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 5:54PM eNTi said
oh god this sounds really lame.
Posted: Jan 8th 2010 5:56PM Speerz said
FaceQuakeCraft
Posted: Jan 8th 2010 6:02PM CCon99 said
I really hope this winds up being the CoD MMOFPS, especially after the SOE rumor.
Posted: Jan 8th 2010 6:03PM urgan said
Based on that description, I would say I am uninterested. Then again, Blizzard is making it, so I retract my previous statement. They are the only company that gets that privilege.
Posted: Jan 8th 2010 6:08PM Crsh said
Sounds like what Flagship tried to do with Hellgate: London's online mode.
Yeah..
Yeah..
Posted: Jan 8th 2010 6:17PM Interitus said
Man, what's with this site and rumours. I feel like I'm perez hilton's site. I thought you were supposed to reports news? I'd much rather you stick with actual news then try to be the "first" to report a rumour
Posted: Jan 8th 2010 6:25PM Russell Clarke said
Goodness, someone got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning.
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Posted: Jan 8th 2010 6:21PM (Unverified) said
sound fake...
Posted: Jan 8th 2010 6:28PM Dranaerys said
I ahve the feeling they want to beat Borderworlds to the punch. Inf any game was meant to be made into a mmofps, that game is it.
Posted: Jan 8th 2010 7:49PM Dirtyboy said
My guess is Infinity Ward and Blizzard working together to create sci-fi MMOFPS.
Posted: Jan 8th 2010 8:25PM Firebreak said
World of Warcraft makes bile rise into the back of my throat. Saying that I am really exsited about this and hope that they can "do it right."
Posted: Jan 8th 2010 9:20PM wjowski said
Sounds like bullshit.
Posted: Jan 8th 2010 9:44PM (Unverified) said
What a coincidence. I just guessed about Blizzards next MMO: http://blog.wolfspelz.de/2010/01/blizzards-next-mmo.html
Posted: Jan 8th 2010 11:07PM (Unverified) said
People are fed up of the medieval, dungeons and dragons. They are fed up of mages, paladins and assasins. They want things like shooters and space.
SWTOR is starting the trend, many more will follow. I am sure Blizzard does a great job.
SWTOR is starting the trend, many more will follow. I am sure Blizzard does a great job.
Posted: Jan 9th 2010 1:45AM (Unverified) said
Speak for yourself, I want more dragons and magic.
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Posted: Jan 9th 2010 1:50AM (Unverified) said
You fantasy guys have about 300 or 400 games to pick from, let them make something interesting for once.
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Posted: Jan 9th 2010 12:15AM (Unverified) said
We'll have to wait and hear the official word..
Posted: Jan 9th 2010 2:24AM kasapina said
Blizzard knows how to make a good game, and creating an MMOFPS is an excellent idea - not only is it distant enough from WoW, it is also a new concept with a lot of supporters, including myself. Of course, most MMO players expect character progression, so I wonder how they'll do it.










