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MMOs and E-Sports – Part 1: Why hasn’t it worked?

Leave a Comment / E-Sports, Guild Wars, Guild Wars 2, MMORPG, Starcraft, Starcraft 2, World of Warcraft / February 21, 2014

E-Sports – The Current Landscape

I had a lengthy discussion the other day with a friend of mine with whom I share a common interest in game genres. We are also both fans of watching, but not playing, Starcraft 2. Currently, the biggest games being played as E-Sports are League of Legends, Halo: Reach, Call of Duty, and Starcraft 2. The genres are rather limited. There is one RTS, one MOBA game, and two FPS games. Why aren’t other genres represented?

Well, how about MMORPGs? Well wait a moment, how is THAT a competitive game? How is it an e-sport? To answer that question, we should consider the last time an MMO was in consideration as an e-sport: World of Warcraft Arena.

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Diablo 3 Release Date – Targeted for Q2 2012

Leave a Comment / Diablo 3, Mists of Pandaria, MMORPG, World of Warcraft / February 10, 2012

According to a Blizzard slideshow presentation on their 2011 Q4 financial results, they reveal on page 18 that they will be aiming for a Q2 launch for Diablo 3, the latest game in the Diablo franchise. The same slide also reveals that more information will be out for World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria on March 19th. Mists of Pandaria will be the 4th expansion pack and will feature the new continent of Pandaria, a raise in the level cap from 85 to 90, as well as new game features.

There will be no Blizzcon this year as there will not be a lot of new information to announce with 1 game and 2 expansions already set to release this year.