[Nirolak]

I thought this was interesting because there are only a certain number of settings you are likely to have real life advertisements in.

Franchise Development Producer Next-Gen MMO -Work with major consumer brands to facilitate product placement and licensing within the world of Blizzard Entertainment's next-gen MMO that enhances the gameplay experience. -Direct strategic analysis of market trends and competition.

Source: http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company...tml?id=10000B3

[Pollux]

I thought this was interesting because there are only a certain number of settings you are likely to have real life advertisements in. Source: http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company...tml?id=10000B3

modern non-fantasy mmo confirmed? if yes that would be awesome

[SatelliteOfLove]

that enhances the gameplay experience.

Titan to be a Nascar MMO confirmed.

(seriously, they all say this when these things roll out...)

[Luminate]

I'm assuming the setting will be more contemporary?

[Emitan]

[Darryl]

wonder if it'll be like the EQ2 pizza ordering

[Darklord]

Kill 12 Pepsi Dragons.

[Wallach]

I love the wording. Love to know how you plan to enhance my gameplay experience with advertising.

[Sloane]

I thought it was known that it's sci-fi?

[Kyzer]

YAY im so glad Blizzard and Activision merged!

[Metalic]

Reminds me of this :

[Nirolak]

I thought it was known that it's sci-fi?

That is an extremely broad category though.

Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter could be considered sci-fi for example.

[Snkfanatic]

I still assume this is a Starcraft based MMO but I could be way off. If it was they could do some kind of futuristic Pepsi ad in the game...would be very odd though.

[Gravijah]

i love pepsi brand beverages to go with my lays brand chips

[subversus]

I thought it was known that it's sci-fi?

[Emitan]

I still assume this is a Starcraft based MMO but I could be way off. If it was they could do some kind of futuristic Pepsi ad in the game...would be very odd though.

Why would you assume its Starcraft based when they said it's a new IP?

[Pollux]

I thought it was known that it's sci-fi?

Wait, what?

[Wallach]

i love pepsi brand beverages to go with my lays brand chips

Don't show up to tomorrow's raid unless you've farmed up at least 10 Pepsi BLUEs. We need them for the Cheeto's Red Hot burn phase.

[MuddyDonut]

Now I can finally immerse myself in a MMO.

[Snkfanatic]

Why would you assume its Starcraft based when they said it's a new IP?

Never heard this news actually. Damn that is a shame, I was looking forward to seeing what it would be like.

[Khezu]

Anarchy online had product placement and it was a future MMO.

Anyway isn't titan supposed to be like some kinda sims/matrix/fps thing?

[wwm0nkey]

I am fine with this as long as the logos are changed to reflect a future environment, its not hard to think coke will be around in 500 years but the logo sure as hell isnt staying the same.

[Fezan]

So F2p ??
please!

[Nirolak]

Wait, what?

Some people take this quote rather literally.

He thought the secret to success was making a game that was both tailored to hardcore players and accessible to a broad audience. "Once people figure that out, your game world is going to attract a lot of people," he explained. "But a lot of it has to do with art style, too. Are you going for realism or an inviting world? And once you learn those lessons, I think any type of [intellectual property] can survive. I'm shocked we haven't seen more sci-fi, near-future, post-apocalyptic, historical MMOs; there's all these completely different fantasy settings beyond the traditional high fantasy ones." So is Blizzard's new MMO going to be sci-fi, near-future, post-apocalyptic or historical? "All of those combined!" he said, laughing.

Source: http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/...console-games/

[Gravijah]

Don't show up to tomorrow's raid unless you've farmed up at least 10 Pepsi BLUEs. We need them for the Cheeto's Red Hot burn phase.

circle k

[Xpliskin]

So it's not a RPG/fantasy setting ?

That's good news.

[Emitan]

Never heard this news actually. Damn that is a shame, I was looking forward to seeing what it would be like.

http://www.blizzardnewmmo.com/Game_Info#Brand_new_IP

[ViktVaughn]

Kill mutated Kentucky Fried Chickens to retrieve 10 Boneless Buffalo Strips (TM).

edit: beaten

[PinkCrayon]

F2P?

[The Mana Legend]

Collect 5 pizza huts new cheesy breadsticks and disperse them among your friends!

[Pollux]

Some people take this quote rather literally. Source: http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/...console-games/

Ah, thanks.

[wwm0nkey]

Collect 5 pizza huts new cheesy breadsticks and disperse them among your friends!

[Wallach]

F2P?

Who knows. They'll do whatever they think is most profitable. I feel like if they think they could get away with subs and product placement, we'll see test runs in World of Warcraft before this game surfaces.

[Emitan]

What if I buy Pizza Hut pizza and can scan a QR code so my character can eat Pizza Hut with me?

This post brought to you by Pepsi.

[Ryaaan14]

Maybe this is in effort to lower the sub cost :_D

looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

[bengraven]

More realistic city basically confirmed then.

They already said they want to improve the "social" side to the MMO - that plus using ads as immersion tells me it be a modern/post modern city with billboards. I'm cool with that. As I said, ads can add to the immersion.

Hell, this was the first mod I added to San Andreas:

[Sloane]

I wish.

Although on second thought maybe I don't.

[SatelliteOfLove]

wonder if it'll be like the EQ2 pizza ordering

I remember back when they mocked that in an April Fools.

Collect 5 pizza huts new cheesy breadsticks and disperse them among your friends!

Kill mutated Kentucky Fried Chickens to retrieve 10 Boneless Buffalo Strips (TM). edit: beaten

Don't show up to tomorrow's raid unless you've farmed up at least 10 Pepsi BLUEs. We need them for the Cheeto's Red Hot burn phase.

And these will never get old.

[Rokam]

Idiocracy MMO confirmed? Brought to you by Carl's Jr.

[Kinyou]

Would be kind of neat if this allowed them to go free2play from the start.

[Darkmakaimura]

What game is that?

[Emitan]

What game is that?

Judging by the HUD and resolution it's Phantasy Star Portable. I've never played it though so I could be wrong.

[Darkkn]

I think Titan is going to have MTs, Product Placement and auction house with real money transactions.
Auction house thing is in D3 propably just so that they can train their customers to accept the idea, so that they can use it on Titan to make real bank. Just like they indroduced MT items in wow for charity at first so that people wouldn't rage so much. How can you be opposed to charity!? :)

This is going to be deady combination, since blizzard is the best at manipulating people with shinies and experience bars.

I'm not getting good vibes from Blizzard.. Seems that they have become pretty cynical money making focused joint. I don't want to see Blizzard becoming more like Zynga, i hope i'm wrong.

[Paches-EJ-]

What game is that?

phantasy_star_pizza_hut.jpg

[Forsaken82]

I won't be surprised if 90% of the games that release next gen have product placement. And it won't matter if its a high fantasy, post apocalyptic or modern realistic setting.

[Concept17]

5 HOURS ENERGY DRINK FEELING DOWN TIRED OR EVEN GROGGY IS IT 230 FIVE HOURS FIVE HOURS DRINK RAID LOOT SHIT

[Coolwhip]

After how hard they let Wow slip. Introduced pratically buying gold. Real money auction house in D3.. I can't say I'm interested in Titan. This just makes it worse.

[bizatch]

I think Titan is going to have MTs, Product Placement and auction house with real money transactions. Auction house thing is in D3 propably just so that they can train their customers to accept the idea, so that they can use it on Titan to make real bank. Just like they indroduced MT items in wow for charity at first so that people wouldn't rage so much. How can you be opposed to charity!? :) This is going to be deady combination, since blizzard is the best at manipulating people with shinies and experience bars. I'm not getting good vibes from Blizzard.. Seems that they have become pretty cynical money making focused joint. I don't want to see Blizzard becoming more like Zynga, i hope i'm wrong.

If they make a revolutionary MMO that is f2p and has those, I wouldnt mind.

[BrokenSymmetry]

I'm not getting good vibes from Blizzard.. Seems that they have become pretty cynical money making focused joint. I don't want to see Blizzard becoming more like Zynga, i hope i'm wrong.

Isn't World of Warcraft in many (psychological) ways, very similar to Zynga's products, and in fact prepared the way for Zynga?

[Wallach]

After how hard they let Wow slip. Introduced pratically buying gold. Real money auction house in D3.. I can't say I'm interested in Titan. This just makes it worse.

What do you mean introduced practically buying gold? I haven't been following WoW closely for a while.