Several years have passed since the Burning Legion's defeat at Mount Hyjal and the races of Azeroth have continued to rebuild their once shattered lives. With renewed strength, the heroes of the Horde and Alliance have begun to explore new lands and broken through the Dark Portal to investigate the realms beyond the known world. Will these heroes find friends or foes? What dangers and rewards lie in wait beyond the Dark Portal? And what will they do when they discover that the demons they thought vanquished have returned to renew their terrible Burning Crusade?

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade is the exciting new expansion to Blizzard's award-winning massively multiplayer online role-playing game. It expands the game by tremendous bounds, adding new races, lands, Battlegrounds, professions and items, and more. Here is just a partial list of what you can expect from the

World of Warcraft expansion:

An increase in the level cap to 70.
Two new playable races, including the magical Blood Elves.
New starting zones in Quel'Thalas and beyond.
The entire new continent of Outland, reachable through the Dark Portal.
Many new high-level dungeons to explore in Azeroth, Outland, and elsewhere.
New flying mounts in Outland.
Many new and dangerous monsters, including epic world bosses.
Hundreds of new quests.
Hundreds of new items.
A new profession: Jewelcrafting.
Socketed items.
And much, much more...

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Releases

Release Name: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade