The Horde and the Alliance clash for ultimate
control of their world in the next chapter of Blizzard
Entertainment’s acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing
saga
Journey to the continents of Kul Tiras and
Zandalar, recruit new Allied Races, explore uncharted territory in
Island Expeditions, represent your faction on the Warfront, and
more
Pre-purchase Battle for Azeroth and explore the
contents of the Collector’s Edition now at
www.worldofwarcraft.com/battleforazeroth
Azeroth reels in the wake of the Legion’s devastating assault,
and the emergence of a powerful new resource—Azerite, lifeblood of
the wounded planet—has brought the Alliance and the Horde to the
brink of war. Beginning August 14, World of Warcraft®
players will take up their faction’s cause in the ultimate fight
for control of their world with the launch of Battle for Azeroth™,
the seventh expansion for Blizzard Entertainment’s internationally
acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing game.
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World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
Collector's Edition contains an array of extras for Blizzard games
that let players proclaim their Horde and Alliance pride. (Graphic:
Business Wire)
Heroes of both factions can make their own war preparations now
by pre-purchasing Battle for Azeroth at
www.worldofwarcraft.com/battleforazeroth. In addition to gaining a
level-110 character boost to use immediately, players who
pre-purchase can begin their journey to recruit the first four of
the expansion’s new Allied Races, including the valiant Lightforged
draenei on the Alliance and ancient Nightborne on the Horde.†
“In Battle for Azeroth, the stakes for the Alliance and the
Horde are incredibly high, and a player’s faction will have a more
meaningful impact on their experience than in any World of Warcraft
expansion to date,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of
Blizzard Entertainment. “Whether they’re journeying to unexplored
lands to recruit allies or fighting to secure war resources,
players will redefine what it truly means to be ‘For the Horde’ or
‘For the Alliance’ when the expansion arrives this August.”
Battle for Azeroth – Standard,
Digital Deluxe, and Collector’s Editions
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth will be available in
both a standard edition (physical and digital versions available;
SRP $49.99) and Digital Deluxe Edition (SRP $69.99). The latter
contains an arsenal of in-game bonuses for a variety of Blizzard
games, including the Seabraid Stallion (Alliance) mount, Gilded
Ravasaur (Horde) mount, and Tottle the Baby Tortollan pet for World
of Warcraft; an “Azeroth Is Burning” card back for Hearthstone®; a
Primal Flamesaber mount in Heroes of the Storm®; Horde and Alliance
sprays for StarCraft® II; and a collection of faction-themed extras
for Overwatch®.
Battle for Azeroth will also be available in a retail-exclusive
Collector’s Edition (SRP $99.99). In addition to the in-game items
from the Digital Deluxe Edition, the Collector’s Edition contains
an array of loot to fuel players’ faction pride, including:
- Horde & Alliance Double-Sided
Mark of Allegiance: Declare your allegiance with this hefty
two-sided emblem (stand included). Place it on your desk or
shelf and proclaim your chosen faction to the world.
- Hardcover Double-Sided Book: Elegy
& A Good War: This limited-edition hardback collects two
new World of Warcraft novellas depicting the Burning of Teldrassil
from the points of view of the Alliance and the Horde. Each story
includes original artwork exclusive to this edition.†† Written by
Christie Golden and Robert Brooks.
- Battle for Azeroth Digital
Soundtrack: Each Collector’s Edition contains a key to download
the stirring orchestral pieces from the expansion’s soundtrack—the
perfect mood music for laying siege to your enemies.
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth Collector’s Edition is
available for preorder now. Supplies are limited; players should
check with their local retailer for preorder details and
availability. For players who have already pre-purchased a digital
edition of the expansion and wish to upgrade to the Collector’s
Edition at launch, Blizzard will credit their account Blizzard
Balance in the amount of their original purchase if they redeem
their Collector’s Edition key before December 31, 2018. For
additional details, visit www.worldofwarcraft.com.
In addition, starting today, anyone interested in joining the
fight with the next expansion can pre-purchase Battle for Azeroth
digitally through the Blizzard Shop and receive the current
expansion, Legion™, for free. This bundle also includes a level-110
character boost, making it a perfect jumping-on point for new and
returning players.
World of Warcraft: Battle for
Azeroth Features
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth includes new features
and content that will put heroes’ fortitude and dedication to their
faction to the test. In this expansion, players will be called upon
to:
- Explore Two Fabled
Kingdoms: As a champion of the Horde, travel to the empire
of Zandalar to persuade the trolls to lend their
naval might. As a defender of the Alliance, venture to the
seafaring kingdom of Kul Tiras, home of Jaina
Proudmoore, and rally its inhabitants to fight for your cause.
- Recruit Allied Races: Take
a new form for your adventures as several new
playable Allied Races, each with unique racial
abilities. Earn the favor of the Highmountain tauren, Void elves,
Dark Iron dwarves, and others to create a new character of that
race and add their strength to your faction.
- Plunder the Islands of the Great
Sea: Set out on Island Expeditions and conquer
an ever-changing array of enemies, environments, and objectives.
Battle in groups of three as you race against cunning rival
intruders—or enemy players—to collect each island’s resources and
fuel the war effort.
- Charge Into a Warfront: Fight on
the battlefields of a large-scale, 20-player
cooperative Warfront to claim a key strategic
location. Capture resources to build your faction’s forces, lead
the charge as your troops lay siege to objectives, and fight the
enemy commander to claim victory in this new mode inspired by
classic Warcraft real-time strategy–game battles.
- Infuse Your Armor with Titanic
Might: Seek out Azerite, an invaluable new resource that has
emerged in the Burning Legion’s wake. Imbue the Heart of Azeroth—a
legendary neck piece entrusted to each hero by Magni
Bronzebeard—with Azerite to customize your armor with new powers
and traits.
- Battle to Level 120: Trace the
corruption of the Blood God to the Underrot, unearth the secrets of
a lost titan vault, escape from the Drust Realm of the Dead, and
more as you quest through 10 new levels—then continue to grow in
power through new World Quests, raids, dungeons, and more.
To learn more about World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth,
visit the expansion’s official website
at www.worldofwarcraft.com/battleforazeroth.
†Pre-purchasing World of Warcraft: Battle for
Azeroth makes available quest lines that enable players to
access the Highmountain tauren, Lightforged draenei, Nightborne,
and Void elves. To unlock Allied Races quest lines, players must
have a level-110 character and have met specific questing and
reputation requirements on the factions each Allied Race is aligned
with. To unlock a Heritage Armor set, players must level an Allied
Race character from its starting level of 20 to 110 without
boosting, faction- or race-changing, or being granted levels via
the Recruit-A-Friend program. Players upgrading from World of
Warcraft Starter Edition must wait for trial restrictions to
be removed (up to 72 hours) before using character boost.
††Digital versions of Elegy and A Good War without the exclusive
artwork will also be available to read online later this year.
About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of
Warcraft®, Hearthstone®, Overwatch®, the Warcraft®,
StarCraft®, and Diablo® franchises, and the
multi-franchise Heroes of the Storm®, 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 twenty-one #1 games* and multiple Game of the Year
awards. The company's online gaming service, Blizzard Battle.net®,
is one of the largest in the world, with millions of active
players.
*Sales and/or downloads, based on internal company records and
reports from key distribution partners.
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