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The Wrath of the Lich King Launch Event revealed

By // November 13, 2008, 4:20 AM PST // markwkaelin

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  • Ready to party with the Lich King

    For some World of Warcraft players, the launch of the new Wrath of the Lich King expansion pack is a big deal that is to be celebrated. One way to celebrate is with a midnight Launch Event. There were thousands of these events taking place as midnight rolled around across the planet. In San Francisco, one retailer held a street fair at its Powell Street location where around 600 people gathered. Gamespot and CNET News took some photos and we created a TechRepublic Photo Gallery to commemorate the occasion.

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  • Long lines

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  • King me

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  • Queen me

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  • Blood elf

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  • Play dress up

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  • There can never be enough DOTs

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  • Now is the time on Warcraft when we dance

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  • And dance some more

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  • My guess - Gnome rogue

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  • I have NO idea

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  • Nope, still no clue

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  • Now we have a party

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  • Orcs letting it loose

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  • Even more dancing

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  • Wrong party - Hello Kitty is down the street

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  • Face painting

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  • Always long lines

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  • Check out and off to play

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Ready to party with the Lich King

For some World of Warcraft players, the launch of the new Wrath of the Lich King expansion pack is a big deal that is to be celebrated. One way to celebrate is with a midnight Launch Event. There were thousands of these events taking place as midnight rolled around across the planet. In San Francisco, one retailer held a street fair at its Powell Street location where around 600 people gathered. Gamespot and CNET News took some photos and we created a TechRepublic Photo Gallery to commemorate the occasion.

(Credit: Eric Franklin/CNET Networks)
Compiled by Mark Kaelin for TechRepublic

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Mark W. Kaelin has been writing and editing stories about the IT industry, gadgets, finance, accounting, and tech-life for more than 25 years. Most recently, he has been a regular contributor to BreakingModern.com, aNewDomain.net, and TechRepublic.