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After a period of about seven years, Blizzard have announced that they’ve decided not to continue with project Titan, having not found whatever spark made World of Warcraft work for them.
In an interview with Polygon the developer spoke about the project and said that the team just “didn’t find the fun” in the game.
“We talked about how we put it through a reevaluation period, and actually, what we reevaluated is whether that’s the game we really wanted to be making. The answer is no.” said Blizzard boss Mike Morhaime.
While he admitted that the idea of Titan had some cool hooks they just couldn’t find the idea coming together properly, finding that it couldn’t distill and that the music didn’t flow properly through the experience meaning that they had to make the call about not continuing with the project.
He also admitted that Blizzard weren’t wanting to be known as the “the MMORPG company”, although with a bunch of other games of different genres to WoW on their roster (Heroes of the Storm, Starcraft II, Hearthstone) it’s fair to say that MMORPG isn’t the only genre Blizzard have been shown to do well with. Morhaime did say that another MMO wasn’t to be ruled out in Blizzard’s future though.
The items that will be available to those purchasing the virtual tickets for this year’s Blizzcon have been revealed today by Blizzard and they include an item for players of every one of Blizzard’s properties.
First is the items for their mostly widely known game, World of Warcraft. As part of the tie-in to the upcoming Warlords of Draenor expansion release the WoW item this time round is an exclusive pet: a baby Murloc who seems to be cosplaying as Grommash Hellscream, the leader of the Warsong clan.
For Hearthstone players the item is a new and exclusive card back for Blizzcon 2014, designed around the compass design that is emblazened in the Blizzard courtyard.
Starcraft II players can receive a pair of portraits, one of Hierarch Artanis and the second to be revealed at a later date, as well as a decal inspired by the upcoming Heroes of the Storm MOBA game.
Speaking of Heroes of the Storm, even this not-yet-released game gets an item in the virtual ticket pack. Purchasers can receive a Nexus Mount as well as a portrait of the mysterious Nexus Brawler for the game.
Finally if you’re a Diablo III player the items on offer are six different weapon transmogrifications, one for each class in the game, based again on the upcoming Warlords of Draenor.
Blizzcon is happening at the beginning of November. Our glorious leader Lonesamurai has already decided that he’s buying a virtual ticket to watch the event and receive the listed goodies. What about you?
To help you get prepared for the upcoming Warlords of Draenor Patch 6.0.2 release, we’ve uploaded the patch data to the background downloader. By downloading the patch in advance, you’ll be ready to get in-game and start playing as soon as the expansion goes live!
If you have issues during this process, you can find help to resolve them on the support site here.
You can adjust your download settings within the Battle.net desktop app by clicking on the Battle.net symbol and selecting “Settings” from the menu. Under Game Install/Update you’ll be able to adjust your download options for each of your games and enable or disable the background download, adjust the rate for your download, or pause it if you have a restriction on daily downloads.
Those of us who’ve been waiting for our chance to play GTA V on the PC are being made to wait the longest. It’s not fair I know. But while we wait we can at least console ourselves with the details of the improvements we’ll be getting over the console versions.
And today someone’s found a cached Rockstar site that hints at another new feature, one that was previously only available in GTA IV through a mod. A first-person view will be available both within vehicles and while on foot, allowing you to really get down into the open-world and explore as you would a real-life city. The vehicle version will even have ” working speedometers, tachometers, dash lights, and more.” Ooh!
This comes as addition to all the other new features announced such as a greater wildlife diversity, updated radio soundtracks with new tracks and new voiceovers, heavier traffic, thicker foliage… it really does sound like it’ll be worth the wait. Here’s hoping.
The PC port of GTA V will come out January 27th.
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Here at the Sanitarium.FM we love MMOs. And we love decorating games, like Animal Crossing. It may have something to do with Lonesamurai keeping us all locked in padded cells all week, but whatever the reason, all of us are suckers for collecting shiny things and then painstakingly arranging them in digital spaces. Which may be why we love Wildstar so much. The housing system in the game is not only addictive, its also functional. Make a garden. Have your own mining plot. Stick a chair to the ceiling and watch Novindus try to figure out how to sit in it while you all spam the laugh emote. Whatever suits your fancy. Now, Carbine is scratching our itch for building elaborate Victorian style mansions covered in books, severed Lopp heads and gratuitous Protostar promotional posters in a massive way.
Thats right folks, Drop 3 has been detailed, and it’s all about the housing. Right off the bat, the team is giving us a huge increase in how many items can be placed. Run out of room to place things about your plot? No worries. With drop 3 you’ll be able to place up to 1,000 decor items both indoors and out. This is a huge increase from the current limit of 800 interior and 300 exterior items. In addition, more lighting, musical selection, separate privileges for gardens and even a blank housing choice are being added. On top of that, the team is talking about letting you move FABkits and including new base terrains. Theres literally a ton of stuff, and it would take me literally hours to write it all up. So…I’m going to link the Nexus Report video below! ENJOY!
