Wrath shipped to stores, copies being sold early at 7-11
by Mike Schramm 
Nov 11th 2008 at 10:23AM
So odds are that you might be able to grab the game early from stores that are breaking the street date, but it does appear that Blizzard hasn't actually flipped the switch on the expansion, and likely won't do it until tomorrow evening. We'll keep an eye out for more places Wrath may have already popped up.
Update: Thanks to one of our readers for sending along the pic of his Wrath box and the receipt above. The game is indeed shipped and being sold, though Blizzard is saying Northrend won't be available until Wednesday evening. Another reader picture of a purchased game after the break.
Are you ready for the challenges that await you in Northrend? WoW Insider has you covered with our 8-day guide to Preparing for Wrath. Also, check out our feature on AddOns new, old and outdated and Essential AddOns for Wrath written especially with the expansion in mind.
Filed under: Patches, News items, Expansions, Leveling, Wrath of the Lich King
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 7)
SBKT Nov 11th 2008 10:27AM
Well, the ugly tauren on the froont wasn't there before, was it?
MikeMachine Nov 11th 2008 10:31AM
Yeah that tauren being there is a wee bit odd, it basically ruins the cover.
And by 7-11 do they mean the convenience store?
F0REM4N Nov 11th 2008 11:14AM
Got mine from Gogamer, it is installed.
For the curious, from my earlier postings at Curse.
It takes a while for disc install, like 30 minutes on a solid system. Upon install, game appears to reinstall patch 3.03. You already have these downloaded though so there is no wait. If there is to be post launch patch, it appears they will not make it live until they hit the Northrend server gerbil.
I asked on the WoW forums when I can activate key?
Blue response (Orylia) : Don't know for sure yet friend, but really no rush. Even if you upgrade, the realms aren't ready for you to travel to Northrend yet.
I apologized for being overzealous and was told ...
:)
Understandable.
We are all itching to get there, it is incredibly cool....no pun intended.
Ohnoto Nov 11th 2008 10:31AM
Mine is supposed to be shipped to me today or tomorrow.
Take note under the picture where it says "Not the real box art"
SBKT Nov 11th 2008 10:32AM
Yeah, just noticed that. Whoops.
Edgelock Nov 11th 2008 10:33AM
I just called my local 7 Eleven and they have it! ... but wont sell until the 13th.
echave Nov 11th 2008 10:32AM
Anyway to find out which 7-11s are carrying it?
Alan Nov 11th 2008 10:42AM
Walking in and saying, "Hey, you got Wrath of the Lich King?"
Xtyle Nov 11th 2008 11:35AM
I just laughed on the outside!
jcyr Nov 11th 2008 1:18PM
I stopped by my 7-11 and they hadn't got any yet, nor did they have a clue when they could sell it. My guess is many of them are not aware of actual date and will simply sell when they have it. They said they usually get games a day before official sell date.
sSword Nov 11th 2008 10:36AM
I got ma CE edition this morning :)
Oslo, Norway
Balino Nov 11th 2008 11:06AM
hey sSword
Where did you get it? I live in Oslo too, and would love to get it before the mad rush at 00:00 wedensday. Or did you pre-order and get it in mail?
sSword Nov 11th 2008 11:52AM
I Pre-ordered from www.platekompaniet.no
P. Reardon Nov 11th 2008 10:36AM
I was actually expecting Amazon to ship out yesterday, due to today's holiday. (Not sure if it actually is a "day off" for UPS though.)
So assuming they don't ship until Tomorrow (wednesday), they'll have to do overnight shipping to us.
I was hoping somehow they got it out early to us too...so I could play the release night. Even though I really shouldn't, with an 8AM class the next day and all.
UPS Guy Nov 11th 2008 10:48AM
I'm standing here in a UPS Store, and FedEx and UPS are both operating today.
rosencratz Nov 11th 2008 10:41AM
Mine was shipped yesterday. play.com is always good with these things, I'll have it the day before(tomorrow) for sure.
Any earlier bears no real advantage.
As for the Tauren on the cover i'm assuming it's a Dk Tauren due to the glowing red eyes and would therefore assume there's a version for the other races to boot. I'm hoping for a Tauren or Draenei if that's the case.
rosencratz Nov 11th 2008 11:45AM
Evidently it's not the real box art though i think.
Malyfactian Nov 11th 2008 10:41AM
I was in GameStop yesterday and they had a big box full of Wraths on the floor behind the counter...the clerk let me take a look at the box. :D
Naix Nov 11th 2008 10:45AM
Slurpy and Wrath early please.
Percinho Nov 11th 2008 11:05AM
I don't see this overly worrying Blizzard as it's not as if people can play the new parts of the game until they flip the switch. Does anyone know if there'll be a download as part of the installation? If so it may even be useful to allow the traffic to spread out a little.