World of Warcraft's "Mists of Pandaria" expansion is launching worldwide on September 25th, and Blizzard Entertainment will be hosting launch events around the globe to celebrate the occasion.

World of Warcraft's "Mists of Pandaria" expansion is launching worldwide on September 25th, and Blizzard Entertainment will be hosting launch events around the globe to celebrate the occasion.

The events will begin on the evening of September 24th. Each will provide attendees with an evening of World of Warcraft-themed activities, giveaways, and special guests — Blizzard developers will be on hand at many of the events for autographs. Here's the full list of locations:

• Irvine, CA
• Mexico City
• London
• Paris
• Madrid
• Stockholm
• Milan
• Cologne
• Moscow
• Santiago
• Sao Paulo
• Taipei

"We can't wait to meet up with players around the world and celebrate with them at the official launch events," said Blizzard chief executive and co-founder Mike Morhaime.

Attendees will have the opportunity to purchase the "Mists of Pandaria" expansion as soon as it goes on sale at midnight, both the game itself and the retail-exclusive Collector's Edition, as well as the Digital Deluxe edition.