The FPS StarCraft would have been beaten by Blizzard

According to people working at the company, the shooter was injured so Blizzard could focus on its success. Overwatch and Diablo securities.

With the massive success of OverwatchBlizzard has dedicated resources to the Overwatch League esports competition and the licensing of franchise-related toys and games, as well as an upcoming sequel, which is in development. In addition, following the publication of Diablo III in 2017, the company worked on "several Diablo projects", which almost certainly include Diablo IV.

Although StarCraft II has been the basis of the growth of esport, giving many players the opportunity to become familiar with the professional game, the game has lost its popularity in recent years. Unpopular updates and players switching to new games like Fortnite, League of Legends and Overwatch meant a reduced interest in the RTS.

Although the franchise still has committed fans, Blizzard would have chosen to abandon the FPS project and transfer the developers to the Diablo IV and Overwatch 2 Both teams are expected to be announced at BlizzCon between November 1st and November 3rd this year.

Such a developer of the StarCraft The FPS project, David Gibson, announced Wednesday that he was leaving the company. "Unfortunately, you will never see what we have done in the last two years," he said. Twitter.

Although leaving is never easy, there does not seem to be any resentment on the part of Gibson. "The development of a game is difficult and uncertain, there is never any guarantee when we are working on a project and Blizz has done nothing wrong," he said. he said in a follow-up. tweet. He also asked fans "Please, stop hatred towards Blizzard."

In a statement to Kotaku, Blizzard tried to calm down disappointed StarCraft fans and set expectations without confirming or denying the details of the match. "[T]it is always possible that we take the decision not to advance on a given project, "he said. Knowing that changes or disappointments can occur does not make us less painful when we have to put a project aside or when an ad does not go as planned. "