Blizzard: Next MMORPG 'brand new' IP

"How does this not compete with WoW? Even if you can afford it, there's just not enough time to play two MMOs at once." They're going for a different demographic. There will still be some competition, but if someone unsubscribes from WoW to play the new MMO, Blizzard isn't losing any customers or subscription fees, so it's all good.

It's impossible to release any kind of video game and not in some way compete with WoW.

How does this not compete with WoW? Even if you can afford it, there's just not enough time to play two MMOs at once.

@Ohaidere That would be Blackthorne.

What's that one Blizzard SNES game where you're the dude with the shotgun and you have to blow away all the orcs?

World ot The Lost Vikings?

Hmmmm......they have caught my attention. I don't hate Blizzard, I just dislike World of Warcraft because i'm long done with it. I know I will definately try this new one out whatever it is. What makes me wonder though is how it won't compete with Warcraft, perhaps a retail bought free monthly game akin to Guild Wars? That would be interesting, especially with Blizzards committment to additional content and expansions.

It's going to be called Hammercraft 39k and take place in space. The four playable races will be: Colonial Space Marines, The Pronoss, the herg, and Spaceorcs. BANK ON IT

with blizzards reputation in sure this is going to be an awesome game......but for now can't wait for starcraft 2

we"ll see what Blizzard has cooking with this new MMORPG,until then we don't know.

Good lord. How long have we known this? A year? Still, refreshing to know that Bliz is finally branching out. Three wewts for Blizzard! W00t w00t w00t!

And this game won't be out until 2015.

Should be interesting. Blizzard has been milking the same three IPs for over 15 years (Warcraft lifted from Warhammer, Diablo an IP developed by Condor, which later became Blizzard North six months before it's release). They've always been good at copying good ideas from other devs and making highly polished games. So now we get to see how original and innovative Bliz can be. Looking forward to it.

srry diablo

FPS MMO. Bank on it.

yes i cait wait i luv warcraft starcraft and daiblo what next!!!

They've absorbed so many elite developers in the last 2-3 years from other studios, it's no surprise a new team would be formed to create a brand new franchise. It's certainly going to be a well funded project.

Looking forward to every new detail.

"We have nothing to advertise for the new MMO because it's a shell of a game thus far." Maybe it's an underwater mmo where you can play as a clam?

Hmmm, Diablo III, Starcraft II, and now a new MMORPG..Blizzard is OWNING lately!

@jrabbit99 haha i highly doubt it

"jrabbit99" LOL ya keep dreaming.

I'm going to echo the sentiments of those hoping Blizz takes this game in a more hardcore / complex direction. Something like Mortal Online is doing: an open PvP game with full loot and no instances. Basically EVE in either a fantasy setting or a sci fi setting that isn't (entirely) space combat. They have the power to do some really good things for this genre and redeem themselves for WoW pretty much destroying MMO gaming. Give me something like Pre-CU SWG Blizz!

I can't wait!! Please be Free- To- Play!!

I'm hoping when they say it's so different it shouldn't compete with WoW that it ends up being sci-fi instead of fantasy. However that just doesn't seem different enough to not compete against WoW so it will be very interesting to see what this ends up being.

I even wonder if they will produce something that's not "main stream". WoW is ridiculously easy, and in a brief statement, feels like a waste of my time. Hopefully, they'll create something for all of us EVE fans looking for a medevil/fantasy counterpart.

World of Starcraft no longer a Gamespot April Fools joke?

If the subscription is free...I'll be interested. But I hate the idea of game publishers profiting heavily on monthly fees. I'd rather play video games, than have them play me.

Indeed I would like to see this innovative MMO their talking about, wonder what their gonna strip from other MMOs this time, maybe the guild system from WAR, the director system for dungeons (supposedly from KoTR MMO), Flight from Aion, maybe their gonna add a bazaar system from ff11. OOOOO and who knows some free MMORPG games might be sucked too.

Lets just see how all the WoW kiddies like the idea of abandoning their thousands of hours of playtime for a new MMO.

It's too bad it has to be an MMO. I'd like to see an MMO style game that has to be played multiplayer on a console. That way i can get my friends in playing and have the fun of instance running, and hopefully avoid feeling obligated to play 10 hours a day. Diablo is close, but even though it can be played multiplayer, it's a single player game with great multiplayer built in.

I get the feeling that they're sick and tired of dealing with the lore nuts out there whenever Blizzard tries to do something with their own game and IP. Now these people will have nothing to whine over.

Rest assured that this game will own.You can count on Activision-Blizzard,they're only making so much money because they PWN.

World of Starcraft is still a distant dream... An MMOFPS/RPG would be amazing for WoS though!

A New IP modeled from WoW platform and sold to millions. It's a good thing I don't like Blizzard.

this will be the only "wow killer"

It'll be interesting to see how "Original" their new franchise is, since their previous franchises, while very well done, are pretty much ripped off from older ones. I don't mean like sampling in music, I mean that Warcraft was supposed to be a Warhammer game kind of ripped off. Still, I'm sure the game will be awesome.

Never question Blizzard's judgement (unless you play a hunter in WoW), they've never made a product I couldn't help but enjoy and if they say they wont poach WoW customers with their new MMO of whatever sorts then probably you should believe them.

I wonder how they're gonna rip off Games Workshop this time.

Damn, still no World of Starcraft?

I agree with you Matt 100%

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Another Blizzard MMO? Might as well tell all the other MMO developers to /wrist.

mmo's have to be some of the most difficult games to introduce to the market. Known IPs with an installed fan base is one thing, but a brand new IP? Who knows? with the market saturated as it is, I think if they pull it off just right, it has potential to bring a breath of fresh air to a stale genre. Again, groundbreaking is really what the mmo space needs. You already see devs like Bioware trying to tap into that by integrating story into an mmo. If that succeeds, the bar will just be set that much higher for future projects. I'm not holding my breath, but I'm interested in seeing how this pans out.

This has been well known for near a year....

I woulda liked to have seen a Starcraft Online personally, but a new IP should be great, something new to see at least. I also hope it's not another Fantasy MMO tho...I would really like to see more Sci-Fi MMOs out there, and actually succeed (sry Tabula Rasa). :P

A cyberpunk cel shaded MMORPG. What a novel idea Blizzard!

lol it'll fall flat on its face. i think yahtzee said it best if you ever make anything thats incredibly successful youd best make damn sure its the last thing you do make due to huge expectations crushing your future efforts.

they said that it was a new IP WAY back when it was first announced that they were making a new MMO. I dont know why people are so surprised now. What was is, like a year ago already

I wouldn't be surprised to see Blizzard try and get into the console market with a new MMO. Either way, it sounds exciting.