Last night, at the 2006 VGA Awards, many new games had their respective trailers shown off for the first time. Among these were such upcoming greats as Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, and Bioshock. With both trailers showing a very enthusiastic response from the audience. But one trailer stood out among the rest, a trailer that was also accompanied by a chorus ensemble and many drooling fans. That would be the World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade trailer.

It opened near the end of the show, despite being advertised all night that it was "coming up next." The trailer opens with a roaming shot forward on a dusty plain, in the distance you see a faint blue light. As we move closer to the light, we see that it is actually the Dark Portal swirling around in all its glory. A looming voice booms that he has been sealed away for years and is now been angered that we want to enter "his" realm.

The trailer then moves to the new races and a little glimpse into what the Draenei and the Blood Elves are about. Very cool btw! From there we strike forward into many powerful battles involving the Draenei, Orcs, Blood Elves, Undead, and more, with the battles focusing on both the melee and the magic aspects of battle.

All in all a very powerful trailer and one that has left me very excited for January to come. With the new "Before the Storm" patch being released and incorporating a bunch of the upcoming features from the Burning Crusade expansion, things are looking up for Azeroth once again. Are you ready to step through the Dark Portal? Maybe, and maybe not!

Click Here for the trailer on YouTube.