Back in 2016, Blizzard began hiring for a brand new first particular person sport, by grabbing a few artists and shifting Dustin Browder (the director of StarCraft 2) from his function on Heroes of the Storm to work because the director for the unannounced undertaking. A brand new job publish on Blizzard’s profession web site shines extra mild on what might be not Overwatch 2. The itemizing says that Blizzard are “looking for a talented and experienced Senior or Principal Designer” to develop weapons and talents “in action or first-person shooter games.” They additionally need a rent that has a ardour for enjoying and creating PvP sport experiences. So strap in for StarCraft: Galaxy Royale. Or not. But we are able to all speculate wildly. And we’ll!
The job posting has pretty excessive background necessities, as you can read here for those who really feel like throwing your hat within the ring. A minimal of 5 years within the business as a undertaking lead, beforehand shipped a AAA title: about what you’d anticipate finding.
“As a Senior or Principal Designer, you’ll work with numerous departments to shape the core gameplay experience for this unannounced project by defining the abilities, powers, and weapons our players will use,” the itemizing states. “The ideal candidate will design and implement great game experiences while helping to foster a creative and energetic environment. You have proven experience in game design, a strong aptitude for critical thinking and analysis, outstanding people skills, boundless creativity, and extensive knowledge and passion for competitive first-person shooter games.”
So yeah. Working underneath Browder on a primary particular person shooter with a PvP focus. It feels too early for a correct Overwatch sequel, and I personally can’t see an Overwatch Battle Royale coming from this as a result of it feels, I dunno? Somehow not very Blizzard in spirit? Even although it could definitely print its personal infinity cash. Blizzard has loads of different IPs which have such expansive worlds, there’s actually nowhere that an FPS wouldn’t match. Yes, I’m saying that I’d be actually right into a Hearthstone first particular person shooter. But it’s additionally nonetheless a card sport? But it’s additionally The Lost Vikings.
Please share your greatest guesses (Diablo With Guns) that are inevitably higher than mine.
