World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria will arrive September 24 in retailers across the US, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, Sweden, UK, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, and Taiwan. To celebrate the release, Blizzard has a few launch parties planned.
Those in attendance will get to experience special guests, various prize giveaways, and entertainment in the form of challenges between Blizzard employees and the community and signed autographs.
Feel free to let us know if you plan on attending this or any midnight launch event for Mists of Pandaria.
In the US, the launch event will take place in Southern California, near Blizzard headquarters:
Where:
Giant Wheel Court at the Irvine Spectrum Center
71 Fortune Drive
Irvine, California 92618
When:
9:00 p.m. PDT on September 24
Where:
Giant Wheel Court at the Irvine Spectrum Center
71 Fortune Drive
Irvine, California 92618
When:
9:00 p.m. PDT on September 24
Those in attendance will get to experience special guests, various prize giveaways, and entertainment in the form of challenges between Blizzard employees and the community and signed autographs.
"We can't wait to meet up with players around the world and celebrate with them at the official launch events," said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "A lot of hard work and long hours went into making Mists of Pandaria a truly epic expansion, so we're really looking forward to coming together and having some fun with the community before everyone takes off for the new continent."
In addition to the official US launch event, other retail locations around the country will open at midnight local time to support gamers eager to pick up the expansion as soon as it's available. Check with local retailers for further details.
Attendees at the Mists of Pandaria launch events will be able to purchase the standard edition of the expansion (suggested retail price $39.99) as well as the retail exclusive Collector's Edition (suggested retail price $79.99), which contains the following bonus items in addition to the game disc:
- A World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria behind-the-scenes DVD and Blu-ray two-disc set including over an hour of developer interviews and commentary
- The World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Collector's Edition soundtrack CD
- The Art of Mists of Pandaria, a 208-page hardback tome including never-before-seen artwork from the development process
- World of Warcraft Imperial Quilen flying mount and Lucky Quilen Cub pet, StarCraft® II Battle.net® portraits, and Diablo® III banner sigil and accent
- A special-edition World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria mouse pad featuring Chen Stormstout, the legendary pandaren brewmaster
In addition to the official US launch event, other retail locations around the country will open at midnight local time to support gamers eager to pick up the expansion as soon as it's available. Check with local retailers for further details.
Attendees at the Mists of Pandaria launch events will be able to purchase the standard edition of the expansion (suggested retail price $39.99) as well as the retail exclusive Collector's Edition (suggested retail price $79.99), which contains the following bonus items in addition to the game disc:
- A World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria behind-the-scenes DVD and Blu-ray two-disc set including over an hour of developer interviews and commentary
- The World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Collector's Edition soundtrack CD
- The Art of Mists of Pandaria, a 208-page hardback tome including never-before-seen artwork from the development process
- World of Warcraft Imperial Quilen flying mount and Lucky Quilen Cub pet, StarCraft® II Battle.net® portraits, and Diablo® III banner sigil and accent
- A special-edition World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria mouse pad featuring Chen Stormstout, the legendary pandaren brewmaster
Feel free to let us know if you plan on attending this or any midnight launch event for Mists of Pandaria.