World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has an actual release date this time around

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The new release date for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is November 23, 2020, and it's an important date. WoW: Shadowlands will officially launch on the 16th anniversary of the release of the hit MMORPG. Blizzard was supposed to release the new game this week, but pushed it back to earlier this month. John Hight, executive producer of World of Warcraft, made the announcement Thursday on the game's official Twitter account.

Enter #Shadowlands on November 23. pic.twitter.com/tukjOpODP12October 9, 2020 November 23 is the 16th anniversary of the game's release, as Engadget points out, so it's not hard to see why Blizzard chose it after pushing the game back from its release date. original release on October 27. It will certainly be a sentimental anniversary for longtime fans of the game, many of whom have remained loyal to the game since its inception 16 years ago.

Scourge Invasion pre-release begins on November 10

In addition to the new release date for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, Hight also announced the game's pre-launch event, which involves fighting a "Flood of the Scourge" on Azeroth. Blizzard has also given a date for the start of the first season of Shadowlands on December 8, when the content from the expansion's first final raid, Castle Nathria, will be playable for those who purchase the expansion. Shadowland's pre-patch already went live earlier this month, so a good deal of the foundation for the game's new gameplay systems, like the new character creator and level, has already been laid. location. It may have been a long wait, but it looks like we'll all be crossing the Shadowlands in a few weeks.