World of Warcraft Burning Crusade Classic Release Date Revealed World of Warcraft Burning Crusade Classic today, and the launch is closer than you might imagine. While the addition of this first expansion for WoW Classic might be exciting to many players, especially those who experienced the original launch of Burning Crusade, Blizzard is still leaving the door open if you would prefer not to play with this add-on experience. As a whole, World of Warcraft Burning Crusade Classic is now poised to release at the beginning of next month on June 1. The launch will be simultaneous around the world, meaning that it won't go live at midnight in your given region like a normal video game release might. And to that end, the official time in which Blizzard will be flipping the switch, so to say, to make