Blizzard confirms new MMO is completely original IP
by Griffin McElroy 
on May 13th 2009 2:30PM
A year and a half ago, we learned that Blizzard was hiring for an
infinitely titillating "Next-Gen MMO," one which we assumed would be based on
brand new intellectual property (as repeatedly
hinted at by Blizzard COO Paul Sams). We haven't heard much about the project since then. However, the silence was recently broken by Blizzard community manager Zarhym, who
confirmed on the official WoW forums that the upcoming MMO will "be a brand new franchise."
While this is the first official confirmation of the franchise's freshness we've heard, it's still up in the air as to what the genre of said project will be. If you'll remember, the game is reportedly being developed on the
World of Warcraft engine until its developers work up a fittingly new interface. Therefore, we think it's safe to assume it won't be an online dating sim. (Unfortunately.)
