Blizzard's Next-Gen MMO Hirings Tagged 'Top Secret'
A follow-up to Blizzard's dungeon-crawler has been considered the company's next logical project, but as always with Blizzard titles, speculation continues to run rampant. Possibilities for the identity of the unknown title include the previously mentioned Diablo 3, an advanced version of World of Warcraft, or an entirely new IP. The term "next-gen," and the details of the positions, may also be indicative of PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 development.
Yesterday's update included a new posting for a "Game Physics/Collision Programmer," asking for applicants with experience in Havok, Ageia and O.D.E. physics engines as well as multi-threaded programming skills. Previous postings include a bevy of 3D artists, suggesting that whatever the game is, production has ramped up to the key phase of asset creation.
The company is currently in crunch mode, tearing into StarCraft 2 and finishing up development on the next World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King.
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I dunno, I usually would agree with you any day of the week as I at first hand raged at the announcement of WoW. A billion hours later WoW is one of my favorite games. That matter aside, pay to play will make you think a second time before playing it, and that is something I, as of now, don't really want to have in the same sentence as Diablo. No doubting a game of such will be amazing, being Blizzard and all, but I also would like to argue whether they wouldn't want to differentiate from Warcraft a bit further. Not that they're alot, but Diablo is closer to WC, than SC, comparing with worlds of course.
To sum it all up: D3, Yippi Ki-Yay *giggle*! -MMO, woopi difuck doo.. :P