Blizzard is working on a new, unannounced MMO, but it will be a mobile title. Could World of Warcraft meet Clash Royale or Clash of Clans?
Over the last few months, Blizzard has pulled some of its top people from their regular jobs and assigned them to new, internal projects. These projects are games that have yet to be announced and therefore have no names.
For months, WoW lead Tom Chilton, Heroes of the Storm guru Dustin Browder, and Starcraft 2 icon David Kim have been “missing” and involved in the new project or projects.
Real-time Strategy Meets MMO on Mobile
We know that Blizzard is currently working on at least two titles, but we still aren’t sure exactly which ones.
- One is likely to be a first-person shooter – some believe it could be a Diablo or Starcraft title.
- The other is a mobile title, probably with a Warcraft license. Recently, we learned from a job listing that this mobile title is supposed to be a “MMO RTS project” – an MMO game with elements of real-time strategy.
For the mobile title, Blizzard is looking for a “Senior Client Engineer” – read details about what they should be capable of here on the job page.
What Could This Game Be?
RTS and mobile – one initially thinks of “Clash of Clans,” “Clash Royale,” and similar mobile games. They are incredibly lucrative.
Players control their armies and deploy them on different lanes, which then march against the opponents. This is supported by spells and tricks.
These MMO-RTS games used to be the most lucrative mobile titles worldwide: first Clash of Clans, later Clash Royale. However, in recent months, MMORPGs like Lineage M and Lineage 2 Revolution or MOBAs like Arena of Valor have dominated the global top charts on mobile.
If one were to combine a well-known game principle like “Clash Royale” with one of Blizzard’s major licenses like World of Warcraft or classic Warcraft, it would be a surefire way to print money.
An “MMO RTS” would fit this description: something like a Clash Royale with a WoW license.
In the past, Blizzard has been able to take existing game concepts, polish them, and take them to unprecedented heights. Clash of Clans and Clash Royale are already extremely successful on their own.
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