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Blizzard shows off World of Warcraft expansionToday at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. showcased the newest features to be added to World of Warcraft®: The Burning Crusade™, the upcoming expansion for the world's most popular subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG). In addition, the company announced today that World of Warcraft's player population has now grown to more than 6.5 million customers worldwide.Headlining Blizzard®'s E3 lineup was the unveiling of the Draenei, the new Alliance race that players will gain access to when the expansion begins shipping in multiple regions around the world later this year. Descended from the same ancient race as Archimonde, leader of the Burning Legion's recently thwarted invasion of Azeroth, the Draenei resisted the demonic forces that corrupted their brethren and devoted themselves to ending the Legion's apocalyptic crusade. Among the other expansion elements shown for the first time at E3 was the Nether Drake, one of the flying mounts that will be available to players in The Burning Crusade. In addition, show attendees were able to explore new regions accessible in the expansion, as well as complete a variety of new quests found in those regions. Blizzard also took this opportunity to provide a hands-on demo of Naxxramas -- the massive fortress that serves as the lich Kel'Thuzad's base of operations -- which will be added to the game in a major content patch next month. "Since launch, World of Warcraft has continued to grow rapidly, both in terms of the amount of game content available and the number of players signing up to play," said Mike Morhaime, president and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "With The Burning Crusade, we look forward to expanding the game's boundaries even farther and offering a wide variety of new challenges and new rewards for both beginning and advanced players to enjoy." World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade takes up where World of Warcraft left off, with the races of the Horde and the Alliance continuing to rebuild their lives among the shattered lands of Azeroth. Amid the fragile peace that exists between the factions come rumors that the Burning Legion's age-old war against Azeroth -- the so-called Burning Crusade -- has been rekindled and threatens to consume the world in another firestorm of war and strife. Old allegiances fall and new ones rise as both the Horde and Alliance look to new friends in this time of need. Building on the award-winning gameplay set forth in World of Warcraft, the expansion adds even more rich content to an already massive game. Players can look forward to: * New Player Races: New allies will join the game, expanding the story line and allowing players to develop powerful new characters within the world. * Higher Level Limit: The game's level cap is being raised to 70, and with these new levels will come meaningful spell, ability, and talent upgrades for each character class. * New Lands and Battlegrounds: Explore the magical realms of the Blood Elves and Draenei, journey through the Dark Portal into untamed Outland, and visit dungeons and battlefields previously inaccessible to players. * Flying Mounts: In Outland, players will gain access to unique airborne mounts that will allow for smoother travel over some of that region's more hazardous terrain. * Jewelcrafting, Socketable Items, and More: Crafters will be pleased to know that the expansion adds an all-new profession to the game: jewelcrafting. With jewelcrafting comes the advent of socketable items in World of Warcraft, which will give players additional variety in how they can customize their gear. In addition, existing professions will be enhanced to take advantage of the increased character-level limit. * New Quests, New Monsters, and New Challenges: As the boundaries of World of Warcraft expand, there will be exciting new quests for players to undertake and new monsters to confront. And with greater challenges come greater rewards…. Launched in November 2004, World of Warcraft has quickly become the world's most popular MMORPG, with a worldwide customer base of more than 6.5 million players. For more information on World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, visit the official website at www.worldofwarcraft.com. Additional news, including details on the highly anticipated beta-test and expected release dates for each region, will be announced there in the coming months. World of Warcraft's Paying Customer Definition World of Warcraft customers include individuals who have paid a subscription fee or purchased a prepaid card to play World of Warcraft, as well as those who have purchased the installation box bundled with one free month access. Internet Game Room players that have accessed the game over the last thirty days are also counted as customers. The above definition excludes all players under free promotional subscriptions, expired or cancelled subscriptions, and expired pre-paid cards. Customers in licensees' territories are defined along the same rules. More in E3 2006 Browse all News Related[phpBB Debug] PHP Warning: in file /home/sites/gt.guynet.men/news.php on line 70: mysqli_query() expects at least 2 parameters, 1 given[phpBB Debug] PHP Warning: in file /home/sites/gt.guynet.men/news.php on line 71: mysqli_fetch_array() expects parameter 1 to be mysqli_result, null given
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