Wrath of the Lich King special midnight launches

by Alexander Sliwinski { Oct 30th 2008 at 1:45PM }

Blizzard plans to have a few special midnight signing events for the Wrath of the Lich King's launch on Nov. 13. Blizzard developers and executives are expected to attend, but no details have been given on who will be where. There are four events scheduled in the United States, but similar signings are planned for major metropolitan areas around the globe.

With World of Warcraft currently claiming 11 million souls subscribers, it comes as no surprise that there are hundreds (more likely thousands) of midnight openings expected for the box that will grant access to Northrend. We've asked a couple retailers (and Blizzard itself) for a list of known midnight opening locations and we'll be sure to post those when we get them. The four US locations holding signing events can be found after the break.

[Via Big Download]

Best Buy
529 5th Ave.
NY, NY 10017

Fry's Electronics
3370 E. La Palma Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92806

GameStop
151 Powell Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

GameStop
10000 Research Blvd
Austin, TX 78755

Tags: midnight-launch, midnight-opening, world-of-warcraft, wow, wrath-of-the-lich-king

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

jynxycat @ Oct 30th 2008 1:49PM

Attending a midnight release, so I can buy my CE, and then proceed to sell it online.

Good times.

Shagittarius @ Oct 30th 2008 1:52PM

I would like to buy your avatar a drink.

dark_inchworm @ Oct 30th 2008 2:00PM

Good luck, given that most copies of the Burning Crusade CE go for MSRP or less on ebay.

You'll probably be wasting your time. Leave it to someone that wants it.

jynxycat @ Oct 30th 2008 3:49PM

Not sure what Ebay you're looking at, but we must be on different interwebs.

dark_inchworm @ Oct 30th 2008 5:04PM

As almost your entire history of posts has proven, you are a colossal dumbass. Hate to be so blunt, but there comes a time...

Search "burning crusade collector's edition" and take a closer look at what comes up. Nevermind the jacked-up Buy It Now prices, take a look at what people actually bid. And notice how the auctions with high prices just wither away.

Vegnagun bwf @ Oct 30th 2008 5:31PM

Yeah jynxy, CE of BC were high the first night, then they immediately lowered because nobody would buy them. You'll be able to make back your money, maybe an extra ten dollars in the process -- Ten dollars you'll probably spend on gas to go to and from your retail store.

jynxycat @ Oct 31st 2008 10:02AM

I typed wrath of the lich king into eBay mobile and the first page had numerous copies with 120$ bids.

Again, no idea what Internet you use.

Marty @ Oct 30th 2008 2:10PM

Man... between this game, Gears 2, possibly Nuts & Bolts, and the slew of other games (Red Alert 3, Fable 2, and eventually Fallout 3) that I've bought over the last two weeks, I'm not sure when I'm going to find time (or money) to go buy presents for everyone else!