Parties will be held at retail stores worldwide on the night of Dec. 6.

Blizzard just announced that it will be celebrating the launch of Cataclysm on the night of Dec. 6 with special events at select retail stores worldwide.  The festivities will feature members of the development team and include dance contests, so it's a safe bet that the events will be entertaining. The North American parties will be held at Fry's Electronics in Fountain Valley, CA and GameStop in Toronto, Ontario. Will you be attending any of the events?

Speaking of parties, the hosts of the Legendary WoW video podcast will be celebrating the midnight release of Cataclysm beginning on Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. PST. ZAM's own Mike B. aka Fony will be at GameStop in San Francisco, CA and TankSpot's Josh "Lore" Allen will be at Best Buy in Grand Rapids, MI. GameBreaker TV's Gary Gannon will be in Los Angeles, CA manning the controls in the studio.