Blizzard celebrates 8 years of World of Warcraft

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Blizzard announces that all of those who go into their World of Warcraft accounts until December 1 will receive a special gifts.

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Players will receive the Feat of Strength achievement and also an item called the Celebration Package.

The item will shoot off fireworks, and will give each character a cosmetic tabard and will eventually boost their reputation gain and their experience by 8 percent.

World of Warcraft was introduced in November 2004. They have added four expansion packs, the latest is the Mists of Pandaria. Right after the release of the Mists of Pandaria expansion, the Blizzard-made MMO now has more than 10 million subscribers

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StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm scheduled to release on March 12

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The digital purchase page for StarCraft 2 reveals Heart of the Swarm is going to be "available for play" on the said date.

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The Standard edition of the game is going to be available on both DVD and for digital download at a price of $39. 99. But as usual, there’s also going to be a Collector’s Edition offered that doubles the retail price to $79. 99.

If you would like some extras from the Collector’s Edition, Blizzard will offer them included in a Digital Deluxe edition available for $59. 99 (Standard edition owners may also upgrade to Digital Deluxe for $20).


Here’s the breakdown for the additional items you get when purchasing the Digital Deluxe or Collector’s Edition:

The Digital Deluxe edition includes the below items:

StarCraft II Torrasque look for zerg Ultralisks
StarCraft II Battle. net Portraits and Decals customization assets
World of Warcraft Baneling in-game pet
Diablo III Blade Wings and Banner Sigil

The Collector’s Edition includes the below items and also all the things in the Digital Deluxe offering above:

Behind-the-scenes DVD/Blu-ray
Soundtrack CD
Heart of the Swarm hardcover art book
Zerg Rush mousepad.

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