June 23^rd, 2005 (1:45pm) - Blizzard has confirmed through their official forums that they are in development with an expansion to the popular World of Warcraft MMORPG. This information had been leaked by Blizzard’s own Shane Dabiri when he posted the following:

"Some have asked about an expansion and what it might hold. I wanted to let players know that it is in the works, and we’ll release details as soon as we can."

Along with this new expansion, Blizzard will update the game with many new features.

In our next major update, we will be releasing Blackwing Lair, a 40-person raid dungeon, where you will be able to battle against the epic dragon Nefarian and his minions. We are also working on a 20-person dungeon called Zul’Gurub, and the mysterious lands of Ahn’Qiraj in Silithus. Outside of dungeons, we want to continue adding new world events, such as a carnival that will take place in Mulgore and Elwynn forest.

At the current time there is no information available regarding the possible release date for the expansion and its new updates.