Blizzard's next MMO: Not World of Warcraft 2
We've seen "help wanted" ads coming from Blizzard for more than a year now, asking for developers to offer their services on a "Next-Gen MMO". Following the respective announcements of Starcraft II and Diablo III, however, the rumor mill stopped revolving on this particular topic. We expect prognostication to pick up following this recent revelation from Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime -- whatever the new project is, "it's not going to be a World of Warcraft sequel."
Not only will this news lift the spirits of those who can now rekindle their hopes for a Lost Vikings MMO, it should reassure Azerothians who may have feared that their MMO of choice might be replaced. According to Morhaime, Blizzard has no intentions of replacing their cash cow, hoping instead to create a new title that can operate alongside WoW. Our productivity shudders at this notion.
