World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (PC & Mac)

Several years have passed since the Burning Legion's defeat at Mount Hyjal and the races of Azeroth have continued to rebuild their once shattered lives. With renewed strength, the heroes of the Horde and Alliance have begun to explore new lands and broken through the Dark Portal to investigate the realms beyond the known world. Will these heroes find friends or foes? What dangers and rewards lie in wait beyond the Dark Portal? And what will they do when they discover that the demons they thought vanquished have returned to renew their terrible Burning Crusade?

•New player races: New allies will join the game, expanding the story line and allowing players to develop powerful new characters within the world.

•Higher level limit: The game's level cap is being raised to 70, and with these new levels will come meaningful spell, ability, and talent upgrades for each character class.

•New lands and battlegrounds: Explore the magical realms of the Blood Elves and Draenei, journey through the Dark Portal into untamed Outland, and visit dungeons and battlefields previously inaccessible to players.

•Flying mounts: In Outland, players will gain access to unique airborne mounts that will allow for smoother travel over some of that region's more hazardous terrain.

•Jewelcrafting, socketable items, and more: Crafters will be pleased to know that the expansion adds an all-new profession to the game: jewelcrafting. With jewelcrafting comes the advent of socketable items in World of Warcraft, which will give players additional variety in how they can customize their gear. In addition, existing professions will be enhanced to take advantage of the increased character-level limit.

•New quests, new monsters, and new challenges: As the boundaries of World of Warcraft expand, there will be exciting new quests for players to undertake and new monsters to confront. And with greater challenges come greater rewards.

PC System Requirements

OS: Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4) or Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
Processor: Intel Pentium3 800MHz or AMD Athlon 800MHz
Memory: Minimum: 512 MB RAM, Recommended: 1GB RAM
Video: Minimum: 32MB 3D graphics processor with Hardware Transform and Lighting, such as an NVIDIA GeForce 2 class card or above
*Recommended: 64MB VRAM 3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability, such as an NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 class card or above
Sound: DirectX-compatible sound card

Mac System Requirements

OS: Mac OS X 10.3.9 or newer
Processor: Minimum: 933MHz G4/G5, Recommended: 1.8GHz G5/Intel
Memory: Minimum: 512MB RAM, Recommended: 1GB DDR RAM
Video: Minimum: NVIDIA or ATI graphics processor with 32MB VRAM, Recommended: 64MB VRAM

All Platforms

Controls: A keyboard and mouse are required. Input devices other than a mouse and keyboard are not supported.
Connectivity: You must have an active broadband Internet connection to play.
Mouse: Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel recommended.