WOW "The Burning Crusade" Launches, Collector's Edition Sells Out

For over eight million World of Warcraft players, the launch of The Burning Crusade expansion set is a monumental event. Gamers around the world queued in front of storefronts to help ensure acquisition of a copy of the game and to be one of the first to play. Game stores and major retailers held midnight launch events so that customers may purchase the game as soon as the date rolls over to release date January 16, 2006.