Today Blizzard unveiled the next World of Warcraft expansion, “The Wrath of the Lich King,” at Blizzcon.

Here’s what Blizzard (and Wikipedia) has to say about the new expansion:

Some of the features announced at BlizzCon 2007 include:

• Level cap raised to 80
• Battle with the Lich King at the Frozen Throne
• One new playable class: Death Knight
• A new continent: Northrend
• The creation of a new profession: Inscription
• Profession level cap raised to 450
• Hundreds of new items, quests, dungeons, creatures, spells and weapons
• Siege weapons and destructible buildings (for PvP)
• Transform your hero’s look with new character-customization options, including new hairstyles and dances.
• A non-instanced Battleground.
• Improved Graphics Engine (applied to shaders, flame effects and detailed shadows)
• New factions including the Speartusk and the Taunka, a racial cousin to the Tauren.

Subsequent features announced or confirmed by Blizzard include :

• Achievements for both the expansion and existing content
• New Mount, Vanity Pet and Token Storage

Find out more about the Wrath of the Lich King at WoW Junkie (http://www.wowjunkie.com).

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