multiplayerblog.mtv.com - 10/13/2008
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It’s no secret that Blizzard is working on a “next-gen MMO,” as evidenced by job listings on their website .
But during BlizzCon this past weekend, “ World of Warcraft ” game director Jeffrey Kaplan confirmed to MTV Multiplayer that he’s ...
blog.wired.com - 10/16/2008
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blog.wired.com —
Mikemorhaime ANAHEIM -- The final interview in my
Blizzcon 2008 series is actually one of the first...
I conducted: A chat with Blizzard CEO and co-founder Mike Morhaime. As Morhaime was utterly swamped throughout the convention, this chat is shorter ...
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Q&A: Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime on DRM, WoW and the Next ...
gamesindustry.biz - 10/16/2008
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gamesindustry.biz —
An alarmingly high number companies have been lured
into creating an MMO only to be hit with...
disappointing user numbers after the initial launch, a continued slow down, and eventual closure. At the centre of all this is the promise of success enjoyed ...
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Blizzard Wizard // Interview
tobolds.blogspot.com - 10/14/2008
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tobolds.blogspot.com —
Keen reports with loathing that somebody found a
"paid character customization" button in the Wrath of the...
Lich King beta files, and Blizzard reluctantly admitted that this was a feature they are planning for the future. He talks about cash cows, ...
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WoW Director Working on "Unannounced MMO," Hints At Consoles
WarCry Network : Latest News —
... great part about a new MMO from Blizzard is that it doesn't have to be 'WoW'," he said. "There are a lot of lessons we learned in making 'World of Warcraft,' and some of those you can take and do things better than you ever did before." I asked if he was concerned about the new MMO potentially cannibalizing "WoW" subscribers. Kaplan said he wasn't worried at all, and that the company was going to great lengths to make sure that the new game doesn't directly cannibalize "WoW." (From MTV Multiplayer )
Blizzard's Kaplan drops hints about next-gen MMO's genre and platforms
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... MMO," which is called that because so far the only info we've seen has been in job postings carrying that label. The hints don't count for much, but they're the most we've heard about the game so far.Kaplan, who revealed he is involved in the project, was asked if the game's genre would be science fiction, post-apocalyptic, or historical, and while laughing he responded: "all of those combined!" We're not sure what to make of that. Citing the console experience of... Read | Permalink | Email this | ...
Starcraft MMO in the Pipeline?
Wandering Goblin —
... Interestingly, Blizzard designer Jeff Kaplan was also recently interviewed by MTV, and he said some related things about Blizz' upcoming MMO. He specifically mentioned that the game won't be similar to WoW, because WoW will still be going strong, and they don't want to cannibalize it. Further, Jeff said, "I’m shocked we haven’t seen more sci-fi, near-future, post-apocalyptic, historical MMOs; there’s all these completely different fantasy settings beyond the traditional high fantasy ones.” ...
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