WoW Burning Crusade dated

 

Those of you who were wondering when in the world (of Warcraft , I know that was lame) Blizzard was finally going to release the expansion to their ultra popular MMORPG. Well today Blizzard nailed down a new date of January 16, 2007 for North America and Europe. World of Warcraft which currently has over 7 million subscribers worldwide is adding a whole host of new features and enhancements in Burning Crusade. Including the following:

• An increase in the level cap to 70
• Two new playable races, including the magical Blood Elves
• New starting zones in Quel’Thalas and beyond
• The entire new continent of Outland, reachable through the Dark Portal
• Many new high-level dungeons to explore in Azeroth, Outland, and elsewhere
• New flying mounts in Outland
• Many new and dangerous monsters, including epic world bosses
• Hundreds of new quests
• Hundreds of new items
• A new profession: Jewelcrafting
• Socketed items

The Burning Crusade will retail for $39.99 and requires World of Warcraft to play which is now $19.99.