Hi everyone, 

It’s been a busy, busy holiday for me, and I haven’t gotten in as much gaming as usual. Not that I’m complaining, of course! Anyway this week since I’m behind on reviews and whatnot I wanted to give you a look at the Wrath of the Lich King Collector’s Edition.

I was curious myself as to what such a thing might have to offer that would be worth paying more for, so I did a little research. Amazon has the collector’s edition listed at $99.98, while the regular version costs just $39.99. So what accounts for the huge difference? From Amazon’s description:

“– The Art of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, a 208-page book featuring never-before-seen images from the game. [This could be neat, I must admit, if it has concept sketches and things like that.]

- An exclusive in-game pet: Frosty, the baby frost wyrm. [A little frivolous and silly if you ask me]

– A behind-the-scenes DVD containing over an hour of developer interviews, the Wrath of the Lich King intro cinematic with director’s commentary, and more. [cool if you're interested in how it was made]

– The official soundtrack CD, containing 21 epic tracks from the game, along with exclusive bonus tracks.  [Come on. You're really going to listen to this stuff on your ipod when you're not playing?]

– A mouse pad featuring a map of the newly opened continent of Northrend. [Drooool...]

– Two World of Warcraft Trading Card Game March of the Legion starter decks, along with two exclusive cards available only in the Collector’s Edition.” [I don't play the card game but I guess if you did, this might be a worthwhile perk.]

So, let’s see… I would say that possibly 20-30% of those extras would be worth paying for, MAYBE. But I guess if it’s a gift for the WoW lover in your life, or if you just have a lot of disposable income, there are a couple fun things in this collector’s edition. Me, I’ll save my money for buying WoW gold

These are just some of the new updates that will push live tomorrow when the Lich King drops!

I made up a little list:

* New level cap: level 80

* Numerous new player customizations like dances and hairstyles

* New profession: Inscription allows players to create glyths and scrolls

* Hundreds of new recipes and thousands of new items

* New cinematics

* Achievement system with 700 individual goals

I’ll be posting a buy wow gold review at the end of this week! Thanks for reading!