Blizzard confirms 'Titan' as their new MMO

DennisK4 · 16 Dec 2010 at 22:16

Source

Blizzard President President Mike Morhaime has already stated that whatever their next MMO is, it won't outright replace WoW on the market. “We're thinking of it as sort of a next-generation MMO. It's not a sequel to World of Warcraft - we want to do something a bit different,” he said. "We're not trying to replace World of Warcraft. We think that World of Warcraft can continue co-existing with our new MMO and some people might prefer the new one, some people might still prefer to play World of Warcraft."

Roblam · 16 Dec 2010 at 22:22

Sounds futuristic. However the source said 'Titan' may just be the code name so I may be wrong.

Looking forward to hearing more details though.

Sem · 16 Dec 2010 at 22:22

knowing blizzard i bet it wont come out for another 3 years minimum

they will release D3 and the next chapter of SC2 before this

mythicdawn07 · 16 Dec 2010 at 22:36

Will be along while untill we see this released lol.

avec · 17 Dec 2010 at 01:35

Expect to see something with heavy mobile computing integration and social networking features.

Semiskimmed · 17 Dec 2010 at 02:06

wonder if it will come after theyve got wow up to level 100+, should be 3 more expansions if they each go by 5 levels, and each expansion could take 2 years'ish if you take wotlk for an idea. so 6 years maybe

Chubb · 17 Dec 2010 at 03:07

Blizzards release schedule got leaked a few weeks ago, including a reference to "Titan". This interview gives the leak some credibility if the name/codename is now being confirmed.

http://media.mmo-champion.com/images/news/2010/november/blizzardslate.jpg

So end of 2013 assuming no delays

SPARC · 17 Dec 2010 at 05:34

Well done Chubb, you just killed a kitten

Tombstone · 17 Dec 2010 at 08:37

Not too sure on that chart really, according to that they would release the new MMO at the same time as a WoW expansion. Wouldnt have thought they would want to pitch the 2 alongside each other like that.

Titan , as a name, certainly sounds sci-fi like. Though equally it does have fantasy connotations too. As someone mentioned above though I'd stick money on it having some form of social networking aspect, maybe direct linking into facebook or some such.

platypus · 17 Dec 2010 at 11:02

Starcraft type mmo maybe?

Walsandrew · 17 Dec 2010 at 11:11

platypus said:
Starcraft type mmo maybe?

i hope not!

what is sc2 phoenix supposed to mean anyway?

kar · 17 Dec 2010 at 11:18

platypus said:
Starcraft type mmo maybe?

That would be sweet. I dunno though, I kinda think they'll try and establish a new IP. They've got the cash to do so, that makes it a good time to try and take a risk.

anty1 · 17 Dec 2010 at 11:29

Saw that product slate a few weeks ago. Sucks to see Diablo 3 end of next year

And with Blizzard being Blizzard it would probably get delayed for the new year.

Ziggy · 17 Dec 2010 at 11:42

Need details, name is not enough. :[

Archy · 17 Dec 2010 at 11:54

Tombstone said:
Not too sure on that chart really, according to that they would release the new MMO at the same time as a WoW expansion. Wouldnt have thought they would want to pitch the 2 alongside each other like that.

Titan , as a name, certainly sounds sci-fi like. Though equally it does have fantasy connotations too. As someone mentioned above though I'd stick money on it having some form of social networking aspect, maybe direct linking into facebook or some such.

Integration of the two projects in some way a la Eve and Dust 51whatevernumber! Heard some discussion on that chart on the lateset episode of the 'legendary' video podcast - which incidently is very good if youre remotely interested in SC2 or warcraft!

Klo · 17 Dec 2010 at 12:10

My apathy is palpable.

rypt · 17 Dec 2010 at 12:18

As long as it's better than WoW I might give it a try, I need an MMO to play finally

Casdawer · 17 Dec 2010 at 12:20

WoW movie?

You can't be serious!

Divide by Zero · 17 Dec 2010 at 13:15

So, have Blizzard bought THQ and will this be a Titan Quest MMO?

A WoW movie could be great (even though I have never played WoW, it could make a good movie) but it's not going to - it will be given to that dumbnuts Uwe Boll who can turn a gold subject into poo.

spudbynight · 17 Dec 2010 at 13:30

Divide by Zero said:
So, have Blizzard bought THQ and will this be a Titan Quest MMO?

A WoW movie could be great (even though I have never played WoW, it could make a good movie) but it's not going to - it will be given to that dumbnuts Uwe Boll who can turn a gold subject into poo.

I love this quote...

Proving itself even more worthy of adoration, developer Blizzard has rejected an offer that would have seen reviled director Uwe Boll working on a World of Warcraft film.
"I got in contact with Paul Sams of Blizzard [about a World of Warcraft film] and he said, 'We will not sell the movie rights, not to you...especially not to you,'" Boll informed MTV News