Blizzard’s MMORPG World of Warcraft is… a behemoth. It’s the undoubtedly largest game of its kind on the market, with almost 11 million total subscribers. When the first expansion pack for WoW, The Burning Crusade hit shelves last year, it sold 2.4 million copies in the UK and Europe in the first 24 hours. It has been said that a $1 billion investment would be required to take on the massive online RPG, and now Blizzard, backed by the $100 million they make each month almost due to WoW alone, are determined to widen that gap by releasing the second of what are to be yearly expansions for the game: World of Warcraft – Wrath of The Lich King.

Blizzard yesterday announced that the Lich King expansion is going to be released come November 13, thus meeting its goal to reach stores before holidays. In preparation, the 3.0.2 patch brings a list of extensive changes in order to bridge the way to the imminent release.

The release itself will bring about a whole new continent to explore – Northrend, a chance to battle the main antagonist Arthas, The Lich King, the game’s first new Epic character class – the Death Knight, and a new profession, inscribing.

The expansion pack will be released in two flavours: one standard edition costing $39.99, and the Collector’s Edition, which will set you back $69.99, but will include a WoW: Wrath of The Lich King art book, 208 pages long and with exclusive concept art for the expansion; an exclusive in-game pet: Frosty the baby frost wyrm; a behind-the scenes DVD with developer interviews and commentary; an official soundtrack CD, featuring 21 tracks some of which are exclusive; a mouse pad with a map of the Northrend continent and two WoW TCG March of The Legion starter decks, including two exclusive collector’s edition cards.

We will leave you with that, because we have just felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if 10.9 million voices suddenly cried out in unison: “Gief Epixxxx!!!”