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Warcraft III Expansion Goes Gold, Due July 1st

Posted by simoniker on from the blizzard-offices-move-to-fort-knox dept.

Thanks to several readers for pointing out that the Warcraft III expansion, The Frozen Throne, has gone gold - it's due in stores worldwide on July 1st. The add-on has an extensive official site describing new features, including extra campaigns, units, maps, an enhanced world editor, and new multiplayer clans and tournaments. The press release describes "initial orders of over 2.5 million copies", which is even more impressive considering Warcraft III has 'only' sold "well over 3 million copies".

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  1. warez? by illuvata · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The press release describes "initial orders of over 2.5 million copies", which is even more impressive considering Warcraft III has 'only' sold "well over 3 million copies". are there really that many people buying the extension, or are there some people that have a pirated version that decided they like the game and now want to support blizzard?

    1. Re:warez? by eht · · Score: 2, Interesting

      I suspect some of the orders may be for unoffical "bundling" to get people to buy both at the same time, buy 2 for 1 kind of thing maybe even throw in a strategy guide or two.

      I used to like Blizzard but the quality of their games has just gone too far down lately, Starcraft was the last good game they made (Broodwar was a waste) oooh 3d in War3, uh ok Total Annihilation had that when Starcraft came out and look at where Cavedog is today, they would have been better off with the spitey goodness that Starcraft was, shrug.

    2. Re:warez? by LineNoiz · · Score: 2, Interesting

      I have played a pirated version of the original game (got it before the game even hit the shelves!). I decided that I didn't like the game enough to fork over $50 for it. I'm planning on trying out the expansion, and actually paying for it to boot. Blizzard games are generally much better after the expansion. If I decide the expansion is worth it, I'll pick me up a copy of the original, just to be legit. Of course, I'll most likely just buy the "Battlechest" or whatever and get both at the same time...

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  2. Anyone else disappointed with WCIII? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I had been so looking forward to that game after being addicted to WCII and SC. However, WCIII just didn't work for me, I think it's partly the 3D UI which made battles a bit cumbersome.

  3. Re:Download the Expansion? by BexGu · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Uhhh Does the new RTCW offer a 24/7 server that is scanned and taken care by the company itself? Is ID releasing new patches with content/skill changes for a game that is over three years old (Diablo 2)? At this point Blizzard is the only company I buy games from because I know that the cd-key and content of the game are worth something. And to that effect, they keep up and take care of the games once it is release. And trust me, the expansion will require it own cd key. They had that model working since the expansion for Diablo 2 came out, or hell, maybe even with broodwar.