Microsoftlike other major studios in the video game world, has carried out heavy layoffs in recent months. It has even gone so far as to close Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin And Alpha Dog Studiosexplaining that he wanted to focus on “priority games” at Bethesda. But there, of the AAAit costs a lot, the manufacturer of the Xbox So has another strategy in mind.
According to information from Windows Central, Microsoft would have formed a new team at Blizzard Entertainmentto develop small games in its franchises (Warcraft, StarCraft, Overwatch And Diablo). The main studio would not be affected, The developers would come mainly from Kingdesigner of candy Crush and bought back at the same time asActivision And BlizzardThe idea would therefore be to offer games based on strong licenses, but with a reduced budget and a small development team. Microsoft would like to find the rare (and inexpensive) pearl like Balatro, Palworld, Vampire Survivors And Among Uswho shone through their ingenuity gameplay.
Windows Central emphasizes that this strategy of Microsoft is in total contradiction with his recent choicesThe manufacturer has in fact closed Tango Gameworkswho released Hi-Fi RUSHan excellent action and rhythm game, made with a smaller budget than The Evil Within And Ghostwire: Tokyo. According to some rumors, a sequel was even being designed at Tango Gameworks before its closure. A game that would perfectly match the ambitions of Microsoft with this new team at Blizzardenough to make the many dismissed employees grind their teeth.
We will now have to wait to find out what this small team has in store for us at Blizzard Entertainment. The studio’s catalog is not that rich, but its franchises are strong and known to all. and there is scope to translate them into more modest experiences, even mobile games, such as King knows how to do it so well.
Despite the closure of the studios, the games of Tango Gameworks And Arkane Austin are to be found in the Game Passthe subscription Ultimate three months is available for €44.99 on Amazon, Cdiscount And Fnac.
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