It was only a matter of time before we’d hear about the Collector’s Edition for the latest World of Warcraft expansion pack. Now maybe we’re closer to hearing a release date.

For $79.99, you’ll receive the following in the World of Warcraft Cataclysm Collector’s Edition:

- Art of the Cataclysm art book, featuring 176 pages of never-before-seen images from the archives of the Blizzard Entertainment cinematics department and the World of Warcraft development team, as well as progressive visuals from multiple stages of development.

- Exclusive in-game pet: he may not be a breaker of worlds just yet, but Lil’ Deathwing will still proudly accompany heroes on their struggle to save Azeroth from his much, much larger counterpart. (Thanks to MMO-Champion for the video)

- Behind-the-scenes DVD with over an hour of developer interviews and commentaries, as well as a special Warcraft(R) retrospective examining the rich gaming history of the Warcraft universe.

- Soundtrack featuring 10 epic new tracks from Cataclysm, including exclusive bonus tracks.

- Special-edition mouse pad depicting Deathwing menacing the ravaged continents of Azeroth.

- World of Warcraft Trading Card Game cards, including a 60-card starter deck from the Wrathgate series, two extended-art cards, and two Collector’s Edition-exclusive hero cards, marking the first appearance of goblin and worgen heroes in the TCG.