Pokémon GO is also being vigorously played by the creators of World of Warcraft. They compete daily for the arena at work.
From the game studio Blizzard, many great games have emerged. Even if you don’t play them, you’ve at least heard of World of Warcraft or maybe Overwatch, Starcraft, or Hearthstone.
Many of the people working at Blizzard are enthusiastic mobile gamers. Especially Pokémon GO has made a lasting impression and is played there daily.
Allegedly, the Blizzard team is working on its own GO game.
Blizzard Likes Pokémon GO, Has Orc Arena
At Blizzard’s campus in Irvine, you are greeted by a huge Orc statue. In a battle stance on an angry mount, the Orc raises the axe.
This is also a meeting point for the Pokémon players from Blizzard.
In an interview with Kotaku, it was revealed that Blizzard employees enjoy mobile games a lot. Many are said to even play Pokémon GO. One of the developers mentioned that the Orc statue in the middle of the Blizzard campus is a Pokémon GO arena. Regularly, battles among Pokémon trainers erupt there to gain control of the arena.
Is Blizzard Bringing its Own GO Version of Warcraft?
What happened? Blizzard announced a few weeks ago at its own event “BlizzCon” Diablo Immortal. A mobile version of the hack-and-slash “Diablo” for iOS and Android.
Fans did not receive this well, as they hoped for bigger presentations regarding Diablo at BlizzCon. Many did not understand why Blizzard is jumping on the mobile bandwagon.
What is new now? The website Kotaku spoke with eleven employees who formerly or currently work for Blizzard. They unofficially revealed details about past, current, and future projects.
Since so many employees found joy in the mobile game, it was only natural that they wanted to develop a Warcraft version of Pokémon GO. According to Kotaku, this is now in the development phase for smartphones. However, this has not yet been officially confirmed by Blizzard.
Developer loves Pokémon: It naturally played into the decision for the development that the Warcraft spinoff could generate a lot of money. But the development for a Warcraft GO has also started because the lead designer Cory Stockton is a huge Pokémon fan, according to Kotaku.
When is the Warcraft for smartphones coming out? This is still completely unclear. So far, Blizzard has not even officially announced the game or its development.
