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Blizzard confirms new MMO in development
Paganini
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http://www.gamingsteve.com/archives/2007/12/blizzard-confirms-new-mmorpg-and-i-have-details.php
Earlier today GameSpot reported that Blizzard has indeed confirmed that they are working on a new MMORPG that is NOT related in any way to World of Warcraft. I've been meaning to write about this for some time now but never really had the chance but now that the "cat is out of the bag" I thought now was as good of time as any to tell you what I know about Blizzard's new MMORPG.
For those who are regular readers to the site you'll know that my track record is pretty darn good when it comes to spilling secrets in the world of gaming. From confirming that Command & Conquer 3 was to be released on the Xbox 360, to breaking the news on the Zune release date, to detailed information on WoW Battleground enhancements I only release information that I am sure is correct. And the following info I am 100% sure is correct.
With that in mind here is what I know about Blizzard's new MMORPG. First is that it has only been under development for a very short period of time. Blizzard held their first internal meeting to discuss this new MMORPG they were going to develop with a small group of core developers during the last week of March 2007. Only the top developers from the WoW team were invited to this meeting and it was extremely small ... and top secret (of course). Even Blizzard at that time didn't know what type of MMORPG they were going to develop. This meeting was to act as an initial brainstorming meeting where this core group could throw around ideas and see what they would want to develop as a next game. Each member of the team was asked to present their ideas for what sort of new MMORPG they would like to develop that was specifically NOT WoW related.
From that meeting in March they began to start the initial development of this new MMORPG, and have begun work on it since April 2007. Right now they are only in the initial stages of development and are only working with a small group. But from what I know the general concept, genre, and intellectual property have been determined. Now all that needs to be done is to make the game!
And with Blizzard's track record expect to see something sometime in around 2014, and expect it to change multiple times during development. Remember that Blizzard spent seven years developing WoW from start to finish and just the "Friends and Family" Alpha Test for WoW lasted over a year. This game will go through the same spit and polish that WoW had to go through, although they do have considerably more experience this time around and are using the core WoW team to build the game architecture.
Unfortunately even I do not know what game genre they are developing or if it using an existing IP or a new one. That is one secret that nobody outside a very small handful of people know about. But I do know that they are going to be trying something different from WoW and it have a completely new gameplay experience than WoW. I wish I had more to tell you other than this, but as I start to hear more I will let you know. Stay tuned...
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and comfirmung from another source - Blizzard's New MMO Not Related To WoW
The newly-merged company still plans to branch out with its next online game.
by Ryan Geddes
December 12, 2007 - Blizzard has confirmed that it is working on a new massively multiplayer online game not connected to the World of Warcraft universe, according to a post on the official WoW message boards earlier this month.
Reported today by Wired's Game|Life blog, the assurance is music to the ears of MMO junkies jonesing for a new drug from the online gaming world's biggest brand.
In response to questions on the WoW boards about a recent job posting, Blizzard community rep Drysc confirmed that the company "an unannounced next-gen MMO." Anticipating the inevitable turn the thread would take, Drysc adds, "and that doesn't mean it's an expansion for World of Warcraft either."
In January, IGN reported that Blizzard (now part of the recently-formed Activision Blizzard) had plans for a new MMO and that it would not be based on WoW or anything too similar to the company's past projects.
Fears that the company's recent merger with Activision would lead to an endless churn of WoW clones would appear to be unfounded. A Blizzard rep was unavailable for immediate comment.
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Oh man world of Diablo. I can see it now, but the thing is, it would be way more fun then world of warcraft.
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I would hope it would be more fun than WoW, even if it is not a World of Diablo, which would be cool.
I enjoyed WoW, and still do, but isn't the idea of a next-gen anything to be better and more enjoyable?
how exactly did u let us all know that things are coming out if u only have 3 posts.
altho i already know that blizzard is releasing a new mmorpg, i trust u for this post,
but im not so sure about any of ur future posts.
lol never make a vote with a funny alternate answer.. ill pick it every time
World of Starcraft
They are guaranteed subscriptions from the entire population of South Korea. Anyone else will just be icing on the cake.
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very good point.
WHO IS THIS IMPOSTER?
I have to agree with the above statement; it should be Universe of Starcraft and not "world". Personally, I think that the game will be Starcraft since SC2 is in development. And, RealmRuler, that poll was just dumb... Can't you at least spell correctly when posting a poll?
very good point.
WHO IS THIS IMPOSTER?
Because I only post here if it's something that I care about and I saw this thread on another forum that I browse.
"In January, IGN reported that Blizzard (now part of the recently-formed Activision Blizzard) had plans for a new MMO and that it would not be based on WoW or anything too similar to the company's past projects."
You guys that are excited about a Starcraft MMO need to re-read the above statement.
I would love to see a Satrcraft or Diablo MMO. I think they should release something based on their previous IP's but it doesn't sound like that's going to be the case.
Einherjar_LC says: WTB the true successor to UO or Asheron's Call pst!