Ex-Blizzard devs making RTS game that feels like an evolution of Warcraft 3 and StarCraft 2 – PCGamesN

We dont know much about the upcoming game from Frost Giant Studios, but the teams sights are high. One of the co-founders, Tim Morten, former production lead on Blizzards StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void, says the RTS game will build on whats come before.

We very much want to build a game that feels like an evolution of Blizzard RTS games, Morten told Op Attack, but our influences will include Warcraft III, Broodwar, and StarCraft II. We expect to be as different as those games are to each other. Frost Giant was founded by Morten and Tim Campbell, who was campaign lead designer on Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne.

Frost Giant announced it had received an initial wave of funding in October 2020, allowing for early development of the groups prospective debut. More is needed, however, though Mortens unsure if thatll mean crowdfunding. We havent considered paths for pre-release player funding yet, because were so early in our process, He says. Separate from funding, were very committed to having discourse with the community throughout our development. This is currently happening through the FrostGiant subreddit, and through the monthly newsletter that anyone can sign up to receive at FrostGiant.com.

When Frost Giant revealed itself in October, Morten stated the intention is for whatever the game becomes to be something that players canshare broadly with friends.Current funds are going towards building a prototype.

Blizzards own recent endeavours in the RTS space havent been strong of late;Warcraft 3: Reforged was slated by players for missing features. Our Richard Scott-Jones wrote that its off to the worst possible start for a robust remake of a classic. However, the community has been remaking it themselves to fulfill the need. The company is slowing down onStarCraft 2, after ten years, to focus on whats next.

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