World of Warcraft Release Date?

World of Warcraft Release Date?

LOC on 25 October 2004 - 23:57 · 14 comments & 3642 views

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Free Press has a story that supposedly has a release date for World of Warcraft. Remember this is not confirmed as of yet: "World of Warcraft," the online world game from the makers of the incredibly popular "Warcraft" strategy game series, is scheduled to launch the week of Nov. 22, the Free Press has learned.

Most stores have predicted Nov. 15 would be the launch date for "World of Warcraft," guessing that Sony Online Entertainment's behemoth "Everquest 2" would come out on or near the same day. But Phil O'Neil, president, North America, of "Warcraft" publisher Vivendi Universal Games, said the game will actually launch a week after the company's other hot holiday title, "Half-Life 2," which debuts Nov. 16.

News source: Free Press

Thanks to Morgan and Carlo for the heads-up on this one!

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#1 SimplyPotatoes on 26 Oct 2004 - 00:06

Thats neato. Uniacid sucks.

#2 Mav Phoenix on 26 Oct 2004 - 00:19

I can't wait. Collector's edition come unto me!

#3 irate on 26 Oct 2004 - 01:51

Yeah, this might be the first pay monthly game I'll ever have bought...

#4 icloud on 26 Oct 2004 - 02:51

MY LIFE FOR THE HOARDE....

omg i already got friends who preordered and a clan set up

race be a tauren shaman...

cast spells and beat people with sticks

heheh

(1 reply) #5 pHuzi0n on 26 Oct 2004 - 04:11

VU is pushing them to release it unfinished. The servers aren't stable, the classes aren't complete let alone balanced, and several quests are bugged. There's several other problems that I can't recall. Pretty much any beta tester will tell you it's not going to get completed (content wise) before they release it.

Side note: the noob areas are going to be PACKED at release so be sure to team up or you'll be stuck there for weeks.

#5.1 SIG on 26 Oct 2004 - 08:30

If it's not official, there is still hope.

#6 LOC on 26 Oct 2004 - 04:57

This rumor has been shot down by Blizzard, gamers post will follow I'm sure. For now see this thread on the WOW forums.

#7 TheBigDonkey on 26 Oct 2004 - 09:15

Anybody else get the feeling that Vivendi pushing Blizzard to release in November is going over like a father telling his little boy to eat his vegetables?

Blizzard: "BUT I DON'T WANNA!!"

Vivendi: "YOU WILL IF YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOU (and my wallet)"

#8 SOSAGES1 on 26 Oct 2004 - 09:18

www.cityofheroes.com

(1 reply) #9 PimpinWithAaron on 26 Oct 2004 - 12:33

WoW is so yawn
just like any stripped down RPG but with the warcraft license

#9.1 Mav Phoenix on 26 Oct 2004 - 22:29

I'm sure the thousands testing it right now would disagree with you.

(1 reply) #10 redFX on 26 Oct 2004 - 13:46

I highly doubt they release it in November. THey'll be lucky to release it this year.

They pulled the open beta server stress test. They aren't saying anything and everyone is complaining on the blizzard boards.

#10.1 Mav Phoenix on 26 Oct 2004 - 22:28

Pulled what? The open beta is still coming soon.

#11 qwin on 29 Oct 2004 - 21:26

kool like around 25 days wikid

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