Filed under: Blizzard, News items, Expansions, Wrath of the Lich King

In an uncharacteristic display of candor, Blizzard CEO and co-founder Mike Morhaime confirmed during a conference shout that the much-anticipated Wrath of the Lich King expansion will be released amidst October to December of that year. Shacknews quotes Morhaime saying, “we have said that it will be coming out that year,” referring to earlier speculation stemming from a Vivendi press release. “I can tell you it’s not coming in the July to September quarter,” Morhaime states, and mentions that Beta evaluating “is going very well”.

The confirmation of any release term is strange practice for Blizzard, whose common response to such questions is “when it’s ready.” Apparently, Blizzard is confident that Wrath of the Lich King will be ready within the year. From the polish that can be seen in the current Beta, that doesn’t seem far from the truth. In the same conference signal, Morhaime plus discussed competing MMOs, the status of ongoing development (that is to say, very little information), and how World of Warcraft has been refined as a game by the past four years.

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Original post by Zach Yonzon