This… is actually kind of exciting. Two massive studios (potentially) showing they also feel that the current AAA space is saturated with boring, soulless, samey games, year after year.
Microsoft and Activision have formed a new team within Blizzard to work on smaller 'AA' games based on existing IP
Submitted 3 months ago by Ashtear@lemm.ee to games@lemmy.world
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bigmclargehuge@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Croquette@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
That’s a naive take. Microsoft saw that there is money to make in AA games, so they want in on the action.
If they didn’t think that AA games could increase their profits, they wouldn’t do it.
bigmclargehuge@lemmy.world 3 months ago
That’s a
naiveoptimistic take.
RacerX@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Make StarCraft Ghost please.
SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Make StarCraft 1 again…but like the same thing but different ya know? Kinda like just give me a pill to forget about StarCraft so I can replay it and disassociate for a while.
EveningPancakes@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Maybe we’ll get a new Lost Vikings?
Jyrdano@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I just want Warcraft 4.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Oooo. Is this by any chance the ghost of vicarious visions coming back?
turkalino@lemmy.yachts 3 months ago
New Banjo Kazooie please
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Maybe they could make an action game like Devil May Cry but with something like a rhythm game element to it. Do they have any existing IP that that could fit? Or a team that could make it?
joyjoy@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Best I can do is Overwatch themed Candy Crush.
RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 3 months ago
The article says that the “new” group is just mostly King employees, and they will basically be working on Activision/Blizzard IP, it doesn’t say anything about them working on general Microsoft IP. It is likely Activitions massive back catalogue may finally have some games make a comeback.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I know. I was being facetious. What this headline actually gives me hope for is a new Metal Arms, but I need to temper my expectations.
SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Hifi rush. Youre looking for hifi rush.
Katana314@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Pretty sure that’s the joke.