Four years after its initial release, the unstoppable juggernaut that is World of Warcraft can now claim a multitude of awards, critical raves, and the title of undisputed MMO king with 11 million active subscribers.  But instead of resting on its laurels (not to mention piles of money), Blizzard is intent on continuing to refine and enlarge the Warcraft universe through the periodic release of expansions.  Expansions like Wrath of the Lich King.

The Return of the King

Once upon a time, there was a little game you might have heard of titled Warcraft III.  That game chronicled, among other things, the fate of Prince Arthas Menethil as he became an entity known as the Lich King.  A couple of years passed, World of Warcraft was released, and Arthas…was pretty much a nonentity.  He went from a central figure in Warcraft lore to a no-show in the new MMO.

But Arthas is back with a vengeance in Wrath of the Lich King.  He pops up everywhere as you level through the continent of Northrend, and is in fact the first NPC that a new Death Knight interacts with. And it seems like he hasn’t just been sitting on his frozen little rump for the past four years.