Mists of Pandaria, the upcoming expansion to the popular massively multiplayer World of Warcraft, will focus on the game's campy Pandaren characters.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Has World of Warcraft jumped the shark?

One of Blizzard’s strategies for continually expanding its incredibly popular massively multiplayer world has been the release of expansive add-on packages, which thus far have had serious, tortured names like Cataclysm and Wrath of the Lich King.

At its annual BlizzCon convention in October, the publisher said it would take a turn for the humorous with the next WoW package....