Blizzard Developing a Fifth Unnanounced Title
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Juggynaut on Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 30 Comments Tags: activision, blizzard, development, diablo iii, diii.net, expansion, job listing, mmo, new game, silicon alley insider, starcraft II, unannounced, warcraft
Juggynaut on Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 30 Comments Tags: activision, blizzard, development, diablo iii, diii.net, expansion, job listing, mmo, new game, silicon alley insider, starcraft II, unannounced, warcraft 
We know Blizzard is developing a third expansion for World of Warcraft. We know they're developing Diablo III, Starcraft II, and a nameless next-gen MMO. As it turns out, they're also developing a fifth project that will use a completely new engine built from scratch.Silicon Alley Insider reported on a post on DIII.net as they discovered a few job listings filed under "Unannounced Project," which is a different category from the "Next-Gen MMO" that has been used for Blizzards upcoming unnamed MMO. A couple of days later, there was confirmation that the job listings were for a game that had previously not been mentioned:
The job openings mentioned in this newspost is indeed a brand-new game that has not been mentioned before.
1. This brand-new game is not a World of Warcraft expansion, and it is not related to the Next-Gen MMO.
2. In the present, the brand-new game is using the World of Warcraft engine merely for testing purposes.
3. The Client Software Engineer job opening is to hire the person that will have the responsibility to develop an engine from scratch for this game. This new engine will be built depending on the skill and interest of the person hired for this position.
Whether this game is based on the three major franchises (Warcraft, Starcraft or Diablo) or a new IP, that remains unknown.
Blizzard has expressed plenty of interest in starting a new franchise, so it wouldn't be too surprising to learn that this new project was completely unrelated to their other works. On the flip side, it would be interesting to see a new Warcraft-related game. What could it possibly be?
What are your thoughts? Excited at the prospect of new Blizzard games every year? Nervous that Blizzard may be spreading itself too thin? Silicon Alley Insider sees it as a great new revenue stream for Activision. I just can't wait to see what else Blizzard has up its sleeve.
Reader Comments (30)
In a way i hope it is warcraft 4. But i just got to 80 and if it is warcraft 4 then that means i probably have to lvl my guy even more.
lol personally I don't really care what they are doing. I'm one of the few people in the world that doesn't care about Diablo 3, I didn't even like 1 and 2 that much. Starcraft 2 I am excited about mainly because I am a huge RTS fan and that was one of the first I have ever played ( I never played anything warcraft related until WoW though) This new MMO I don't really care about, especially if it's something stupid like starcraft online, I may try the week trial though and check out what it's like though.
All in all, I personally don't think Blizzard is that AMAZING of a company to get all excited about 2 unannounced games that no one has any clue what they are about yet. They make decent games, but with the release of Lich King feeling rushed and completely unprepared in many aspects of the game, I'm starting to wonder if they are stretching themselves thin.
You can see the new game in here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw8gE3lnpLQ
Warcraft 4 please please please...
'I would have to say warcraft 4 since Blizzard are already working on StarCraft II and Diablo III' posted above.
I agree with this, as it would also fit in nicely with the lore for the 3rd WoW expansion and give them something to build on for instancing, raids etc.
thoughts?