If you’re as excited about the new World of Warcraft expansion Wrath of the Lich King as I am, then you may be already clinging to Web sites giving out morsels of information on the beta testing. You may have gone as far as signing up for the beta via worldofwarcraft.com and anxiously await a little surprise e-mail inviting you to the continent of Northrend… again like me.

Be wary, however. The only way to get into beta is to sign up through your account at the official Web site and then receive an e-mail with a beta key and directions. Don’t be fooled by other sites and videos that would lead you to beleive they have a secret way to access the beta. Every one of these tricky sites will ask for your World of Warcraft log-in information and maybe your security question’s answer.

The fact is they are simply fishing the information out of gullible WoW patrons in order to comprimise your account’s riches somewhere in the future.

Be patient, if you’re not accepted into beta, which is generally more of a job than a gaming experience, you’ll soon be seeing new lands. Blizzard hasn’t commented on an actual release date, but since the game is in beta phase, I’d expect it to be out by the end of the year.

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