Official release date for WoW expansion and others @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on November 09, 2006

News: WoW: Burning Crusade, Left Behind and Europa Universalis are all coming soon.

A few new release dates have crossed the Gaming Target news desk of some very big upcoming games. But before we reveal the new release dates, we have to report that one game will never see the light of day. EA has confirmed that NBA Live 07 for the PS3 has been canned. Now, on to the good news...

Blizzard has announced the final release date for World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade. You can delve back into the world of Azeroth for another round of sleepless nights on January 16.

Next up, Left Behind Games has announced that Left Behind: Eternal Forces has been pushed back a week from its original November 7 release date and will appear in stores next week instead.

Finally, Paradox Interactive has announced that Europa Universalis III will ship on January 23 in both Regular and Collector's Editions. The Collector's Edition will include a strategy guide and various other little trinkets.

Paradox has also revealed a final feature list for EUIII:

Over 300 years of game play by starting at ANY date between 1453 and 1789.

Flexible nation building: decide your own form of government, the structure of your society, trade politics and much more. The possibilities are endless.

Take history in your hands and call personalities like Sir Isaac Newton, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart or Renщ Descartes as advisors to your court.

A lush topographic map in full 3D allows for a rich and complete worldview, and contains more than 1700 provinces and sea zones.

More than 250 countries to lead during the game's extensive time span.

More than a thousand historical leaders and over 4000 historical Monarchs at your disposal

Manage more than 100 individual unit troops to secure as much power as possible.

Co-operative multiplayer mode that allows several players to work together to control a single nation

Complete customization, Europa Universalis III gives you the chance to customize and mod practically anything your heart may desire. Join the constantly growing and incredibly talented Paradox modding community!

We'll have more on all of these games soon.