Blizzard has kept the release date of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm close to its chest. The developer has been notorious for pushing back releases in the past and will only announce them when they are next to certain that the date will be kept to prevent what might be about to happen from happening.

See, many assumed that World of Warcraft: Cataclysm would release in November after Blizzcon in October, and recent periodic patches to the game lend credence to that fact. However, messages sent to those who pre-ordered the collector’s edition of Cataclysm say it will not release until January 5, 2011 – Blizzard for the moment, however, is neither confirming nor denying that date.