interesting game news.

I'm sure some of you will have read these, they're nothing too special but confirmation of a couple of things.

1) Bliz has confirmed they are indeed developing a "Nex-gen MMO". (Kotaku)

2) Valve has confirmed, aside from Episode 3, a completely new Half Life 3 is also in the works.

None of this is entirely new, Bliz has always mentioned they have another project in the works. But we've never had confirmation that it was indeed a next gen mmo. I'm torn here. I would love nothing more than a new Diablo, and the author of the recent books has said quite openly that he's not writing for a dead IP. But, I must admit, I would love for Bliz to create a whole new franchise.

HL3, I think everyones on board with that! Hopefully it'll be out before 2012! Now I just need to finish HL2, Ep1, and Ep2!

And for SponWhat, if you're reading, which I don't entirely expect but all I can say is I feel you're pain...

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UPDATE: Surfer Girl speaks about coming bliz mmo, says no new IP, Demons!

Why does Surfer Girl's opinion count? While quite secretive, this tipster has been on the money quite a bit regarding some of the most interesting news leaks. I think it's a pretty safe bet that soon we'll hear an announcement for a new Diablo-centric MMO. Some would say WoW has everything you'll want in a new MMO, but I would beg to differ. The diablo universe captured my imagination in a way that NO warcraft game ever did. On top of that, it was the grandaddy of wow. It's only fitting that WoW's success would funnel back into Diablo.

There's something about fighting the more Christian themed demons of Diablo as opposed to the infernals in WoW. I always like the DARK aspect of diablo, WoW seems so much lighter. I hope they don't lighten it up to appeal to the masses that have grown to love WoW's lighter nature.