Last night marked
the launch of Cataclysm, the third expansion for Blizzard's
World of Warcraft.
Cataclysm includes: two new races, both of which have their own starting zones; five new high-level zones that span the new 80-85 leveling content; seven new five-man dungeons (plus two heroic versions of classic dungeons); three end-game raids; a new profession; two new PvP battlegrounds; and one world PvP zone. In addition,
Cataclysm features a
revamp of Azeroth, the portion of the game world that went live when
WoW originally launched in 2004, providing a much improved leveling experience for new players and alts. MMO-Champion posted
a comprehensive collection of information about the new content. Of course,
Cataclysm's launch has
brought the video game addiction debate back to the fore.