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Blizzard: At least 2 major releases 2012, hots?13?

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Sufinsil
Profile Joined January 2011
United States760 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-09 21:44:43
November 09 2011 01:05 GMT
#1
With the recent earnings call from Activision Blizzard, Blizzard mentioned they plan to have two major releases during 2012. We all know Diablo 3 will be out early 2012, which leaves other for sure possibility being Heart of the Swarm or Mists of Pandaria. Seeing how the last content for Cataclysm is out within weeks, WoW bleeding subscribers the past 3 quarters and wanting to get content out sooner than later to hold said subscribers, I expect Mists of Pandaria be out mid/late summer 2012. This implies we may not see HotS till early 2013.

http://www.vg247.com/2011/11/08/activision-blizzard-q3-digital-revenue-up-25-ytd/
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/09/us-activisionblizzard-idUSTRE7A77GP20111109

http://investor.activision.com/events.cfm
PDF slides of investor call

Starcraft II was the best selling PC game in US and Europe for the past nine months, and Morhaime noted strong buzz around the upcoming Heart of the Swarm release, including more than 1 million views on its Blizzcon trailer. On the Blizzard DOTA side, testing continues, and the company is “currently exploring” what kind of business model to pursue.

Blizzard plans on two major releases during 2012, one of which is Diablo III; still no lock down on launch window beyond “early 2012″, but Blizzard is soon to begin testing he game’s real-money auction house system.


Better quote from Kotick, minimum of two major releases from Blizzard.

On November 09 2011 10:14 Amlitzer wrote:
Ah you beat me to it! Anyways, here is the exact quote from the horses mouth:

+ Show Spoiler +

Kotick added, "As we focus on 2012, we have a strong product pipeline which features a minimum of two highly-anticipated new titles from Blizzard Entertainment, including Diablo® III, and a new Call of Duty game from Activision Publishing. As a result, we expect to deliver another year of profitable growth. I believe our unyielding commitment to excellence and our creative talent around the globe will continue to position Activision Blizzard as the leader in interactive entertainment."

For me, as long as new good maps are released and continue to see meta game changes, SC2 continually entertains. There is no rush to see the expansion and new units into play. We all know how BW has worked out and lasted with no major changes beyond maps.

Also of note is how prominent Blizzard DOTA is a separate revenue driver.

Poll: Do you want HotS release in 2012?

Yes, bring on the Vipers! (189)
 
45%

No, what is the rush. (154)
 
36%

Whenever. (81)
 
19%

424 total votes

Your vote: Do you want HotS release in 2012?

(Vote): Yes, bring on the Vipers!
(Vote): No, what is the rush.
(Vote): Whenever.



Poll: When do you expect HotS to be released?

Blizzard "When it's done", so 2015 (207)
 
50%

Late 2012, holidays. (59)
 
14%

Once a white dude wins GSL. (57)
 
14%

2nd Anniversary of SC2 (49)
 
12%

Early 2013. (39)
 
9%

411 total votes

Your vote: When do you expect HotS to be released?

(Vote): Blizzard "When it's done", so 2015
(Vote): 2nd Anniversary of SC2
(Vote): Late 2012, holidays.
(Vote): Once a white dude wins GSL.
(Vote): Early 2013.



EDIT: Saw the other thread now about the conference call, was started before it happened. Wanted to point out and discuss the possbility of HotS not coming out till 2013 more so their earnings and other details.

Conference Call discussion:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=283801

Added better quote from Kotick.

EDIT2:
Added couple polls as suggested. When you do you hope HotS comes out and when do you expect it to be released.
tarodotoxin
Profile Joined July 2011
United States110 Posts
November 09 2011 01:08 GMT
#2
depends on whether or not they consider Mists as a major release.
other than that it seems all speculation. but with all weve seen with HOTS, i highly doubt it will be 2013.
but yea... we can only guess. thats all. nothing changed
TheBlueFalcon
Profile Joined November 2011
United States20 Posts
November 09 2011 01:08 GMT
#3
So Blizzard Dota is going to try and compete with DOTA 2, LoL, and HoN. I don't see it being the competitive game of choice unless blizzard does something amazing with it. I initially thought it was just going to be a custom map but I guess not.

And even if Blizzard doesn't make more maps, GSL continues to make quality maps.
4 gates, 4 gates everywhere
ig0tfish
Profile Joined July 2009
United States345 Posts
November 09 2011 01:09 GMT
#4
Interesting, it seems like they have most of HotS content done though and now they are just working on balance and other issues. I don't see why it would take them more than another year to get it out..
Insomni7
Profile Joined June 2011
667 Posts
November 09 2011 01:09 GMT
#5
You're right, it does look like mists before HOTS. I'm perfectly fine with this, I just hope blizz takes the time to make a good game.
Never Forget.
arbitrageur
Profile Joined December 2010
Australia1202 Posts
November 09 2011 01:09 GMT
#6
hoTS might not be "major".
Conquerer67
Profile Joined May 2011
United States605 Posts
November 09 2011 01:09 GMT
#7
I doubt that they would delay HotS that much for WoW. Sometime last year they announced a plan to get HotS out by August, which would mean a beta around Februaryish. I know that WoW is their cash cow, but they don't generally push something back by 2 quarters for something like that.
I hate when people compare SC2 and rochambeu. One race isn't fucking supposed to counter another one. | Protoss isn't OP. Their units on the other hand....
blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-09 01:10:39
November 09 2011 01:10 GMT
#8
I already am assuming mid 2013 for HOTS

So far this is confirming what I think.
When I think of something else, something will go here
JonnyLaw
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States3482 Posts
November 09 2011 01:11 GMT
#9
HoTS is a major release.

The game isn't even in beta yet. Early 2013 or very late 2012 sound more reasonable.
floor exercise
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Canada5847 Posts
November 09 2011 01:12 GMT
#10
I wouldn't be surprised if HotS is pushed out of 2012, especially with stupid projects like Blizzdota and the map store that can be released in the interim (as if those will satisfy sc2 fans)

FinestHour
Profile Joined August 2010
United States18466 Posts
November 09 2011 01:12 GMT
#11
They are being that serious about blizzard dota? Good luck....
thug life.                                                       MVP/ex-
thatsundowner
Profile Joined July 2011
Canada312 Posts
November 09 2011 01:13 GMT
#12
I think we might see HotS in 2012 but I don't think they're going to commit to that yet, it's still much too early.
"you're gonna fail" in latin
Oktyabr
Profile Joined July 2011
Singapore2234 Posts
November 09 2011 01:13 GMT
#13
For some reason I hope they don't actively pursue the sales of Blizzard DOTA. I can't foresee it competing with existing MOBA games.
Daralii
Profile Joined March 2010
United States16991 Posts
November 09 2011 01:14 GMT
#14
-HotS
-Mists of Pandaria
-Diablo 3

That's what I'd assume, anyway.
Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth!
Animism
Profile Joined June 2011
Switzerland130 Posts
November 09 2011 01:14 GMT
#15
I was reading a news source from www.mmo-champion.com that quotes 'There will be at least two major releases next year.'

Maybe 'At least' 2 suggests there a possibility for a third?

Source: http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/2546-WoW-Down-to-10.3M-Subscribers-PTR-Build-14966-Class-Balance-Q-A-TCG-Art
KobraKay
Profile Joined March 2010
Portugal4231 Posts
November 09 2011 01:14 GMT
#16
On November 09 2011 10:10 blade55555 wrote:
I already am assuming mid 2013 for HOTS

So far this is confirming what I think.


At that rate Ill be almost 30 when the SC2 is finally out...........
CJ Fighting! (--.--)
Amlitzer
Profile Joined August 2010
United States471 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-09 01:19:03
November 09 2011 01:14 GMT
#17
Ah you beat me to it! Anyways, here is the exact quote from the horses mouth:


Kotick added, "As we focus on 2012, we have a strong product pipeline which features a minimum of two highly-anticipated new titles from Blizzard Entertainment, including Diablo® III, and a new Call of Duty game from Activision Publishing. As a result, we expect to deliver another year of profitable growth. I believe our unyielding commitment to excellence and our creative talent around the globe will continue to position Activision Blizzard as the leader in interactive entertainment."

Source: + Show Spoiler +
http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=622018
"Not even justice, I want to get truth!"
tnud
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Sweden2233 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-09 01:16:31
November 09 2011 01:15 GMT
#18
On November 09 2011 10:14 Daralii wrote:
-HotS
-Mists of Pandaria
-Diablo 3

That's what I'd assume, anyway.

Diablo 3 is set to launch Q1 2012 currently
EDIT: oh, I thought this was in order. Maybe not
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Sufinsil
Profile Joined January 2011
United States760 Posts
November 09 2011 01:16 GMT
#19
On November 09 2011 10:09 arbitrageur wrote:
hoTS might not be "major".


Unless their new MMO comes out the only other releases are HotS and MoP, 2 expansions. 18-24 months have been the typical windows between WoW expansions, but with 4.3 patch being the last content (other than transition events to the new expo) for the current expansion I would expect Pandas mid 2012. June-Aug release window.
hmunkey
Profile Joined August 2010
United Kingdom1973 Posts
November 09 2011 01:16 GMT
#20
They could count HotS as a major release I guess, but I don't know why they would. I guess it's major in the sense that it'll sell around half a million to a million copies, but I'd expect Blizzard to reserve that designation for something much bigger.

In all likelihood HotS just isn't what Activision-Blizzard considers to be a "major release."
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