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Blizzard says Titan unlikely to be subscription-based
No, Blizzard still hasn't made an official announcement about what we can expect from their upcoming Titan project -- which we've heard little about since its development was reset back in May. We still don't know much, but in an investor call today Mike Morhaime did say that Titan was "unlikely to be a subscription-based MMORPG." Of course, that still leaves plenty of room to speculate about what Titan actually will be. Will it be a free-to-play MMO or has Titan become something new entirely? With no official release date, only time will tell what Blizzard has in mind.
Rumored "mass layoffs" at Blizzard never happened
Yesterday, a handful of gaming news sites reported that a senior designer working on the new Titan MMO had gotten laid off by Blizzard Entertainment. In the hours that followed, the internet began conducting an "investigation" via Facebook that revealed tens, if not hundreds of Blizzard employees were just laid off. There's only one problem with the information said investigation dredged up: It's not true. There are no massive layoffs at Blizzard. So says Blizzard itself, via Community Manager Bashiok: mass layoffs at blizz Hey guys, out of respect for their privacy, we don't discuss individual employees, but the speculation circulating about 'massive layoffs at Blizzard' is just a rumor. source Fellow Community Manager Zarhym confirmed the lack of layoffs on his own personal Twitter account, saying that there's "tons of speculation based on false evidence." He went on to explain that the vast majority of people rumored to have been laid off showed up to work today. So rest assured: The sky is not falling. Blizzard employees still have their jobs. Project Titan has not been cancelled. Ghostcrawler is still in the building. And despite what you may have heard from Mr. Feeney's grocer, Cory and Topanga are not adopting a 14-year-old Chinese boy. Brace yourselves for what could be some of most exciting updates to the game recently with patch 4.3. Review the official patch notes, and then dig into what's ahead: new item storage options, cross-realm raiding, cosmetic armor skinning and your chance to battle the mighty Deathwing -- from astride his back!
Blizzard's Titan a 'casual' MMO
In case you were worried about a lack of new and accessible MMOs coming down the pike over the next couple of years, the king of casual is riding to the rescue. At least, that's what an analyst at Sterne Agee hinted at on Gamasutra recently. Arvind Bhatia is quoted on the game industry website as saying that Blizzard's product pipeline includes "expansion packs for StarCraft and World of Warcraft, a new Diablo game, [and] a new casual MMO." That casual MMO is of course Titan, the secretive WoW followup that has reportedly gobbled up Blizzard's most experienced designers. While no one outside of Blizzard has any inkling as to Titan's setting, mechanics, or target audience, Bhatia's prediction makes a certain amount of sense given the realities of the MMO marketplace and the costs inherent in developing and marketing AAA titles. Head to Gamasutra for the full report.
The Daily Quest: Initial thoughts on Saturn Six
Here at Saturn Six Insider we're on a Daily Quest (which we try to do every day, honest) to bring you interesting, informative and entertaining Saturn Six related links from around the blogosphere. Is there a story out there we ought to link or a blog we should be following? Just leave us a comment and you may see it here tomorrow! Take a look at the links below, and be sure to check out our Saturn Six Resources Guide for more Saturn Six related sites. We don't know a lot about Saturn Six, but our friends out in the bloggosphere have been uncovering some important details! Read on for what they found out about this wonderful new game! Go agents! Saturn Sixed rants about Seekers vs. Sentinels Cici over at SS-Champion has done it again, datamining the factions of Saturn Six. World of Spaceships posts about targeting in Saturn Six. Too Many Sixes explains the basic lore behind Saturn Six.
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WoW is sooooo last weak! Blizzard's next gen MMOOOOOMFG is the next big thing and we at Saturn Six Insider are bringing you the latest, leetest and neatest news on this mind blowing game! Breaking news out of BLIZZARD today: A new MMO is on the way from the Blizzboys and it is TOTALLY SWEET. Saturn Six Insider just got confirmation from multiple independent Tweets, uh, sources about this sweet new game called SATURN SIX. Forget that ancient garbage where you ride into battle on your "pony" with a "sword" (lol, lame). Blizz's phne NEW first-person MMO breaks new ground, totally setting the standard for the virgin "futuristic steampunk" genre! You heard me right, boys and robogirls: EFFIN SWEET SPACESHIPS. Lasers and nukes. PEW PEW! We don't know all the details, but here's what we've gathered from our intergalactic data miners on planet Rilon 4.
