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Confirmed: New Blizzard product @ WWI
With the recent leak from a Korean website about StarCraft 2, many websites reached out for comments from Blizzard. Kotaku - a gaming website, recently recieved confirmation from Blizzard that a new product is to be announced at the Worldwide Invitational.
A leak from a Korean website had told the StarCraft community what it had wanted to hear for years. Finally, Blizzard has confirmed to us what we've all been waiting for, right? The exact official response that Kotaku recieved was this:
We do intend to announce a new product at the Worldwide Invitational next month in Korea, and we appreciate the enthusiasm and interest in getting an advance look at what that will be, but players will have to wait until May 19th to find out more. Also, we have a very strong connection with the characters and settings of StarCraft, and we do plan to revisit that universe at some point in the future, but we don't have anything new to announce in that regard at present.
A glimmer of hope, but shrouded by thick fog. The opinions around the StarCraft community is not mutual, some want to see StarCraft 2, some don't, but how many people have taken seriously to the thought of a StarCraft that was not a Real-time Strategy (RTS) game? This and the fact that Blizzard keeps reitirating itself saying that it will visit StarCraft "at some point in the future", hoping not to give away StarCraft 2 too fast. Bad liars, or simply telling the truth?
Further investigation into the Blizzard website has uncovered a few other clues as to what this new product will be. On the Job News page of the Blizzard website this was found to be released yesterday:
Job Update 4/26/07
New Position - Lead Engine Programmer – Next-Gen MMO
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New Position – Lead Tools Programmer – Next-Gen MMO
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New Position - Lead Technical Artist – Next-Gen MMO
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New Position - Lead Engine Programmer – Next-Gen MMO
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New Position – Lead Tools Programmer – Next-Gen MMO
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New Position - Lead Technical Artist – Next-Gen MMO
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Only three weeks away from their announcement and all Blizzard have recruited or are recruiting are people for jobs related to World of WarCraft. In fact, at a glance the last ten jobs that Blizzard has looked for all relate to World of WarCraft.
With the release of a 1.15 patch, and a system for the StarCraft community to regulate itself, could this be Blizzard's good bye to the RTS world of StarCraft? But maybe, just maybe it's time to take a step back from the Dark Portal and a step through that Gateway.
| Links |
| Kotaku - Confirmation and Info |
| Blizzard - Job Page |
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| Posted by: | Roy "Phantom[xz]" Kwan | |
| Date: | 2 years ago | |
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| wow^^ |
| lol |
| go SC2! |
| Lets wait. |
| DIABLO III is coming you guys lol |
| Diablo 3 MMO is my guess |
| april fools ºº ?!! |
| World Of Starcraft is coming |
| i don´t wanna have sc2 |
| Diablo III in that case. |
| "Only three weeks away from their announcement and all Blizzard have recruited or are recruiting are people for jobs related to World of WarCraft. In fact, at a glance the last ten jobs that Blizzard has looked for all relate to World of WarCraft." Hum. I don't think that WoW is a "Next-gen MMO" as the description says. I rather think it's an hint it could be a new MMO in the making. Anyway, I heard word about a second WoW-expansion some months ago so it might as well be that they're going to announce. |
| It's official they are announcing !!! World Of Starcraft http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/images/ 2006/089/reviews/932394_20060331_screen002.jpg http://www.gamerevolution.com/images/games/pc/worlds_of_starcraft/worlds_of_starcraft_003.jpg |
| sc2 > CC3??! CC3 > sc2 ??!hell knows!! |
| warcraft 4!!!!!! or dota, an entire game, not just a map - that would be sweet |
| omg no.............. don't say me it ll be World of Starcraft plz :( |
| i want see SC2 |
| DiabloIII/SC2 please, i love both games rly much :P (sc/d2) 8P |
| #12 , they said they will release a wow expansion every year anyways... I bet we all want sc2 , but we're afraid :) |
| wont be World of Starcraft t-t gogo diablo 3 or warcraft 4! they wont make a sc2 as good as sc1 so no need to try! |
| I change my previous opinion. I think of 2 to 3 possibilities: Starcraft MMO as it will not compete against WoW in similarities. D3 MMO or RPG i think D3 MMO is same as WoW. WoW Expansion. |
| SC mmo is the biggest bullshit and will never come out im 100% sure. |
| SC MMO is not the biggest BS think about it man. Sony owns Everquest and Star Wars Galaxies.... interesting a WOW and SC Galaxies interesting you travel planet to planet... You should not be so sure of yourself. Blizzard would compete against Sony for MMO superiority. |
| watch it be like a fucking pinball game or something lol... i know what to do. we gotta kill the korean sc scene because as soon as that dies starcraft will stop selling and theyll be forced to continue the franchise. so im my opionion, we gotta start bombing live sc events in korea.. gogo |
| perhaps they're gonna make a shitty game on xbox/ps3 -_- |
| LOL those rumours are so annoying actually, cant wait to see the truth |
| I wonder if there has been as much rumours about new Diablo game among the diablo community? Or has there been only rumours about SC2 and nothing other games? Does somebody know? |
| SC: Ghost or World of Starcraft! no SC2!! |
| I'm sure they said they'd be releasing a sequal to a stratedgy game in one of previous interviews o.O |
| "With the release of a 1.15 patch and a system for the StarCraft community to regulate itself, could this be Blizzard's good bye to the RTS world of StarCraft?" And StarCraft will live happily ever after. |
| #27 truth is : every community spreads rumours about it's dedicated game - nobody knows the exact and true info, that's for sure :> |
| I guarentee that it is StarCraft 2. It'll be the tenth anniversery for the game next year and it makes sense to release it at this point. |
| I am now sure it wont be SC2 and I guess it will be a SC MMORPG. |
| B.net bots down. PATCH 1.15 COMING! |
| I'm hoping for anything other than an MMO. StarCraft 2, Diablo 3, or WarCraft 4. NOT ANOTHER EXPANSION FOR WOW PLEASE!! |
| it must be sc2 is the most wanted game right now |
| no goodbyes plz ;; t.t ...i wnt sc 2 so baddd ;; so more tourneys in Hawaii will arise ;p and i want to see more WCG at Lans again and also in Hawaii WCG Lan ;) instead of this online qualifier for regionals which u gotta pay ur trip to >.< |
| its not sc2 xD cant be :p |
| lol #24, not a bad idea ^_^ its sc2 guys. trust me lol. |
| StarCraft 2 is coming soon. God have marcy. |
| GO SC2 |
| diablo 3 for sure visit in SC community will be just a patch or additional thing like BW was to oroginal SC. every game of blizzard got 1 expansion set till now - its time to break the rule. |
| sc2 FOR THE WIN! :D |
| I have to think it's either SC2 or some other RTS. Why in the world would they announce it in Korea otherwise? Also, notice that they played coy in that statement. They did not say "it will not be a SC game," they only said "we have nothing new in that regard to announce at present," which would be technically true even if the game they are announcing IS SC2. Blizzard is such a tease, you can't trust anything they say! =P There's a Diablo community? |
| blizzard will become a fast food restaurant. i'll play minesweeper the rest of my life |
| man really i dont know why people are trying to twist around what they said to build up their hopes for something else....obviously they are going to announce sc2 maybe something else along with it you never know...which i hope they get bombed the day they release it...fuck sc2...ive gotten into this stupid shit alot already saying how this shit is gonna change the starcraft community as we know it....i believe it will split the sc community which will eventually cause a great downfall in the sc-bw community which it will eventually just fade away..i definitely think whoever's idea it was not to make it an RTS needs to be shot JFK style .......anyone up for the task or should i do it myself --; oh yea...and fuck anybody who supports the change for SC..you fags should go play warcraft or diablo for that where the pussy gamers are...because you are all supporting the beginning of the end of SC-BW |
| kool~ |
| its mostly likely warcraft 4 thats going to be released. |
| WoS = Ultimate Gatling of Total Annihilation +10 with Fire damage bonus WoS would be impossible to do, since there are even more planets (Yavin ftw) than in SW. I think, that it's going to be Diablo, coz blizzard is smart. They know that sc has a lot of fans, they have to start doing sc2 and announce it when is it going to die. And I don't see, that it's dying now. (look at W2 - W3) |
| LoL.. The end is coming? O.O |
| new RTS Franchise pls! #46 ur an idiot :). I hope u realize that ^^ |
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