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Microsoft and Activision have reportedly approved the formation of a new team at Blizzard that is mainly comprised of employees from King, according to sources who spoke with Jez Corden at Windows Central.
This new team will be working on “AA smaller games based on existing franchises within the Blizzard universes” like Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo, and Overwatch.
King is best known for working on mobile games, so it is possible this new team will be developing games for mobile platforms. We do know Xbox is working on a mobile games store for iOS and Android.
Sources claim Microsoft is open to exploring and experimenting with smaller smaller teams that are also part of the larger Xbox organization in order to find success.
One recent concern in gaming in recent years is the increasing cost of AAA games.
Corden via Twitter added, “Microsoft wants its Xbox studios to collaborate more closely and support each other, similarly to Nintendo and well, how Blizzard has often operated. The Coalition has also been known to be supporting teams like Undead Labs, etc.”
Added some context here about the smaller teams. Microsoft wants its Xbox studios to collaborate more closely and support each other, similarly to Nintendo and well, how Blizzard has often operated. The Coalition has also been known to be supporting teams like Undead Labs, etc.…
— Jez (@JezCorden) August 2, 2024
A life-long and avid gamer, William D’Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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