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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Greg Howson

Burning Crusade

Around 2000 WoW fans descended on London last night for the official Burning Crusade launch - far more than expected. I spoke to Euro boss Itzik Ben Bassat and designer Jon LeCraft in the afternoon - interview up soon - and they really had no idea how many people would turn up. But they did hint at a new Starcraft game and also assured me that BC will appeal to new players and not just the die-hards. I'll be checking it out tonight - like millions of others probably - so we'll see. Anyone else managed to skip work/school and try it out yet?

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