Blizzard announces new survival game while still reeling from multiple controversies
A week after the news Microsoft will acquire Activision Blizzard, and amidst news of alleged union-busting, labor strikes, unionization and the continuing investigation of allegations of discrimination and abuse, Blizzard has announced it's working on a new IP.
We're building a survival game in an all-new universe.
- Blizzard Entertainment (@Blizzard_Ent) January 25, 2022
Join us in writing our next chapter: https://t.co/yf7W5p9ERQ pic.twitter.com/vWtkDYh1kX
The new game is the first new universe from Blizzard since Overwatch in 2016; it's also the studio's first survival game. While it's fairly common to announce games early to recruit new talent - Respawn Entertainment's announcement of its new Star Wars game contained job listings...