It’s Blizzard’s World, we just live in it. To kick-off their millions-strong graduation to the hard stuff (level 70 and up), Blizzard is holding midnight release parties Nov 13 in Austin, New York, Anaheim, and San Francisco, featuring developers who will sign your game, plus extra copies of the Lich King Collector’s Edition.

International events will also be held in Seoul, Mexico City, Paris, London, Berlin, Madrid, Taipei, Stockholm, and Amsterdam. Whew, sounds like a party!

Azeroth now has 11 million subscribers, which is more than the populations of Portugal, Belgium, or Hungary. That’s also more than Finland and Norway combined! Check out this page to make up your own fun facts about the World of Warcraft juggernaut. If Azeroth gets any bigger, the George Bush will have to invade it to keep the country safe from Horde terrorism.

Below is the list of official launch event locations in the United States:

Best Buy
529 5th Ave.
New York, NY 10017
Phone : (212) 808-0309

Fry’s Electronics
3370 E. La Palma Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92806
Phone: (714) 688-3000

GameStop
151 Powell Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 362-7601

GameStop
10000 Research Blvd.
Austin, TX 78755
Phone: (512) 346-6437

If you want more specific details on the upcoming launch events for Lich King, check out this page on Blizzard’s website, and check back with Ripten for launch-day coverage.

Source: Blizzard.com

Tags: lich-king, midnight release, World-of-Warcraft

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