This week, the 2011 Citi Technology Conference in New York hosted the cream of the main financial industry of gaming. Electronic Arts was present, and presented a detailed three-year plan.
Clearly, the development studio that hasn't (yet) started any games this year intends to catch up within three years. Blizzard plans to release "six licenses proven" by the end of 2014.

Blizzard announced the launch of two next installment of StarCraft II: First Heart of the Swarm, the extension of its strategy game featuring the Terran faction, and is expected mid 2012, and "Legacy of the Void", all dedicated to the Protoss faction.

Also by 2014, the developer clearly mention the deployment of two extensions for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. It is rumored that the next might already be Pandaria Mists of an extension based on the Pandaren (Blizzard has not yet officially announced this- details are expected at BlizzCon in October - but supposedly, a note was sent to all Group employees reminding them of their obligation of confidentiality, which tends to confirm the rumor). WOW will therefore welcome a fifth extension in three years. i don't know about you guys, but it better be a good one!!!!!!!

Last but not least, Blizzard plans to launch Diablo III in the coming months but will also add an extension adding to its action RPG.

If the schedule is met, the California developer intends to fully exploit its manifestly "licenses proven" in the coming years and has a quite heavy few years program (with two titles per year for three years).I believe it also right to mention Titan, its next MMORPG not yet officially announced and this time based on a new license and it is rumored that it could be launched in autumn 2013, in addition to Blizzard DOTA, the MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena )-based for StarCraft II expected next year.

So a few games coming out, maybe a new politic to distract people from the every lowering number of memebers playing wow. All i can say is that the new expansion better be damn good.


Bobax