Blizzard confirms next-gen MMOG called Titan

wuut?! are u kidding me, another game from blizz? omg, maybe this will be awesome... but ill not change WoW at all

Broad appeal? Then it's most likely a console MMO or a F2P MMO (aka microtransactions fest)

interesting

@Ronnie_Rim I'm sorry but how is that statement even relevant? Seems rather moot to me, did they say they were making a new game based off pretense that it's already been done before?.

i want starcraft: ghost thats right im THAT guy

Still a while to come

@Ronnie_Rim it does exist, just not very well. but we don't know what the next gen consoles will be capable of so it is entirely possible.

@Ronnie_Rim DC Universe would like a word with you.

@pcgamingrig it definitely wont be a console mmo. no such thing exists.

it sounds like it is going to be a console MMO with the broad appeal talk and the fact that bobby kotick said it :P and the fact that it is not a WoW competitor because any MMO on pc would have to be a WoW competitor really, and maybe for the new consoles if it is a next gen MMO.

Could this be the world of Titan as in the old Fighting Fantasty books from the 1980's? Does anyone remember those wrote by steve jackson and Ian livingstone??

@blortie i know thats what im saying there making so much money as it is,there already pretty much a gaming monopoly

'Broad Appeal' translates to 'dumbed down'. However, this confuses me; as WoW is not the 'deepest' MMO out there. Lancer VI

well, at least Blizz is trying to start a new franchise after all these years of warcraft, starcraft, and diablo

*reads article has high hopes scrolls down sees boby kotic /hang self

Well if they want to keep their investors they -have- to use buzzwords like broad appeal, easy-to-learn-hard-to-master, other crap like that. Of course they want it to be popular, I think that's probably the least specific detail I've ever heard about a game launch.

Just wanted to clear up some misconceptions about the title. The actual name of the game has yet to be released, Titan is just the project's code name. (Diablo 3 was Hydra, StarCraft 2 was Medusa) I'm beginning to see a trend. :P

Cool.. But please don't make us pay monthly... Unless the game is REALLY good. I don't like paying monthly for games... I have high hopes for you Blizzard!! ;)

Def excited to find out details and see it for the first time, but I am sure that will not be any time "Soon".

@woolysockofdoom a mmofps type game could be interesting. ive thought about that type of game for awhile. hopefully whatever the game is, they dont go with the super nerf one class, super buff another as in wow

A little more broad appeal? Broader than WoW? I can't imagine that.

@spudster007 Or Call of Warcraft: Modern Titan Guitar

I would respect Blizzard a lot more... If they had not stolen all of there "IP's" from GamesWorkshop...

"a little more broad appeal" means the graphics engine is going to be even worse than wow's so that even more people can play it on their ipad and cellphones. basically we are going backwards in technology eventually all games from blizzard will look like pong

I was pretty excited by this, then I read the last line of the article. Seriously, now I expect nothing more than trash.

@SpArKs424 I disagree. Blizzard has earned all of its accolades. There are areas where they are weak (originality for one), but where they shine, they SHINE. The main reason Blizzard gets so much respect is that they never release an unfinished game (SC 2 release plans notwithstanding). If you buy a Blizzard game, you know that you are going to get a polished product. There is some validity to the Apple comparison though. Both companies focus on being user friendly and having appeal to the masses. Blizzard games scale really well to older machines to increase the user base and Apple creates UIs that old people can easily figure out how to use. On the negative side, they are both industry leaders and take advantage of that to line their pockets (if it has an "i" at the beggining, it will cost you more; $60 for a PC game). Another thing they have in common is that some people like to bash them just because they think bashing what is popular makes them cool. Blizzard delivers. Apple delivers, too. The iPad is the best device for on the couch web surfing EVER. And anyone who says it doesn't have "real games" hasn't tried Infinity Blade. And it just got Sim City Deluxe a couple of days ago. I know it is off-topic, but this has been a great week for iPad gaming, especially with the EA holiday sale.

I'm interested in knowing if Titan really is to be a First Person Shooter. It seems odd that they might be developing a MMOFPS, but as of right now it's all just speculation. Guess we have to wait a few years to learn more about it.

If It's from Blizzard, Then I bet the game will be worth playing!

Titan sounds like it would be a name for a sci-fi MMO since it's not competing with WoW. "Warhammer 40K MMO Not Competing With World of Warcraft" is an article by IGN, so I figure the whole "...not competing with WoW" bizness will mean Sci-Fi.

Blizzard is a overrated Company their the Apple of Gaming ...

Knowing Blizzard's success in the RTS field, I really wouldn't mind seeing a MMORTS. Still, if it has more broad appeal then that idea is probably out, as the RTS is a niche genre. But anything Blizzard does is worth looking into, despite what WoW haters would have you think.

It probably won't be a FPS. Blizzard excels at digital fashion shows and know the value of letting you get addicted to getting the latest shiny armor on your character. If they go shooter, I would expect a third person perspective.

Activision has a 10-year contract with Bungie. When the Halo MMO was being developed, it was code-named Titan. Hrmm....

I admit this article headline immediately grabbed my attention. Very exciting.

If there is a subscription fee it will compete with WoW. Doesn't matter if it is a Hello Kitty MMO. A lot of people will not or cannot pay for more than one game at a time.

Hope u all r wrong. I'm really getting sick of FPS.

How much more "broad appeal" can you get than 12 million current players and probably 20+ million who have tried WoW?

Hopefully it doesn't end up being a collaboration entitled Call Of Duty: Titan...

"...according to Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, 'I'm a dick.'" Fixed.

Blizzard is on top of it's game right now. So far they just can't seem to make a bad game. I am excited to see what is coming next! !

@keech And you seem to be fond of wishful thinking. It won't be either, because it has "broader appeal", they want to seel it to te same people MS aims Kinect and Sony aims the Move launch now. Blizzard will make their own second life, probably with dance, music and other VERY silly minigames in it. Count me out. I'll be playing SWTOR or GW2 by then.

Well Vanguard was free for all Everquest players. If Blizzard does the same for WoW->Titan just to get people into the new game a little bit, I think it could work out. Of course the game still needs to be good for players to stick with it longer than a few months. Knowing Activision it probably won't be like that, but maybe a longer free trial (3-6 months) for players coming from WoW.

Its a FPS mmo they plan to control this end of the market now. Going to be pretty awesome knowing them.

i realy hope that titan will be a MMORPG, a WOW clone on the pc,ps3 and xbox360, but with just better graphics , a biger world, more content and a low monthly fee :)

If its another grind fest, or if its another game where you just press a button and watch you character attack... count me out. --------- @Cobra5 Grats. You've just described every game in existence.

@Shawn45 You seen to have a pretty narrow definition of what MMOG means. Especially concerning a game that has virtually no information on it. This game could be a MMO first person shooter or strategy game with RPG elements for all we know. As far as monthly fees: Blizzard could offer a discount on the monthly fees if you have a subscription to both this new game and WoW. Square-Enix did the same for people who had subscriptions to both Final Fantasy XI and XIV. Or they could go with a micro-transaction free to play model.

I hate it already.

@Bambii12633: Blizzard (Activision) is part of a huge French conglomerate called Vivendi Universal, and with their hands in all sorts of media, they already fall under the "super rich" category.

You heard it here first: It's a "giant pet simulator" where your avatar raises giant pets to fight other people's giant pets, and between bouts and training you drink tea with your fellow chaps.

@Shawn45 Name a Blizzard game in the last decade that has "bombed". They are the best at what they do and I don't feel a bomb is in the realm of possiblity for them. (And no SC Ghost and that weird Warcraft game don't count as bombs)