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World of Warcraft: The Gates of Ahn'Qiraj

Patch 1.9.0: The Gates of Ahn'Qiraj is a content patch for World of Warcraft that released on 3 January 2006. This major content patch introduced the Ahn'Qiraj raid complex and its unprecedented realm-wide…

3 January 2006

World of Warcraft: The Gates of Ahn'Qiraj is an adventure developed by Blizzard Entertainment, released 3 January 2006 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What World of Warcraft: The Gates of Ahn'Qiraj is

World of Warcraft: The Gates of Ahn'Qiraj is an adventure game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released in 2006. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The great desert fortress of Ahn'Qiraj, long sealed behind the Scarab Wall, was home to the insectoid qiraji, a savage race that had once mounted an assault to devastate the continent of Kalimdor. But something far more sinister lurked behind Ahn'Qiraj's walls: the Old God C'Thun, an ancient entity whose pervasive evil had suffused Azeroth since time immemorial. As C'Thun incited the qiraji to frenzy, both the Alliance and Horde prepared for a massive war effort. A mixed force of Alliance and Horde soldiers, dubbed the Might of Kalimdor, opened the gates of Ahn'Qiraj under the command of the indomitable orc Varok Saurfang. Their charge: lay siege to the ruins and temples of Ahn'Qiraj, and…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and open world. Available modes: Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) and Multiplayer.

What it launched against

World of Warcraft: The Gates of Ahn'Qiraj launched on 3 January 2006, within three weeks of Kingdom Hearts II, Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening Special Edition and Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition.

Released around the same time: Kingdom Hearts II, Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening Special Edition, Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition.

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When did World of Warcraft: The Gates of Ahn'Qiraj come out?
World of Warcraft: The Gates of Ahn'Qiraj was released on 3 January 2006 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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