24 October 2006
Ferry

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

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.

“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 later. Via WoW

24 October 2006 10:29
Mesagirl

I am torn. Glad they are waiting in some ways, get the bugs out, etc. But sad because I am so freaking bored with WoW right now. I barely log in. I might cnx my sub for now and pick it back up in January. BTW – they didn’t extend the release date “by a few weeks” lol… its two months. It changed from 11/20/06 to 1/23/07 (per Gamestop). Eight weeks does not mean a few lol.

24 October 2006 11:04
Kebian

I call BS.

24 October 2006 11:13
Y.V.Reetesh

OMG! That news seems to have spurred a Riot

24 October 2006 11:33
Keylight

I didn’t believe this myself either until I checked out ebworld:

http://www.ebgames.com/...

24 October 2006 13:14
ERIC

OWNED LOL

TYPICAL TYPICAL BLIZZARD. AM I RITE?

24 October 2006 13:22
Thorsi

Time for more goodies from Naxx before guild starts focusing on new expansion.

24 October 2006 13:33
Frank

going to give us more time to do End-games instance…i have no problem to wait until January ! NAXX FTW !!

24 October 2006 13:39
angrypirate

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“going to give us more time to do End-games instance…i have no problem to wait until January ! NAXX FTW !! ”
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Yeah enjoy getting your tier 3 to just replace it with blues at lvl 63

24 October 2006 14:39
skythra

thank god, ill make GM now

24 October 2006 16:43
Kiryn

I’m actually kinda glad. This will give me some time to get gear from the current raids while it’s still useful. I was worried I’d miss out on all that 60 raid content because nobody’s gonna care about it when the expansion comes out. At least, not at first.

I was looking forward to making my blood elf priestess…. but I can wait. I’d rather it be working right than play it now full of bugs.