There is a digital deluxe version of the game for $59.99 that includes the game and:
- World of Warcraft In-Game Mount: Take to the skies of Azeroth astride the mystical Imperial Quilen flying mount.
- World of Warcraft In-Game Pet: Journey across Pandaria with the Lucky Quilen Cub at your side.
- StarCraft® II Battle.net® Portraits: Bring the Horde and Alliance rivalry to the far reaches of the Koprulu sector with exclusive Infested Orc and Night Elf Templar Battle.net portraits.
- Diablo® III Banner Sigil and Accent: Display your status as a hero of Pandaria with the iconic markings of World of Warcraft's newest playable race, the pandaren.
There will be a special Collectors Edition for $79.99 that is exclusive to retail. this edition comes with the game, everything the deluxe edition comes with and:
- Behind-the-Scenes DVD and Blu-Ray: Learn about the creation of Pandaria with this two-disc set featuring over an hour of commentary, insider interviews, and developer roundtables.
- Collector's Edition Soundtrack CD: Experience 20 orchestral pieces from Mists of Pandaria.
- The Art of Mists of Pandaria Book: Explore this 208-page hardcover tome featuring never-before-seen pieces from the expansion, from early concepts to final 3D renderings.
- Chen Stormstout Mouse Pad: Equip your desk with this special-edition mouse pad featuring the legendary pandaren brewmaster.
Press Release
IRVINE,
Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Land, ho! Blizzard Entertainment,
Inc. today announced that World of Warcraft®: Mists of
Pandaria™, the fourth expansion set for the world's most popular
subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game,
will be available in stores and online starting from September
25, 2012. Upon the expansion's release, intrepid explorers of the
Alliance and the Horde will be able to set foot upon the shores of
the long-lost continent of Pandaria and embark on a perilous journey
to uncover its ancient mysteries.
Mists of Pandaria will
be available on DVD-ROM for Windows® XP/Windows
Vista®/Windows® 7 and Macintosh® at a suggested retail
price of $39.99 USD. The expansion will also be available
digitally directly from Blizzard's World of Warcraft website
(www.WorldofWarcraft.com), also priced at $39.99 USD.
A special Collector's
Edition packed with bonus items will be available exclusively in
retail stores for a suggested retail price of $79.99 USD. In
addition, for the first time, World of Warcraft players
have the option to purchase a special Digital Deluxe version of the
expansion containing the in-game bonus items from the Collector's
Edition. The Digital Deluxe version is available to download directly
from Blizzard via www.WorldofWarcraft.com for $59.99
USD. Players who purchase the standard edition digitally or at retail
will have the option to upgrade to the Digital Deluxe version at any
time (for as long as the standalone Digital Deluxe version remains
available) for an additional $20 USD.
Presales for the
standard digital and Digital Deluxe versions of Mists of
Pandaria are now live. Players who would like to purchase either
version and be ready to play the moment the expansion launches can do
so now by visiting www.WorldofWarcraft.com. The expansion
content will automatically be digitally delivered to pre-purchasers
via World of Warcraft's streaming launcher prior to the release
of Mists of Pandaria. Players who would like to preorder the
standard box or the retail-exclusive Collector's Edition can do so by
visiting their local retailer.
"Mists of
Pandaria contains the biggest variety of new content we've ever
created for a World of Warcraft expansion, with features
that will appeal to new players, veterans, and everyone in between,"
said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard
Entertainment. "We've received a lot of great feedback from
players during our most extensive beta test yet, and we hope they
enjoy exploring everything Pandaria has to offer when the expansion
comes out in September."
The Digital Deluxe
version of Mists of Pandaria includes a full digital copy
of the expansion along with the following exclusive in-game bonus
items:
- World of Warcraft In-Game Mount: Take to the skies of Azeroth astride the mystical Imperial Quilen flying mount.
- World of Warcraft In-Game Pet: Journey across Pandaria with the Lucky Quilen Cub at your side.
- StarCraft® II Battle.net® Portraits: Bring the Horde and Alliance rivalry to the far reaches of the Koprulu sector with exclusive Infested Orc and Night Elf Templar Battle.net portraits.
- Diablo® III Banner Sigil and Accent: Display your status as a hero of Pandaria with the iconic markings of World of Warcraft's newest playable race, the pandaren.
The Collector's Edition
of Mists of Pandaria includes the full version of the game
on DVD-ROM and contains the following exclusive bonus items, in
addition to the in-game content from the Digital Deluxe version:
- Behind-the-Scenes DVD and Blu-Ray: Learn about the creation of Pandaria with this two-disc set featuring over an hour of commentary, insider interviews, and developer roundtables.
- Collector's Edition Soundtrack CD: Experience 20 orchestral pieces from Mists of Pandaria.
- The Art of Mists of Pandaria Book: Explore this 208-page hardcover tome featuring never-before-seen pieces from the expansion, from early concepts to final 3D renderings.
- Chen Stormstout Mouse Pad: Equip your desk with this special-edition mouse pad featuring the legendary pandaren brewmaster.
In World of
Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, warships of the Alliance and Horde clash
off the coast of a long-lost continent, signaling the start of a new
era of discovery and conquest in the history of Azeroth. As players
storm the shores of this exotic new frontier and begin to explore its
mysteries, they'll encounter brave new allies, unearth ancient
secrets, and play their part in reigniting the long-brewing conflict
between the Horde and Alliance on a strange battlefield far
from home.
Mists of
Pandaria offers a wide variety of content for new and
returning World of Warcraft players. Features include a new
playable race (the pandaren) with its own starting zone and
quests, a new character class (the monk), and an
expansive new continent for players to explore as they
adventure to the new level cap of 90. The expansion also includes a
host of new gameplay elements designed to give players even more ways
to enjoy the game, including scenarios -- a flexible new
kind of cooperative PvE trial; challenge modes, which offer
high-prestige rewards for mastering Mists of Pandaria's 5-player
dungeons; and an all-new pet battle system.
Mists of Pandaria has
received a Teen rating from the ESRB. In addition to the English
version, Mists of Pandaria will be fully localized into
Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German,
European Spanish, Russian, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and for the
first time with a World of Warcraft expansion launch,
Italian. Availability of Mists of Pandaria in
mainland China will be announced at a later date.
To learn more
about World of Warcraft and Mists of Pandaria, please
visit the official website at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com. To
set up a Battle.net account and to opt-in to Blizzard
Entertainment beta tests, please visit the
official Battle.net website at http://www.battle.net.
With multiple games in development, Blizzard Entertainment has
numerous positions currently available --
visit http://jobs.blizzard.com for more information and to
learn how to apply.
About Blizzard
Entertainment, Inc.
Best known for
blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft® and
the Warcraft®, StarCraft®,
and Diablo® franchises, Blizzard Entertainment,
Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision
Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of
entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry's
most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment's track
record includes fourteen #1-selling games and multiple Game of the
Year awards. The company's online-gaming service, Battle.net®,
is one of the largest in the world, with millions of active players.
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