Blizzard has finally announced the release date for its upcoming Curse of Naxxramas expansion for Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft.
The game will hit all PC, Mac and iPad servers next Tuesday, July 22. The game will feature five separate wings of the great necropolis Naxxramas. The first wing, the Arachnid Quarter will be free to all players for the first month. Every other wing will open one at a time each subsequent week. Players can unlock all the wings one at a time, or buy the unlock key for a lump sum price.
"After the Arachnid Quarter, the next four wings (Military Quarter, Construct Quarter, and Frostwyrm Lair.can be purchased for 700 gold per wing or $6.99 USD per wing. Players can earn the in-game gold needed to unlock the next wing of Naxxramas by completing various quests or emerging victorious from the Arena, or they can choose to unlock the next available Naxxramas wing using real money."
A total of 30 new cards, plus the challenging Heroic mode await players within the necrotic depths of the floating citadel.
The game is a long time coming. The expansion was announced last year and has been delayed, in the way that all Blizzard games are, for a little too long for comfort. This is the first single-player adventure for the game, and as such, the dev team required more time to tweak the balance issues. Whatever the cause for the delay, it will ultimately make for a smoother, more engaging product. This is Blizzard, after all.
We can't wait for the new expansion, and neither should you. Load it up next week!
