Uploaded October 2008 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This was the first ever CGI trailer of World of Warcraft released circa 2001-2002 which was included in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Collectors Edition DVD. If the narrator sounds familiar that's because he also did the voice for Optimus Prime. Even before the dawn of the Blizzcon era, Blizzard never neglected to push their cinematics to the limit. This cinematic was very underrated because it was released around the same time the Dreamworks film Shrek was released which was ground breaking for its time due to the life-like CGI which this trailer had also achieved just as well.

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