Out of Stock" sign? Unable to pre-order The Burning Crusade?

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade will fire up on launch date with Blizzard devs visiting four California retailers to autograph copies of the expansion. The stores will be open at midnight and line-up starts at 6:00 AM PCT, January 15 at each store simultaneously. It seems that the guys at Blizzard really enjoy midnight parties. Here's the list:

• Fry's Fountain Valley - 10800 Kalama River Ave, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
• Fry's Anaheim - 3370 E. La Palma Ave, Anaheim, CA 92806
• Fry's Sunnyvale - 1077 E. Arques Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
• Universal Citywalk Gamestop/EB Games - 1000 Universal Studios Blvd (Cross Street: Buddy Holly Drive), Universal City, CA 91608

Copies are limited, so sales will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Early birds receive wristbands along with the signed copies. The Fry's branches get 4500 copies each, while the Gamestop/EB Games store only get 1500.

But don't fret, non-CA residents, other retail stores will also be opening at midnight on launch date. You can check the websites of BestBuy, EBGames, and Gamestop for the full list of stores.