by David Radd on Thursday, November 13, 2008
Speaking to VG247 at a World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King launch event, Blizzard COO Paul Sams talked about what was next for the company. He implied heavily that their next-gen MMO project will be a departure from what they have done with World of Warcraft.
"We want to create a great game," he said. "Something that's cool, and new, and different, and kind of next generation in terms of look and feel and gameplay. That's a challenging endeavor."
"We're definitely at the beginning, in the first half of development," explained Sams. "When we're building a new game from the ground up, what happens is that it's slow going for the first bit, while the team goes round and round and round figuring out how it's going to look and feel, what the player experience is and what the differentiators are, and then the speed at which we then bring in the content and polish and actually get to the finish line... I think the second half of the process is always substantially faster than the first half of product development."
Sams was reluctant to reveal any details about the project, even a potential release date, reiterating the company's fastidious attention to gameplay. "The last thing we want to do is say, 'Hey we're doing this,' and everyone says, 'Oh cool,' and then we change things completely," he commented. "We want to have a level of confidence that the direction we're going in the right one, and that it's polished enough to be able to show something, also. And we're not in either of those places yet."
Blizzard brings the latest expansion to World of Warcraft with Wrath of the Lich King. New lands, powers and adventures await in the newest addition to the world's most popular MMO. (Screenshot 1 of 35)
Blizzard brings the latest expansion to World of Warcraft with Wrath of the Lich King. New lands, powers and adventures await in the newest addition to the world's most popular MMO. (Screenshot 2 of 35)
Blizzard brings the latest expansion to World of Warcraft with Wrath of the Lich King. New lands, powers and adventures await in the newest addition to the world's most popular MMO. (Screenshot 3 of 35)
Blizzard brings the latest expansion to World of Warcraft with Wrath of the Lich King. New lands, powers and adventures await in the newest addition to the world's most popular MMO. (Screenshot 4 of 35)
Blizzard brings the latest expansion to World of Warcraft with Wrath of the Lich King. New lands, powers and adventures await in the newest addition to the world's most popular MMO. (Screenshot 5 of 35)
Blizzard brings the latest expansion to World of Warcraft with Wrath of the Lich King. New lands, powers and adventures await in the newest addition to the world's most popular MMO. (Screenshot 6 of 35)
Blizzard brings the latest expansion to World of Warcraft with Wrath of the Lich King. New lands, powers and adventures await in the newest addition to the world's most popular MMO. (Screenshot 7 of 35)
Blizzard brings the latest expansion to World of Warcraft with Wrath of the Lich King. New lands, powers and adventures await in the newest addition to the world's most popular MMO. (Screenshot 8 of 35)
Blizzard brings the latest expansion to World of Warcraft with Wrath of the Lich King. New lands, powers and adventures await in the newest addition to the world's most popular MMO. (Screenshot 9 of 35)
Blizzard brings the latest expansion to World of Warcraft with Wrath of the Lich King. New lands, powers and adventures await in the newest addition to the world's most popular MMO. (Screenshot 10 of 35)
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