Blizzard is making another MMO?

[Phoenix Dark]

Despite ongoing efforts with StarCraft II, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King and Diablo III, PC developer Blizzard has confirmed that it has another MMO in the works.

"There is still one unknown project," Blizzard executive VP Rob Pardo revealed to OnlineWelten during the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational. "We have another development team."

Pardo affirmed that Blizzard's recent job listings for an "unannounced next-gen MMO" were not related to Diablo III. The company had previously stated that the project was not a World of Warcraft expansion either.

Fans have long speculated that Blizzard may follow the ultra-successful World of Warcraft with a World of StarCraft MMO. The three-faction scenario and multi-world setting would seem to lend itself well to the MMO format.

Others believe that the project could be a new franchise, as Blizzard has not created a new property since StarCraft's release in 1998.

"The idea of a new franchise is very intriguing to employees of the company," said Blizzard chief operating officer Paul Sams to Gamasutra in a recent interview. "Are we ever going to release a new one? I would absolutely say we will at some point. I just don't know when that day will be quite yet."

And as for a release date on any of the three known titles? "We ship the games when they're ready," Pardo commented. "You guys know this."

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They control the PC MMO market, I guess they want the console MMO market too. FPS MMO confirmed

[Human Snorenado]

lol, move this crap topic about crap chat clients with pretty gui to real talk, we talk about GAMES here son

[pilonv1]

Not a WoW expansion.

WoW2 then?

[MrAngryFace]

"someday we will make a new MMO" -- SHOCK

[TVC15]

This won't be out until like 2011-12.  Not like it's imminent and they are rushing a WoW sequel.

Of course, by the time it releases, the US economy will be near Africa levels.  2500% inflation per month, starving people, rampant STDs.  Blizzard had better be targeting a market that won't be completely collapsing over the next few days.  Like say, the EU and Nordic countries.  The US is the new post-Soviet Russia when it comes to economy.

[Candyflip]

World of Starcraft? That will be the day I quit WoW for good

[Bloodwake]

With Starcraft II already announced, and Diablo III announced, this is logically going to be World of Warcraft II. I don't see Warcraft going back to a RTS format after its overwhelming success at the MMO level. fWoW is about to hit its second expansion, and the game admittedly looks outdated. It's definitely going to be a second WoW installment.

Whether it will relate to the original game is something to be seen. It seems like there's a good gap in time between all of the Warcraft installments in the timeline, and I wouldn't be surprised if the lore is maybe hundreds of years after the current WoW storyline.

[chronovore]

World of Starcraft? That will be the day I quit WoW for good

Most likely, since D3 didn't launch as WoDiabloesque.

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