Blizzard Developing New Survival IP for Console and PC - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 25 January 2022 / 2,025 Views
Blizzard Entertainment announced it is developing a survival game based on a new IP for console and PC.
"Blizzard is embarking on our next quest," reads the news post from Blizzard. "We are going on a journey to a whole new universe, home to a brand-new survival game for PC and console. A place full of heroes we have yet to meet, stories yet to be told, and adventures yet to be lived. A vast realm of possibility, waiting to be explored."
"For thirty years, Blizzard has been creating universes for millions of players around the globe," Blizzard added. "This requires a diverse team of developers willing to lend their voices, to listen and to be heard. That is our mission."
Blizzard has 11 job openings for the unannounced survival game. There are five openings for artists, two for designers, and four for engineers.
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Chances are this will release after the acquisition goes through so will be an Xbox console exclusive.
Saying it's coming out on PC and "console" definitely lets them hedge their bets!
My guess is Call of Duty will remain multiplatform, but come out less frequently. And anything new, including this, will likely not be multiplatform. Well, it will be multiplatform in the sense of Xbox, PC, and cloud, but not also PS and Switch.
I do think some classic franchises getting new instalments may come out on PS and/or Switch, though. Especially if it's a remaster/re-release. If it were a Tony Hawk 3 + 4 remaster, for example. I think Microsoft may grow to care more about having the cloud-exclusivity, than total exclusivity. If you're paying $60+ on PS, or getting it included as part of Game Pass, that's really the advantage that matters most to Microsoft.
I think Microsoft should also consider releasing some games just to PS4 (no PS5 edition, PS5 players could play it through back-compat though, or with back-compat+ upgrades on PS4 Pro and PS5 if Microsoft is feeling particularly generous), so that all PS players can get the game, but it'll be even better on Xbox Series and PC. PS4 will be a huge market for a long time, so potentially a big pay-off while still giving Microsoft's platforms an advantage.
But Acti-Blizz have to hedge their bets until the transaction is complete, just in case it falls through somehow (which I very much doubt it will).
Survival in the workplace.
Sounds cool, a Blizzard Suvival game can work well.
Lawsuit Survival Simulator
I think your comment is hilarious, I'm not sure what the down-voters are thinking!
Pretty cool to see them work on new stuff. Not a fan of survival games though or at least the ones I've tried.
New MS ex is coming. Maybe in 2030 unfortunately. :)
Blizzard working on a survival game??? Interesting prospect, but idk what they're capable of anymore.
Is the game an attempt to ensure Blizzard’s survival?
Perhaps, but so far even the most disgruntled current and former Blizzard employees are excited about this game and the team working on it.
Shots fired!
I want to make a joke here, but I'm 100% sure it would get moderated.
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