Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

Thank you for the handwritten clues delivered by CTOnews.com netizens! CTOnews.com November 7, Blizzard President Mike Ybarra at the 2023 Blizzard Carnival in an interview with foreign media The Verge, he talked about the impact of Microsoft acquisition on Blizzard, the future of Blizzard, and for the first time on a formal occasion to talk about the return of national service.

Ybarra first said he hadn't sat down with Microsoft Xbox chief Phil Spencer to discuss future changes, but Ybarra didn't seem worried, saying the 2023 Blizzard Carnival was the beginning of a "new era" for the company.

"I think the way [Spencer] builds a team, focuses on culture and achieves creative freedom will make Blizzard feel more independent as a studio than ever before. that's what I really mean when I talk about a new era full of possibilities, empowerment and better service for players than ever before." (CTOnews.com Note: Ybarra worked under Spencer for 8 years before joining Blizzard.)

In addition, Spencer and his team recently visited Blizzard headquarters, but Ybarra said the visit was "more about meeting people" and they didn't want to talk about business.

Ybarra also reviews Blizzard's history, which he divides into three stages: before World of Warcraft (such as the Warcraft trilogy, Diablo and II, and StarCraft); World of Warcraft (released in 2004); and now the next chapter is owned by Microsoft.

Blizzard's "next chapter" can have many directions. Blizzard is currently developing a number of large-scale real-time service games, including Diablo IV, Watch Vanguard 2, World of Warcraft and even the new Warcraft mobile game.

Ybarra revealed that the Blizzard team is considering releasing a stand-alone game without real-time service content. " We hope to provide more content for players in Blizzard's universe. At the same time, we want to ensure that we are responsible and meet the expectations of our players. I think we are still fine-tuning a lot of things as Blizzard moves forward. But as we move forward, this is my top priority. We are not afraid to create a new IP, nor are we afraid to subvert the current creative model. "

Ybarra didn't say much about Blizzard's unnamed Survival game, which was announced in January 2022. "when the game is ready to show itself, the development team will come to me and say we are ready."

In terms of mobile games, Ybarra said: "Mobile games are a fast-growing area for us, and I hope our intellectual property rights are everywhere." It implies that there will be more moves in mobile games.

Finally, Ybarra talked about the return of national service and StarCraft, saying, "there are millions of players on Chinese mainland who love Blizzard and everyone at Blizzard wants to make sure they can play our games. We are a global company and I want Blizzard games to be played in every country and region in the world, including Chinese mainland. So when we make progress, we will assess it and see what happens. "

On StarCraft, Ybarra said: "StarCraft is our favorite game and we have heard feedback from players. But we haven't talked about anything yet."

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