(Official) TBC release: Jan 2007

Drakar

There'll be no Christmas at the Drakar household ...

IRVINE, Calif. -- Blizzard Entertainment® today announced that the release date for World of Warcraft®: The Burning Crusade™, the highly anticipated expansion for World of Warcraft, will be in January 2007. By adding a few extra weeks to the development cycle beyond its original target date, Blizzard will be able to extend the closed beta test and further refine the new content that will ship with the game.

“We appreciate the enthusiasm surrounding World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, and we’re excited about putting the finishing touches on all of the new content,” said Mike Morhaime, president and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “We feel confident that the extra time spent polishing the game will result in the high-quality experience that our players expect and deserve.”

Blizzard began the closed-beta phase of testing on World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade earlier this month. The January 2007 release window will allow extra time for current beta testers to participate in the final stages of development and continue providing valuable feedback.

Further information on specific worldwide release dates, pricing, and other details will be announced in the near future.

anonymous_joe

Looks like it'll be Medieval 2 for me over the Christmas Holidays...

Joseph

About to post this, seems you got me first

Link to original post: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=38244050&sid=1

ZorbaTehZ

Hmmm, what are the bets that its not released until March?
I say don't anyone hold there breath over it. . .

Joseph

I dont particually mind how long they wait as Im not getting it to July one way or another!

rainbow kirby

Looks like I'll be playing Zelda this Christmas!

Joseph

And for me, ET:QW

Jim

ZorbaTehZ wrote:

Hmmm, what are the bets that its not released until March?
I say don't anyone hold there breath over it. . .

Why do you say that?
Blizzard never said it would be out before Christmas, this is the first official release date they've given so I don't see any reason why it would be delayed further.

Joseph

Why? Because Blizzard is Blizzard, they will delay for as long as possible.

Jim

Deaddude wrote:

Why? Because Blizzard is Blizzard, they will delay for as long as possible.

Blizzard have a history of making sure a game is complete before they release it, however their owner Vivendi have a history of pumping games out as quickly as possible regardless of completion.

To me January sounds like a nice comprimise between the two.

Joseph

I disagree, I believe Blizzard will not release it until 110% of the kinks are knocked out

DRakE

Deaddude wrote:

I disagree, I believe Blizzard will not release it until 110% of the kinks are knocked out

They released World of Warcraft when the Shaman class was still in the game so I dunno..

ZorbaTehZ

Jimeatsmenu wrote:

Blizzard have a history of making sure a game is complete before they release it, however their owner Vivendi have a history of pumping games out as quickly as possible regardless of completion.

To me January sounds like a nice comprimise between the two.

Obviously you're not playing the same game as the rest of us.
err, Working As Intended anyone?

Joseph

Coming out on the 16th!