Microsoft and Activision have formed a new team within Blizzard to work on smaller 'AA' games based on existing IP (www.windowscentral.com)

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[-] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 20 points 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 25 points 3 months ago

Best I can do is Overwatch themed Candy Crush.

[-] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The article says that the "new" group is just mostly King (the developers of Candy Crush Saga) 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 4 points 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 1 points 3 months ago

Hifi rush. Youre looking for hifi rush.

[-] Katana314@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Pretty sure that’s the joke.

[-] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Lol woosh

[-] bigmclargehuge@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

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.

[-] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 9 points 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 6 points 3 months ago

That's a ~~naive~~ optimistic take.

[-] EveningPancakes@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

Maybe we'll get a new Lost Vikings?

[-] RacerX@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

Make StarCraft Ghost please.

[-] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 1 points 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.