World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic will release on June 1, 2021

Choose which experience you want starting May 18.

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What you need to know

After announcing thatWorld of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classicwould be released in 2021 during its February BlizzConline event, Blizzard Entertainment has confirmed that the first expansion to 2019’sWorld of Warcraft: Classicwill release worldwide at 3 p.m. PDT on June 1.

The game will recreate the 2007 expansion, which allowed players to venture through the Dark Portal into the Outland, a realm devastated by the demonic Burning Legion. The pre-expansion patch will go live after scheduled maintenance on May 18. Each player will have the option of chooising to advance into Burning Crusade or having their character moved to a realm that will stay in the Classic Era. They can also pay a fee to clone their character so they can have a version on each type of realm.

If you’re excited to adventure into Outland, you might want to read up on the lore involving the zone and the forces there by picking up some of theWorld of Warcraft novels. Let us know in the comments section if you’ll be making the journey.

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World of Warcraft never ceases to amaze. Blizzard continues to get tons of mileage out of the legendary MMO, with a step up for live story-telling, stunning art direction, and one of the richest launch endgame experiences we’ve seen to date.

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