Saturday, November 9, 2024

Activision integrates Blizzard and Vicarious Visions

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Activision Blizzard has confirmed that Vicarious Visions, the developer of titles such as Tony Hawk’s ProSkater 1 +2 and Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy, will be officially integrated into Blizzard Entertainment. GamesIndustry.Biz, A team of about 200 Vicarious Visions will be employees of Blizzard, “dedicated entirely to existing Blizzard games and initiatives.” This means that Vicarious Visions will no longer create games as a lead developer.“After working with Vicarious Visions for a while and building a great relationship, Blizzard realized that he had the following opportunities: [Vicarious Visions] To provide long-term support, “the representative told GamesIndustry.Biz. However, Activision Blizzard did not reveal what the team is or is working on.

Jen Oneal, Studio Head of Vicarious Visions, has been promoted to Blizzard’s Executive Vice President of Development, will be part of Blizzard’s leadership team, and will report to Blizzard’s President, J. Allen Brack.

Simon Ebejer, Chief Operating Officer of Vicarious Visions, will take over the studio from Oneal.Vicarious Visions was founded in 1990 and was acquired by Activision in 2005. The studio has worked on everything from Guitar Hero, Spider-Man, Tony Hawk, Crash Bandicoot, Destiny, Skylanders and more. Founding members Karthik Bala and Guha Bala left the company in 2016 to set up Velan Studios, the development studio for Mario Kart Live Home Circuit.

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Adam Bankhurst is an IGN news writer. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst When Cramps.

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