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Angelcurio
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(06-28-2007, 05:08 AM)
 
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Blizzard Still Has “Hope” for Starcraft Ghost #1

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Blizzard Still Has “Hope” for Starcraft Ghost

In a meeting of the MMO minds at the Hollywood and Games Summit, Blizzard’s Rob Pardo said he still believes in the vaporous Starcraft Ghost. More on the MMO panel within…

The question posed to the MMO expert panel was “when do you pull the plug on a project?”

Pardo, lead designer of World of Warcraft at Blizzard, said “Hopefully before you announce it.” He drew an example from his own experience at Blizzard: the evasive action title Starcraft Ghost, which migrated between developers twice before being placed “indefinitely” on hold.

“[There’s] no easy answer...we've cancelled a lot of projects,” said Pardo. He claimed that Blizzard—known for hit games like World of Warcraft, of course—really doesn’t have a higher “hit game rate” than other developers.

But the difference is that the public doesn’t see the non-hits.

“We're just willing to cancel the products that fail,” he said. “That's important to our brand. We're willing to bite the bullet and write off those expenses. Sometimes six months into development, the idea doesn't flow.

“Our most recent one was Starcraft Ghost. With that game we were very stubborn. I still believe in that game and the characters but we were not able to execute at the level we wanted to…Rather than work on that we had to focus on our other games. We're hoping one day to return to it.”

Full interview here:

Link: http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?op...=6176&Itemid=2
beelzebozo
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(06-28-2007, 05:09 AM)
 
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#2

i'd buy it.
Saitou
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(06-28-2007, 05:10 AM)
 
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#3

Screw Ghost.


I'm still waiting on Azeroth Adventures.
the year 20XX
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(06-28-2007, 05:10 AM)
 
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#4

I'm sure lots of people have "preorders" for it.
kassatsu
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(06-28-2007, 05:10 AM)
 
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#5

I lol'd
Fady K
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(06-28-2007, 05:13 AM)
 
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#6

Nah, I wont bother having any hope for this till I see it in store shelves .
Dr. Kitty Muffins
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(06-28-2007, 05:15 AM)
 
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#7

I never cared for the main character.
careksims
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(06-28-2007, 05:15 AM)
 
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#8

I will definitely buy it when I see it on a store shelf.
Death_Born
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(06-28-2007, 05:16 AM)
 
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#9

Release date: the year 20XX!
Morbid Angel
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(06-28-2007, 05:17 AM)
 
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#10

Meh. Now that we know that Starcraft II is coming I don't care.
Angelcurio
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(06-28-2007, 05:20 AM)
 
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#11





http://www.jasonchanart.com/gallery/...cghost_big.jpg

The art direction of this game used to be really good.
{Mike}
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(06-28-2007, 05:23 AM)
 
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#12

no bootsguy yet?
Saterium
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(06-28-2007, 05:30 AM)
 
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#13


Believe
hauton
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(06-28-2007, 05:41 AM)
 
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#14

I have hope in Rock N' Roll Racing: The FPS.
jman2050
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(06-28-2007, 05:44 AM)
 
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#15

This game still exists?
Sho_Nuff82
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(06-28-2007, 05:44 AM)
 
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#16

I had SC: Ghost paid in full about 4 years ago at Gamestop.
Mr. Pointy
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(06-28-2007, 05:52 AM)
 
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#17

I keep thinking that Blizzard should take all the currently built assets from Ghost and palm them off to Retro Studios along with a money hat.

Of course, that's just me.
angelfly
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(06-28-2007, 05:57 AM)
 
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#18

Not funny for Blizzard to tease like that. They'll never get it finished.
JohnTinker
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(06-28-2007, 05:59 AM)
 
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#19

StarCraft: Ghost Forever?
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