Yep, another MMO rumor for you guys about the Blizzard's next title. While Blizzard has been very adamant in saying that their next MMO would be very different from World of Warcraft, there might be more difference here than just the game's setting.
The French gaming site NoFrag is reporting that Blizzard's next game will include an FPS portion as well as a social portion, splitting the player between two systems. While the player will be able to meet people, chat, and make friends in the social area of the game, they will also be able to then launch into the FPS portion with their friends and battle over objectives.
Adding this to the widely spread rumor that this next game is going to be a sci-fi title and Kaplan's hints that the game might be hitting consoles? We have a feeling we might be looking at a cyberpunk setting here, if players are switching between two "modes" of play. The social play would be set in the real world while the FPS would be set in a virtual landscape. But, of course, that's just our best guess.
[Via Blue's News]
Reader Comments (53)
Posted: Jan 8th 2010 5:08PM (Unverified) said
If i dont win, i will be a sad panda
Posted: Jan 8th 2010 5:12PM Dudgeon said
"While the player will be able to meet people, chat, and make friends in the social area of the game, they will also be able to then launch into the FPS portion with their friends and battle over objectives."
Sounds lame.
Sounds lame.
Posted: Jan 8th 2010 5:13PM (Unverified) said
No surprises here.
Posted: Jan 8th 2010 5:19PM (Unverified) said
Can anyone say World of Starcraft?
Posted: Jan 8th 2010 9:07PM (Unverified) said
Actually, does anyone remember the fabled "Starcraft: Ghost" that was supposed to be a multiplateformer Action/Adventure game that was all but scrapped. It's highly possible that the work on that evolved into being an Online Multiplayer Shooter game. Not like WoW, mind you, but very actiony and yet very fun.
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Posted: Jan 9th 2010 3:38AM (Unverified) said
Good thing they said it was going to be a new IP.
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Posted: Jan 8th 2010 5:22PM (Unverified) said
From a friend of a friend - the new MMOFPS is based on the novel "Snowcrash" so you can expect skateboarding and car combat.
Posted: Jan 8th 2010 5:43PM Its Utakata stupid said
...and don't forget America's favorite food: pizza.
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Posted: Jan 8th 2010 5:21PM DrewIW said
""While the player will be able to meet people, chat, and make friends in the social area of the game, they will also be able to then launch into the FPS portion with their friends and battle over objectives.""
Crimecraft?
Crimecraft?
Posted: Jan 8th 2010 5:24PM (Unverified) said
This rumour was also around at E3 and other game shows last year because of the amount of time head guys of Blizzard were spending looking at, taking notes, and talking about other MMOFPS games like Global Agenda. So rumours last year were that Blizzard was also making an MMOFPS and interested in what others were doing.
Not a surprise, really. It's a very popular genre, translates well to the consoles, and Blizzard has long rumoured that they want to do an FPS game, Ghost was their first try (although not done out of Blizzard, but another studio, a big mistake).
I'd just like to see a new franchise. Let those artists create some new stuff.
Not a surprise, really. It's a very popular genre, translates well to the consoles, and Blizzard has long rumoured that they want to do an FPS game, Ghost was their first try (although not done out of Blizzard, but another studio, a big mistake).
I'd just like to see a new franchise. Let those artists create some new stuff.
Posted: Jan 8th 2010 5:38PM SgtBaker said
Ahh, the console MMO market!
It's going to be very tough for them to take market share with all these other console MMO's going so strong!
It's going to be very tough for them to take market share with all these other console MMO's going so strong!
Posted: Jan 8th 2010 5:46PM (Unverified) said
I always thought Valve should've done this. They are clearly the king of fps on pc right now.
Posted: Jan 8th 2010 8:27PM (Unverified) said
Valve has got better stuff to do then make a MMOFPS, like making a DOTA clone... Hopefully a good one.
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Posted: Jan 8th 2010 5:49PM (Unverified) said
World of World of Warcraft anyone?
Onion scooped this 1 1/2 years ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw8gE3lnpLQ
Onion scooped this 1 1/2 years ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw8gE3lnpLQ
Posted: Jan 8th 2010 5:51PM Its Utakata stupid said
Since I like to see behind my character and play on a PC...it's looks like I'll be giving Blizzard's next title a miss. They should also make it fully F2P with MT's for an added "I'm not going to even touch that with a 35 ft poll" effect.
Posted: Jan 8th 2010 7:56PM (Unverified) said
You're passing up a game you don't know a damn thing about?
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Posted: Jan 8th 2010 10:38PM Its Utakata stupid said
And you think I should play a game that I don't know anything about?
To answer your question though, right now as it stands...if these rumors are to be true about this game, then it's not something I wish to play. Is that a problem?
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To answer your question though, right now as it stands...if these rumors are to be true about this game, then it's not something I wish to play. Is that a problem?









