Hey everyone, sorry about the heroes obsession of late. I've been really excited about it but now i'll keep it to the board. Anyway, back to what really matters on gamespot. The video games!

So, as most of you know, Blizzard is making an announcement this weekend about a new game currently in development. Nobody knows what it is yet and they plan on keeping it that way until saturday. The bets are on and it seems most people are hoping for a Starcraft or Diablo sequel. I personally am not expecting anything for sure (better to be surprised than be dissapointed because it's not what I thought it would be).

Starcraft 2

Theories of a sequel to the critically-acclaimed Starcraft and expansion Starcraft: Brood War have been circulating on the net for a long time and none of them ended up being true. Fake screenshots, false interviews with made up developers and of course, our good buddy "insert username here" who works for blizzard and loves giving out info on random forums! But now with Blizzard telling about a new game, the starcraft fanboy's could be appeased!

The likelihood of the new game being Starcraft 2 is pretty likely actually. In surveys given across the net, Starcraft 2 seems to win everywhere. Don't think Blizzard is blind to this. They know that people want it and will pay tons of money for it, and that's exactly what they want. The first starcraft is still played today and is known by all gamers as one of the best RTS's ever made (debatable by fans of Total Annihilation). If Blizzard thought they could get a good team together, Starcraft 2 could definitely be a reality.

Possibility: 4/5

Starcraft MMO

With the success of World of Warcraft, developers everywhere have seen just how much money a quality MMO can bring in. Monthly fee's, bonus character slots, and buying the game itself all give tons of cash-flow. However, there is a downside. For a good MMO, the company needs a team constantly working on it and making upgrades. This costs a lot of money as well as time and needs a large team behind it.

Warcraft began as an RTS game of critical acclaim just like starcraft so you can't say that this isn't possible because Starcraft is an RTS. But this is the reason i'm going to argue. Since Warcraft was an RTS made into an MMO, it's unlikely that Blizzard will do the EXACT SAME THING with Starcraft. 0/5 for originality points right there and if they make this, people will simply compare the two and they would inevitably end up competing with each other. It's very unlikely that Blizzard will want two hit MMO's to have to keep up and they would cannibalize each other.

Possibility: 1/5

Diablo 3

Diablo undoubtably the biggest hit that Blizzard ever had. Despite the fact that the last Diablo game came out six years ago, people everwhere are still obsessed and have not given up hope for another sequel. It has spawned two games and expansions to go with each, a book series, a manga and countless fan sites. As fans have all but fallen at Blizzard's feet to make another Diablo game, this doesn't seem too impossible.

But, there is one huge problem with this theory. The developers who once worked on the Diablo games have broken off and created their own company, Flagship Studios, who are now working on Hellgate: London. Blizzard, of course, still has full copyright control over the Diablo series and anything done with it, but it seems unlikely that they would set another team on the Diablo games after everyone knows the original creators are working on their own project. I believe that the last thing that Blizzard wants is a war with a former team. Not saying that Diablo 3 is an impossibility but i wouldn't put money on it.

Possibility: 2/5

Warcraft IV

Whoo boy, even after all the extreme hype over World of Warcraft, there are still quite a few people who are hoping for the Warcraft series to return to it's roots in the RTS genre. I'm just gonna go straight out and say that this is almost for sure NOT going to happen.

After the success of World of Warcraft, Blizzard isn't going to take steam off of that powerhouse and split Warcraft fans between WoW and Warcraft IV. If the new game is anything Warcraft related (which is highly doubtful since they have announced it is a NEW project), it will be a new expansion for World of Warcraft.

Possibility: 0/5

So there you go, my thoughts on the matter. I personally would bet on Starcraft 2 but Diablo 3 is a possibility too. I wouldn't count on a completely new project with all these incredible licenses they already own and have strong fanbase's for but I suppose that's possible too. Whatever it is, we'll all know Saturday when Blizzard makes the announcement. I'm sure you'll be huddled up next to your computer just like me, just waiting for it to come. Peace everyone!