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Blizzard’s new IP is next-gen MMO

Blizzard Entertainment CEO Mike Morhaime has confirmed that its still unofficial and unnamed ‘next generation MMO’ will be based around completely original IP. He also discussed ‘Project Titan’, and confirmed that the game would be based around completely original IP. Internally we think of that as a next generation MMO," …

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Blizzard plans Diablo III on consoles

Blizzard could potentially release its next next super-hit on console as well as PC, the firm has told MCV. CEO Mike Morhaime said the firm has been conducting ongoing exploration into the viability of Diablo on console. The third game in the franchise was announced in 2008 but was only …

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World of Warcraft hits Kinect

US researchers have managed to adapt Kinect and use it to control Blizzard’s MMO behemoth World of Warcraft. An Institute for Creative Technologies team working out of the University of Southern Carolina have developed FAAST – middleware that translates physical gestures to in-game actions through Microsoft’s motion controller, according to …

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Blizzard’s Titan is ‘next-gen MMO’

Titan is not just the name of Blizzard’s latest mystery title – it’s also the name of what the developer has tantalisingly called a "next-gen MMO". "The media is not supposed to know anything about that. It’s our next-gen MMO project," Blizzard’s senior VP Frank Pearce told Destructoid. "We’ve only …

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Blizzard keeps faith in console MMOs

This was the generation where MMO gaming was supposed to break onto consoles… but it hasn’t really happened. There are a few exceptions, of course, such as Final Fantasy XI and Phantasy Star Universe on Xbox 360. And it could very well be argued that the levelling-up elements found in …

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