StarCraft MMO blasts into orbit!
Saturday 5-May-2007 2:00 PM Blizzard's new sci-fi MMO is set to rock the world later this month, CVG has learned
The long-rumoured new instalment of Blizzard's massive StarCraft series is set to be unveiled later this month - and it's another massively-multiplayer online game in the style of World of Warcraft, CVG can reveal.
Well placed US sources have revealed to us that the StarCraft MMO will be unveiled at an upcoming Blizzard event on May 19 in South Korea - the epicentre of the sci-fi RTS series' rabid fandom.
The unveiling of the new instalment has previously been rumoured for the South Korea event, though we now know that the title is in fact an online spin-off and not a new RTS game as previously assumed.
Of course this is massive news for both Vivendi and the MMO world; Blizzard's other online offering World of Warcraft has topped 6 million subscribers and is arguably the biggest game around today.
The question is, is there room for both World of Warcraft and a StarCraft MMO? The later will have to be a very different type of online game to convince gamers to subscribe to both of Blizzard's pair.
We will of course let you know as soon as soon as Blizzard officially confirms the game on May 19.
I'm speachless ... :(
3 comments:
Starcraft MMO makes sense from a business perspective.
Of course it's not gonna be a real MMORPG but just another Diablo clone (like WoW), but they can built on all the stuff they already have. Faster to market. I guess they'll also setup something like the Blizzard Station pass.
It gives them the opportunity to get cash from those that hate Fantasy enough not to be in Wow, so all makes sense.
Did you already try to preorder? ;)
Ganz ehrlich, ich weiss nicht so recht ob ich mich freuen soll oder nicht..
Irgendwie hab ich keinen Bock jeden Monat eine Gebühr abzudrücken..nur um Starcraft der neuesten Generation spielen zu können. Als ich hörte das es ein neues Starcraft geben wird, dachte ich mehr an Starcraft2 und nicht an ein MMORPG wie WOW.
Das wird für Blizzard "die" Goldene Kuh, die man ganz einfach melken kann - ohne grossen Aufwand.
"You were the Chosen One! It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them! Bring balance to the force, not leave it in darkness!"
:-(
I fear I have to wait till Episode 6 ... .
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