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WOW: Lich King date confirmed

Simultaneous in US and Europe.

Blizzard has confirmed this morning's reports: World of Warcraft expansion Wrath of the Lich King will launch on 13th November.

This is the launch date for the US, Europe, Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Russia. It will arrive the next day, 14th November, in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Finally, Korea and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau will get it on 18th November. There's no date yet for launch on mainland China.

The news comes just as World of Warcraft faces some stiff competition, in the form of this week's release of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.

Oodles of information on the Wrath of the Lich King gamepage. Watch out for more impressions from the beta test soon.