World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

Also known as: WoW:WotLK

There is little we could say to stop you from playing this if you're already an addict, but it gives you all you could want from a new expansion, plus Death Knights.

Available on: PC
Genre: Role Playing
Release date: Nov 13, 2008
Published by: Blizzard
Developed by: Blizzard

Franchise: Warcraft
Min system requirements: XP: Pentium 4 1.3GHz processor, 512MB RAM, and a Radeon 7200 or GeForce 2 32MB graphics card
Recommended system: Vista: Pentium 4 1.5GHz processor, 1GB RAM, and a Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA 7600 128MB graphics card
Multiplayer Modes:

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Latest Videos

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Latest Screenshots

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Screenshots updated Nov 17, 2008

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Cheats from CheatPlanet

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Nov 11, 2008

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Features

QUIZ: Whose bra is this?

Explore the uncanny valley and find out how well you really know your MMO avatars

Apr 29, 2010

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WoW players pony up millions in just a few hours for an epic flying mount

Apr 16, 2010

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Our predictions on what fans will see from StarCraft II, Diablo III, and WoW: Cataclysm

Mar 25, 2010

The history of Warcraft

INTERVIEW: Blizzard's loremaster gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the shaping of Azeroth

Feb 3, 2010

How to create a World of Warcraft feast

Epic recipes from a Grand Master cook on a culinary quest to make WoW's fantasy foods a reality

Nov 26, 2009

The hidden references in World of Warcraft

Find out what He-Man, this gnome, and Brad Pitt have in common

Oct 22, 2009

Scandal! 10 true scare stories about videogames

Every so often, the alarmists actually have a point

Oct 15, 2009

BlizzCon 2009 in pictures

See Ozzy Osbourne cream his fans, the incredible StarCraft gyroscope, amazing costumes, and more!

Aug 24, 2009

How to play World of Warcraft properly

If you're having fun, you're doing it wrong

Aug 13, 2009

Go fishing in World of Warcraft with your iPhone

Get waggling and finish your daily fishing quests with style

Jul 8, 2009

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News

Blizzard wins $88 million in lawsuit against private server company

California judge rules in favor of Blizzard, Scapegaming ordered to pay for copyright infringement

Aug 16, 2010

Real Name Required for Playing WOW in China

Chinese online game operator Netease(NASDAQ:NTES) got final approval to launch the Long-Anticipated Wrath of the lich...

News from N4G Aug 11, 2010

Warcraft addict busted for identity theft, gets parents arrested for...

Teenager's MMORPG habit led to the demise of his family's marijuana operation

Aug 6, 2010

Brandon Routh and Sam Raimi Talk Warcraft Film

Empire interviewed Holywood actor Brandon Routh at the San Diego Comic Con 2010. The Superman Returns star admits he met...

News from N4G Aug 5, 2010

WoW Hunter Talent Builds for 3.3 - Beast Mastery

Pets continue to be a major contribution to the Beast Mastery spec for Hunters in World of Warcraft.

News from N4G Aug 2, 2010

WTFast - The Cure For Warcraft (MMO) Lag

WTFast (What The Fast) is a service that can cut WoW/MMO latency over 60% and improves the connection to popular MMO...

News from N4G Jul 23, 2010

Rumour: Blizzard RealID Unpopular Internally

Since the announcement by Blizzard that players would be forced to reveal their real full name on their forums, the...

News from N4G Jul 8, 2010

Blizzard Going Too Far With Real ID?

Earlier this week Blizzard announced they would be implementing a mandatory Real ID system onto their forums. IncGamers'...

News from N4G Jul 7, 2010

Blizzard to require forum users to display real names

New policy designed to combat ‘flame wars, trolling, and other unpleasantness’

Jul 7, 2010

Publisher Blizzard willing to trade real-world sword for fan fiction

Who wouldn't bash out a quick story in exchange for a dangerous weapon?

Jul 6, 2010

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Review

More of the same, which will satisfy most die-hard grinders and raiders

Nov 17, 2008

Believe it or not, it’s been four years since World of Warcraft opened its awaiting arms to would-be adventurers, and nearly two years since its first expansion, The Burning Crusade. Regardless of this slightly languid release schedule, WOW continues to be wildly popular, and thus Blizzard are willing to swing the punch of an expansion at the most competitive time in gaming. ...

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Previews

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

See vehicle combat in our video tour through Northrend and get new details on the Death Knight class

May 9, 2008

We thought we quit World of Warcraft. We thought that grinding for XP, farming reputation and raiding in our underpants till our eyes bled were things of the past. But every time we think we cut ties with our old avatars, Blizzard somehow manages to reel us back in. They got us with The Burning Crusade. They did it again with Zul’Aman in patch 2.3. And after scoring some hands-on time with the latest build of Wrath of the Lich King, it ... » Read Full World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King preview

WoW Week: Wrath of the Lich King, day 5

Warcraft lore and some educated guesswork hold vital clues to the structure of Northrend. But there's also that release...

Feb 1, 2008

First off, the Lich Kings release date is still firmly under wraps, but a public beta running for several months up to the official release is a dead cert. Not only did the The Burning Crusade get one, but Christmas gifts sent out by Blizzard to its most devoted fans came adorned with a beta code for an unnamed product - which suggests it cant be far off. Were putting our money on a beta come mid-summer, and a release before autumn gets under way. The third part of our somewhat hazy guesswork ... » Read Full World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King preview

WoW Week: Wrath of the Lich King, day 4

The geography of new continent Northrend under ordnance survey-style scrutiny

Jan 31, 2008

If you thought exploring the galactic weirdness of The Outlands was rough, wait until you set foot on the most dangerous continent yet. Northrend is the source of the Undead Scourge, the heart of darkness in the world of Azeroth. Azjol-Nerub The inspiration of the Scourges architecture lies in the ruined catacombs of the Nerubians, sentient arachnids long since conquered (and promptly resurrected) by the Lich King. Now controlled by the Scourge and the mysterious Forgotten Ones, this ... » Read Full World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King preview

WoW Week: Wrath of the Lich King, day 3

Jeff Kaplan, the lead designer on World of Warcraft, explains just how you'll itch that Lich

Jan 30, 2008

With each successive expansion, the “level-price” of entry is growing higher and higher. The Burning Crusade was designed mostly for characters that were already very high level. And now Wrath of the Lich King requires near-max level as well. So why do you have to be so obscenely powerful to enter Northrend? As lead designer Jeff Kaplan explained on Monday, “Players between levels 30 and 40 already have so many things to do in WOW that they havent run out of content ... » Read Full World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King preview

WoW Week: Wrath of the Lich King, day 2

The cursed legacy of Northrend

Jan 29, 2008

One of the most amazing things about World of Warcraft is how well its back story ties in with Blizzards WarCraft RTS games. The level of detail in its stories and characters, and they way they all interact, is astonishing. So a working knowledge of WarCraft III may not give absolute meaning to your endless monster killing, but at least makes you feel part of a glorious whole. The Lich King was the main human character of WarCraft III - the paladin Prince Arthas Menethil. Arthas downfall began ... » Read Full World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King preview

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