World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade release date delayed until January 2007

24 October 2006

Posted by:Ferry

Blizzard Entertainment today announced that the release date for World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, the first expansion for World of Warcraft, is delayed until 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.

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

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 later. Via WoW

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Unmortus

I dunno but in Amazon.com the release date still on November 22, that guys will be the first ones in know if the game is gonna be delayed so they can change.
Smith

You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You just might find
You get what you need
http://wow.allakhazam.com Mike Awesaa

I’ve got money in my pocket and food on my plate. 2 tables jeff jones.
Unmortus

check this before read this article 10/23/06 worldofwarcraft.com
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http://relic-guild.org Kallanor

Id rather have them release it working with little to no problems than release it early and have a basket full of problems.
Dane

O RLY? Plz, they are still putting ‘finishing touches’ on the Original WoW!!!
They couldn’t meet a deadline, even with at least (6million X 15$ / Month) subscriber money to pay their developers???

omfg gg /uninstall
Joe Shmoe

This is great news for me as a casual player who rerolled to another server. I’ve been worried about getting to 60 before the release and this buys me more times. I can’t believe people are so upset over a delay of a couple of weeks. Microsoft usually releases their OS a year or two after the initial date. A few weeks is very good. Try not to get your hopes up when companies announce release dates.
guambear

Well, although disappointed by the delay, I’d rather see an expansion launch with little, minor or no bugs, then to have a massive glitch-fest. I will sit on my priest and work on getting more gear for the 61-70 blitz when it does get released. As for the whiners, didn’t your mom ever tell you, “When you have to wait, it’s all the sweeter.”
Mcmermaid

Cry about it. Get over it.
Daegona

Log on screen
Retreiving Character
Checking AH
Server Shut down in 15 minutes.

NOOOOO, I have to spend the holidays with teh family now!!! Curses!