Activision Blizzard is presently hiring for an unannounced sport, and are on the lookout for a number of senior employees to refill the ranks on this challenge. This features a artistic director, design director for fight AI, senior artwork direct, and extra.
Whereas there’s little indication on what precisely this sort of sport this will likely be, the job posting for artistic director notes they’re going to must develop the sport’s IP in addition to “multi-season story arcs”. Whether or not which means it’s going to be a dwell service sport like a lot of Blizzard’s latest releases stays to be seen, however seems seemingly.
On it is personal this can be a very cut-and-dry easy information story, and one we in all probability should not anticipate a lot of an replace on for some time. Nonetheless, latest developments throughout Activision Blizzard can present fascinating exterior context.
Xbox lead Phil Spencer has in interviews famous that he’d personally wish to see a revival of legacy Activision Blizzard IP, following Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard final yr. Whereas it is clearly enjoyable to take a position on whether or not or not this new sport does delve into the Acti Blizz IP vaults, it is also price mentioning that after all Phil Spencer would say this in a post-acquisition press tour. His job in stated statements is to drum up pleasure concerning the aquisition, and leaning on nostalgia is a good way to try this. This is not to say such a return is not what’s inflicting this hiring wave, simply that such statements aren’t a smoking gun.
For one, it is troublesome to notice this improvement with out additionally contemplating the lately laid off employees from Activision Blizzard within the wake of the Microsoft acquisition. A shocking 1,900 employees have been let go, and whereas sitting right here and saying ‘wow guys, why could not you retain folks if you happen to have been simply going to rent extra employees later’ is not actually a wise assertion to make, you have to surprise if these positions will likely be stuffed by a few of the expertise that is already out the door. Certain you in all probability have a superb shot at getting a job if you happen to’ve already obtained expertise at Blizzard, however the layoffs have been three months in the past. Quite a lot of these folks might have already got work.
What’s clear is that Blizzard does desperately want a win with this new IP. Not solely has its final enterprise into contemporary IP Overwatch seen higher days because of the cavaclade of controversy surrounding Overwatch 2, the corporate additionally cancelled its unreleased survival shooter after a number of years of improvement. This new sport, no matter it’s, must be a heavy hitter.
However tell us what you suppose! What are your hopes for this new sport. Sure, hoping it is simply good and controversy free is truthful play.