Forecast: Up to 3 more games like Destiny or The Division at E3

A new franchise or something in the Diablo or Starcraft universe serves as a backdrop for an MMO shooter from Blizzard.

Interesting: Recently, there have been many signs that Blizzard is developing a new franchise. Top talents have been reassigned from their games to the secret project. There’s also talk of a “first-person” game.

But: Three points speak against Blizzard working on such a game and presenting it at E3:

• It appears that the new project will be more of a mobile game.
• It is unlikely to hear anything about it at E3. For major announcements, Blizzard has its own event, Blizzcon in November.
• Furthermore, Blizzard failed miserably with the last “mammoth project” Titan and seems to want to scale down their next games significantly. A Destiny competitor would not fit into this strategy.

After all, many are dissatisfied with the existing alternatives: The Division and Destiny. Many complain that they lack polish and game content. Blizzard has experience in MMOs and shooters.

A new franchise or something in the Diablo or Starcraft universe serves as a backdrop for an MMO shooter from Blizzard.

Interesting: Recently, there have been many signs that Blizzard is developing a new franchise. Top talents have been reassigned from their games to the secret project. There’s also talk of a “first-person” game.

But: Three points speak against Blizzard working on such a game and presenting it at E3:

• It appears that the new project will be more of a mobile game.
• It is unlikely to hear anything about it at E3. For major announcements, Blizzard has its own event, Blizzcon in November.
• Furthermore, Blizzard failed miserably with the last “mammoth project” Titan and seems to want to scale down their next games significantly. A Destiny competitor would not fit into this strategy.

Unlikely: Blizzard – Diablo 4? Something in Starcraft?

Blizzard also belongs to Activision, the publisher of Destiny. Therefore, it’s unlikely they could compete with Destiny. However, it’s not completely out of the question.

Blizzard is known for discovering current “hype genres” and then capturing market dominance with a polished and well-thought-out game. This has worked with hack-and-slash (Diablo), MMORPGs (World of Warcraft), team shooters (Overwatch), and online card games (Hearthstone); why not with MMO shooters as well?

After all, many are dissatisfied with the existing alternatives: The Division and Destiny. Many complain that they lack polish and game content. Blizzard has experience in MMOs and shooters.

A new franchise or something in the Diablo or Starcraft universe serves as a backdrop for an MMO shooter from Blizzard.

Interesting: Recently, there have been many signs that Blizzard is developing a new franchise. Top talents have been reassigned from their games to the secret project. There’s also talk of a “first-person” game.

But: Three points speak against Blizzard working on such a game and presenting it at E3:

• It appears that the new project will be more of a mobile game.
• It is unlikely to hear anything about it at E3. For major announcements, Blizzard has its own event, Blizzcon in November.
• Furthermore, Blizzard failed miserably with the last “mammoth project” Titan and seems to want to scale down their next games significantly. A Destiny competitor would not fit into this strategy.