Blizzard Has A New MMO
We received a press release today following an invite only demo at GDC about
the NEW Blizzard MMO "BT" which is the first MSPOG put forth by Blizzard in a
long long time. What's BT? What's MSPOG? BT is BlackThorne a game originally
released in 1994 that has been re-worked, mostly due to its massive following,
to be the first MSPOG, Massively Single Player Online Game, from Blizzard in
years. In Blackthorne players take on the role of Kyle Blackthorne, with new
voice overs from Bruce Campbell, a lethal commando equipped with a partially
customizable weapon set, brute strength, animal cunning, and a mysterious past.
The game will take place on the original legendary planet of Tuul, where Bruce
Campbe...err BlackThorne must fight off goblin hordes to liberate the Androthi
people. At the announcement of this game at GDC, as soon as we heard goblins we
instantly were inquiring about the ability to link this game to World of
Warcraft in an effort to allow WoW Players to fight BlackThorne players in a
type of instance. Blizzard executives quickly pointed out, which made us feel
sheepish for not realizing it, that normal World of Warcraft AI is light years
beyond what any human could offer in terms of PvP or strategy, especially
BlackThorne online players.
Game Features
- Lifelike cinematic that will rock your world. Note: This will require the
latest version of Direct X 3.2
- Unrealistic level of realism
- Ability to play with up to two players per instance
- Infinite ammunition with no need to reload...ever.
- No annoying character customization options
- Weapon simplification: One weapon:One Game - The new "Golden Ratio"
in gaming
Video Introduction Series
Blizzard has also given us access to the first ever video introduction
series. This series is designed to build hype for the game by allowing players
to see see walkthroughs of the amazing levels (The full 7, no skimping),
gameplay, and graphics, before actually purchasing the game.
Here's the first video introduction:
Here's the official press release:
Blizzard Entertainment 4/1/09 -- Irvine California -
Given the current corporate and global economic climate we've decided to do
something revolutionary. We're going to introduce a NEW MMORPG and save time and
development costs by basically not developing the actual MMO aspect, and
re-releasing a classic from 1994.
Enjoy.
