Blizzard reportedly developing new Overwatch, StarCraft & Warcraft games BlizzardA new report claims that Microsoft and Activision have formed a smaller team at Blizzard to work on new games, featuring some of the studio\u2019s beloved IPs like StarCraft, Overwatch, and Warcraft. Fans of Overwatch, Warcraft, and StarCraft hoping for new games in each series may have finally gotten their wish. According to a new report from Windows Central, many employees from Microsoft\u2019s King subsidiary have joined a new team designed to develop \u2018AA\u2019 titles based on existing Blizzard IPs. King is known for its work on mobile titles such as Candy Crush, suggesting that these smaller games will be designed for phones. Though, it\u2019s unclear if they will be limited to mobile devices. For instance, Diablo Immortal was made for mobile, but it ended up becoming a cross-platform title. In its history, Blizzard has created some extremely popular franchises. However, they\u2019ve released very few actual games in these franchises when compared to other companies. For instance, space-themed RTS StarCraft has been limited to just one sequel since its 1998 debut. A third-person FPS titled \u2018StarCraft Ghost\u2019 was canceled during development, leaving the series dormant beyond StarCraft 2 expansions. Warcraft, another RTS, saw three games released before the series transformed into the MMORPG \u2018World of Warcraft.\u2019 Overwatch, meanwhile, has had its campaign mode completely canceled to prioritize the multiplayer experience, leaving the future of its story content in limbo. As Microsoft was buying Activision-Blizzard, Microsoft Head of Gaming Phil Spencer expressed a desire to bring Starcraft to Xbox. \u201cNot only StarCraft, but WarCraft, when you think about the heritage of RTS games that we\u2019re talking about here, specifically from Blizzard. And I don\u2019t have any concrete plans today because I can\u2019t really get in and work with the teams.\u201d Phil said during a 2022 interview with Wired. \u201cStarCraft was a seminal moment in gaming, right? From an esports perspective, from RTS on console perspective, and from just an RTS storytelling perspective in the genre.\u201d In 2023, Spencer replied to a tweet by Twitch streamer Lirik, who claimed the series is \u201cdripping with ways to break out of RTS form.\u201d Spencer agreed, saying the series has \u201cinsane potential\u201d and is still \u201cone of the best IPs out there.\u201d There\u2019s no word yet on exactly what this new team is working on first, but given the Microsoft boss\u2019s past comments, we could very well see something new in the StarCraft universe down the line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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