Next World of Warcraft expansion dated

The next expansion in the World of Warcraft franchise will be released 25 September.

Mists of Pandaria will be the game’s fourth expansion pack, available in stores and digitally for £29.99 GBP.

CEO and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, Mike Morhaime, said: “Mists of Pandaria contains the biggest variety of new content we’ve ever created for a World of Warcraft expansion, with features that will appeal to new players, veterans and everyone in between.

“We’ve received a lot of great feedback from players during our most extensive beta test yet, and we hope they enjoy exploring everything Pandaria has to offer when the expansion comes out in September.”

A Digital Deluxe version of Mists of Pandaria will also be released, including a copy of the expansion and the following items:

• World of Warcraft In-Game Mount: Take to the skies of Azeroth astride the mystical Imperial Quilen flying mount.
• World of Warcraft In-Game Pet: Journey across Pandaria with the Lucky Quilen Cub at your side.
• StarCraft II Battle.net Portraits: Bring the Horde and Alliance rivalry to the far reaches of the Koprulu sector with exclusive Infested Orc and Night Elf Templar Battle.net portraits.
• Diablo III Banner Sigil and Accent: Display your status as a hero of Pandaria with the iconic markings of World of Warcraft's newest playable race, the pandaren.