Blizzard's Untitled Survival Game Has Been Canceled After President Leaves - Report

md5

78fd5c55a7d226c76a31fb0e575a63b2

link

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/blizzards-untitled-survival-game-has-been-canceled-after-president-leaves-report/1100-6520603/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f

image

https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/screen_medium/1646/16465123/4251030-image_2024-01-25_092454409cropped.jpg

image_imgur

https://i.imgur.com/4TdhkOY.jpg

description

Blizzard's untitled survival game, codenamed Odyssey, has reportedly been canceled, along with president Mike Ybarra announcing his departure. This comes shortly after Microsoft announced that it would be cutting 1,900 jobs across Blizzard, ZeniMax, and Xbox.

According to an internal memo obtained by The Verge, Microsoft Gaming Content and Studios president Matt Booty said, "As part of this focus, Blizzard is ending development on its survival game project and will be shifting some of the people working on it to one of several promising new projects Blizzard has in the early stages of development."

Ybarra announced his resignation from Microsoft and said that he would offer help to anyone impacted by its layoffs. He spent more than 20 years at Microsoft, leaving for Blizzard in 2019. He then briefly became part of Microsoft once again when its merger with Activision Blizzard finalized last year. Additionally, Blizzard founder and chief design officer Allen Adham has reportedly left as well.

The untitled survival game was teased back in 2022 and served mainly as a recruitment tool for developers to come and work on it. It was going to be Blizzard's first new IP in six years since Overwatch in 2016 and has also reportedly been in development for more than six years.

content_html

Blizzard's untitled survival game, codenamed Odyssey, has reportedly been canceled, along with president Mike Ybarra announcing his departure. This comes shortly after Microsoft announced that it would be cutting 1,900 jobs across Blizzard, ZeniMax, and Xbox.

According to an internal memo obtained by The Verge, Microsoft Gaming Content and Studios president Matt Booty said, "As part of this focus, Blizzard is ending development on its survival game project and will be shifting some of the people working on it to one of several promising new projects Blizzard has in the early stages of development."

Ybarra announced his resignation from Microsoft and said that he would offer help to anyone impacted by its layoffs. He spent more than 20 years at Microsoft, leaving for Blizzard in 2019. He then briefly became part of Microsoft once again when its merger with Activision Blizzard finalized last year. Additionally, Blizzard founder and chief design officer Allen Adham has reportedly left as well.

The untitled survival game was teased back in 2022 and served mainly as a recruitment tool for developers to come and work on it. It was going to be Blizzard's first new IP in six years since Overwatch in 2016 and has also reportedly been in development for more than six years.

content_text

Blizzard's untitled survival game, codenamed Odyssey, has reportedly been canceled, along with president Mike Ybarra announcing his departure. This comes shortly after Microsoft announced that it would be cutting 1,900 jobs across Blizzard, ZeniMax, and Xbox.According to an internal memo obtained by The Verge, Microsoft Gaming Content and Studios president Matt Booty said, "As part of this focus, Blizzard is ending development on its survival game project and will be shifting some of the people working on it to one of several promising new projects Blizzard has in the early stages of development."Ybarra announced his resignation from Microsoft and said that he would offer help to anyone impacted by its layoffs. He spent more than 20 years at Microsoft, leaving for Blizzard in 2019. He then briefly became part of Microsoft once again when its merger with Activision Blizzard finalized last year. Additionally, Blizzard founder and chief design officer Allen Adham has reportedly left as well.The untitled survival game was teased back in 2022 and served mainly as a recruitment tool for developers to come and work on it. It was going to be Blizzard's first new IP in six years since Overwatch in 2016 and has also reportedly been in development for more than six years.

pub_date

25 January 2024, 2:57 pm

guid

1100-6520603

creator

George Yang

processed

TRUE

id: 51192
uid: xsoXB
insdate: 2024-01-25 17:20:01
title: Blizzard's Untitled Survival Game Has Been Canceled After President Leaves - Report
additional:
category: Game Spot
md5: 78fd5c55a7d226c76a31fb0e575a63b2
link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/blizzards-untitled-survival-game-has-been-canceled-after-president-leaves-report/1100-6520603/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f
image: https://www.gamespot.com/a/uploads/screen_medium/1646/16465123/4251030-image_2024-01-25_092454409cropped.jpg
image_imgur: https://i.imgur.com/4TdhkOY.jpg
description:

Blizzard's untitled survival game, codenamed Odyssey, has reportedly been canceled, along with president Mike Ybarra announcing his departure. This comes shortly after Microsoft announced that it would be cutting 1,900 jobs across Blizzard, ZeniMax, and Xbox.

According to an internal memo obtained by The Verge, Microsoft Gaming Content and Studios president Matt Booty said, "As part of this focus, Blizzard is ending development on its survival game project and will be shifting some of the people working on it to one of several promising new projects Blizzard has in the early stages of development."

Ybarra announced his resignation from Microsoft and said that he would offer help to anyone impacted by its layoffs. He spent more than 20 years at Microsoft, leaving for Blizzard in 2019. He then briefly became part of Microsoft once again when its merger with Activision Blizzard finalized last year. Additionally, Blizzard founder and chief design officer Allen Adham has reportedly left as well.

The untitled survival game was teased back in 2022 and served mainly as a recruitment tool for developers to come and work on it. It was going to be Blizzard's first new IP in six years since Overwatch in 2016 and has also reportedly been in development for more than six years.


content_html:

Blizzard's untitled survival game, codenamed Odyssey, has reportedly been canceled, along with president Mike Ybarra announcing his departure. This comes shortly after Microsoft announced that it would be cutting 1,900 jobs across Blizzard, ZeniMax, and Xbox.

According to an internal memo obtained by The Verge, Microsoft Gaming Content and Studios president Matt Booty said, "As part of this focus, Blizzard is ending development on its survival game project and will be shifting some of the people working on it to one of several promising new projects Blizzard has in the early stages of development."

Ybarra announced his resignation from Microsoft and said that he would offer help to anyone impacted by its layoffs. He spent more than 20 years at Microsoft, leaving for Blizzard in 2019. He then briefly became part of Microsoft once again when its merger with Activision Blizzard finalized last year. Additionally, Blizzard founder and chief design officer Allen Adham has reportedly left as well.

The untitled survival game was teased back in 2022 and served mainly as a recruitment tool for developers to come and work on it. It was going to be Blizzard's first new IP in six years since Overwatch in 2016 and has also reportedly been in development for more than six years.


content_text: Blizzard's untitled survival game, codenamed Odyssey, has reportedly been canceled, along with president Mike Ybarra announcing his departure. This comes shortly after Microsoft announced that it would be cutting 1,900 jobs across Blizzard, ZeniMax, and Xbox.According to an internal memo obtained by The Verge, Microsoft Gaming Content and Studios president Matt Booty said, "As part of this focus, Blizzard is ending development on its survival game project and will be shifting some of the people working on it to one of several promising new projects Blizzard has in the early stages of development."Ybarra announced his resignation from Microsoft and said that he would offer help to anyone impacted by its layoffs. He spent more than 20 years at Microsoft, leaving for Blizzard in 2019. He then briefly became part of Microsoft once again when its merger with Activision Blizzard finalized last year. Additionally, Blizzard founder and chief design officer Allen Adham has reportedly left as well.The untitled survival game was teased back in 2022 and served mainly as a recruitment tool for developers to come and work on it. It was going to be Blizzard's first new IP in six years since Overwatch in 2016 and has also reportedly been in development for more than six years.
pub_date: 25 January 2024, 2:57 pm
guid: 1100-6520603
creator: George Yang
related_games:
processed: TRUE

No Items Found.

Add Comment
Type in a Nick Name here
 
Other Items in Game Spot
Unleash The Cutest Godzilla With This Week's Epic Games Store Freebies Unleash The Cutest Godzilla With This Week's Epic Games Store Freebies 8BitDo Pro 3 Switch 2 And PC Controller Discounted To Best Price Yet At Amazon Back to the Future's Marty McFly And The DeLorean Are Seemingly Coming To Fortnite 8BitDo Pro 3 Switch 2 And PC Controller Discounted To Best Price Yet At Amazon Pricey WoW Transmog Changes Have Players Angry And Confused Arc Raiders Patch Notes Include Venator Nerf And A Duck Surprise All These Games Sold Exactly One Copy In The US In October Back to the Future's Marty McFly And The DeLorean Are Seemingly Coming To Fortnite Get Dragon Ball Sparking Zero And Kakarot Daima Edition For Just $30 Each In This Black Friday Deal We've Never Seen Anything Like Switch 2's Sales Before Elden Ring Nightreign Drops To Just $25 For Black Friday An Unexpected Developer Is Behind Some Big Free Switch 2 Updates An Unexpected Developer Is Behind Some Big Free Switch 2 Updates Battlefield 6's First-Month Sales Were Higher Than Any Game Since 2022 In The US Little Nightmares 3 Gets Its First Big Discount For Black Friday Battlefield 6's First-Month Sales Were Higher Than Any Game Since 2022 In The US How Hades 2 Fails Its Protagonist Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac Is Just $20 For Black Friday Digimon Time Stranger Gets First Discount For Black Friday Steam Machine Price? Here's Another Hint At What It Could Cost Battlefield 6 Conquest Update Makes A Key Change To Scoring PUBG Creator's New Survival Game Is Now In Early Access Samsung 512GB MicroSD Express For Switch 2 Is Only $75 At Amazon For Black Friday Samsung 512GB MicroSD Express For Switch 2 Is Only $75 At Amazon For Black Friday Logitech G Astro A50 X Premium Headset Gets Massive Discount Two Ace Attorney Collections Are Up to Half Off On Amazon Star Wars Outlaws Switch 2 Edition Is Already Discounted Thanks To Black Friday Save 25% On The Wireless SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds Amazon Is Slashing Prices On Doom: The Dark Ages For Black Friday Hell is Us Is $10 Off In Amazon's Early Black Friday Sale Black Friday - Save On One Of The Best Leverless Fight Sticks Save $10 On Battlefield 6 With This Early Black Friday Discount Save 25% On The Wireless SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds One Of The Best Christmas-Themed Video Games Is Just $25 At Amazon Upgrade Your Fortnite Festival Experience With This PDP Riffmaster Guitar Controller Deal Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Is $20 At Amazon For A Limited Time Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Is $20 At Amazon For A Limited Time Evercade Retro Handhelds & Cartridges Get Rare Price Cuts In Amazon's Black Friday Sale Evercade Retro Handhelds & Cartridges Get Rare Price Cuts In Amazon's Black Friday Sale Meta Quest 3S Black Friday Deal - Save Up To $70 And Get $50 Amazon Credit Just Cause Dev Avalanche Closes Liverpool Studio And Lays Off Workers Just Cause Dev Avalanche Closes Liverpool Studio And Lays Off Workers This Apartment Building Is Mario Kart-Inspired--If You Squint Hard Enough Black Ops 7's Nuketown 2025 Map Goes Live Tomorrow, See It In Action Now Black Ops 7's Endgame Will Soon Be Playable For Everyone Right Away Black Ops 7's Endgame Will Soon Be Playable For Everyone Right Away The Shredder Has Knocked Out Over 2 Million Arc Raiders Players, And We Don't Mean The TMNT Villain Why Half-Life 3 Rumors Are Intensifying Again Leaked Underwear Homer Would Be First Fortnite Skin With Nipples
Other Categories in Game News