The financial report from Blizzard reveals that Overwatch is set to become even bigger. The team is working on the Overwatch universe and apparently on “other projects” – does this mean new games?
For Blizzard, it was once again time to reflect on the last quarter in an “Investor Call” and discuss ongoing and upcoming projects with investors.
J. Allen Brack, the current CEO of Blizzard, spoke about Overwatch and hinted in passing that work is being done on multiple fronts.
What was said? During the “Investor Call,” Brack talked specifically about Overwatch.
“In the last quarter, I spoke about our great ambitions that we pursue with the Overwatch universe and how it can develop over time. For us, it will be a balance between working on the existing game and focusing on other work that is ahead [for the team]. Overwatch is a large, flagship franchise for Blizzard, and we will continue to allocate resources and attention so that the community and the franchise can grow.”
This suggests that Blizzard is still working on other projects within the Overwatch universe.
What does this mean for the players? What genre the new project will be is still completely unclear. Everything from a mobile game to a more narrative-driven game is conceivable.
It remains to be seen until Blizzard reveals more information and discloses what they plan for Overwatch.
When can we expect news? Blizzard has already announced that they will not be present at Gamescom this year. Therefore, major announcements can be expected no earlier than BlizzCon 2019, which will take place again in November. However, it remains to be seen whether there will be a reveal of a new Overwatch project there.
This is how the topic is discussed among fans: The reactions to Brack’s statement are rather mixed on Reddit.
Some fans hope that Blizzard is working on a campaign or developing a pure single-player game, but the chances of that are considered rather low. After all, all Blizzard games are generally geared towards multiplayer.
Other players see Brack’s words as empty rhetoric and typical “PR talk” to placate investors. They are dissatisfied with the development of Overwatch and believe that Blizzard is only adding a handful of new cosmetics to the events and otherwise hardly making any changes to the game.
What lies behind it: The interesting thing is that Blizzard repeatedly emphasizes that they see Overwatch as a franchise and not as a single game.
How exactly they will further develop this franchise remains completely open.
As soon as there is more information about a possible new Overwatch title, you will, of course, find out here.
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Maybe Blizzard is also working on something completely different. A film has already been discussed back in 2017:
