World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Closed Beta begins

Jul 1 2010, 1:41am CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Blizzard Entertainment announced today that the closed beta test for Cataclysm, its highly anticipated new expansion for World of Warcraft, has begun.
Blizzard has started issuing invitations to participate in the testing process to a wide range of players from around the world who signed up via their Battle.net accounts.

While enjoying an early look at the game, beta testers will provide valuable feedback to help Blizzard Entertainment find bugs, address balance issues, and polish the new content.

Cataclysm is the third expansion for World of Warcraft, the most popular subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game in the world.
The first two expansions, The Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King, each shattered PC game sales records upon their release. In Cataclysm, the face of Azeroth will be forever altered by the return of the corrupted Dragon Aspect Deathwing. Players will explore once-familiar areas of the world that have now been reshaped by the devastation and filled with new adventures.
In an effort to survive the planet-shattering cataclysm, two new playable races -- worgen and goblins -- will join the struggle between the Alliance and the Horde.

As players journey to the new level cap of 85, they'll discover newly revealed locations, acquire new levels of power, and come face to face with Deathwing in a battle to determine the fate of the world.

You can pre-order World of Warcraft: Cataclysm on Amazon for $39.99.

To set up a Battle.net account and sign up for a chance to participate in the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm beta test, visit the official Battle.net website. A trailer of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is available on the Cataclysm page.

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