Filed under: Machinima, News items, Lore, Wrath of the Lich King

With the release of Wrath of the Lich King and its inclusion of world-changing phased events, Blizzard’s stated goal of ramping up their dynamic storytelling seems more and more like a success, but it doesn’t stop with quests alone. The in-game cinematic for the final legs of the epic Wrath Gate quest line really shows what Blizzard is capable of outside of CGI with the in-game engine and a bit of creative tinkering. Not to mention it’s a huge lore explosion that fuels the story for the rest of the expansion!

Yes, yes, old news for some. For those of you among us who haven’t yet experienced this particular quest line, of course, it’s not to be missed. For those who’ve seen it in-game already or who just can’t contain themselves, though, you can stream the incredibly spoiler-heavy cinematic in full HD on Blizzard’s site now or download it directly from BigDownload. If you’re into it, there’s also a nice short story/summary of the momentous events directly under it.

We can hope for two things–that Blizzard continues to put these kinds of awesome scenes in the game, and that when they do, they give those of us with nice monitors/TVs the ability to watch them all pretty-like.

Blizzard releases Wrath Gate trailer in HD originally appeared on WoW Insider on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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