Vicarious Visions to Change Name After Merging with Blizzard

Online game developer Vicarious Visions will likely be shedding its title as the corporate totally merges with Blizzard Leisure, in line with a current report from Polygon.

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The developer was formally merged with Blizzard Leisure in January, the place it labored on the not too long ago launched Diablo 2: Resurrected. Whereas the corporate had been working with Blizzard for a while now, the merger shifted their focus to solely engaged on Blizzard titles.

In response to the report, Activision Blizzard knowledgeable the staff of Vicarious Visions earlier this week that the studio can be shedding its title. The report additionally mentions that staff throughout the firm have been beneath the impression that regardless of the merger, Vicarious Visions would be capable of preserve its title and function as its personal studio.

Nonetheless, throughout a current city corridor assembly, the information was confirmed to staff. It’s famous that some staff are speculating that the studio might be renamed Blizzard Albany, as that’s the place the studio workplace is situated. Whereas some staff have been stated to be “dissatisfied” by the information, none gave the impression to be too stunned.

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Previous to their work with Activision Blizzard, Vicarious Visions — which was based in 1991 — produced some extremely common titles, together with the current Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 1 + 2 remaster.