Azzanation said:
Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm are not new IPs, Hearthstone uses the Warcraft franchise hence why its called Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft and Heroes of the Storm is a MOBA game that uses already existing Blizzard IPs. OverWatch is Blizzards first new IP in 10+years. Theres a difference between IPs and Game Genres. Example, Halo Wars 2 is not a new IP because its a RTS version of Halo. |
I suppose that's true, would be more accurate to call it them new franchises as opposed to IPs. Really little need to make the distinction though, as those games are entirely unique within their library and do indeed represent a step outside of their comfort zone.
Besides, how could they NOT use Warcraft for the card game and multiple franchises for their moba? Their lores are so incredibly fleshed out and stock full of great characters at this point that they'd be foolish not to lol
Personally, I think Blizzard should make a new Lost Vikings for mobile; it's a game that would work perfectly there, would be cheap to create, and I suspect would make them a fortune. I loved the snes one! :)
