This is a big rumor, not only because it concerns Wrath of the Lich King, but also because we'll know the truth of this rumor in a couple of days. The rumor we're concerned about has everything to do with Wrath's closed beta, which is supposedly going to start sometime in July.

The story begins with German website Allvatar (linked below), which originally reported that the Wrath closed beta would begin on July 3rd. Apparently, Gnorog, a German community manager, said that community managers were recently given permission to announce a closed beta for Wrath beginning on the said date.

As always, WoW fans got wind of this on the American forums and began asking the same question. Bornakk responded by saying,  "We will provide further information on our forums when details on a beta testing phase are ready. For now we have no date to provide regarding this," ending the discussion by locking the thread (external link).

Following this, it seems Allvatar got to talk to Vaneras over the phone. According to their second update, the closed beta will begin sometime in July. They also have an additional update explaining how they came across their information.

Overall, we're not sure what to make of this. We certainly are excited at the prospect of a closed beta happening in July, so we're keeping our fingers crossed. That being said, until Blizzard makes a beta official we're remaining cautiously optimistic.

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