動視旗下開發商 Vicarious Visions 併入暴雪,正參與開發《暗黑破壞神2:重製版》

根據彭博社記者 Jason Schreier 報導,動視宣布旗下開發商 Vicarious Visions 併入暴雪。
開發商Vicarious Visions曾製作過《托尼霍克職業滑板1+2合集》、《袋狼大進擊三部曲》,併入暴雪後,Vicarious Visions將不再做自己的項目,而是成為暴雪的一個支援工作室。
據彭博社報導,前Vicarios Visions工作室負責人Jennifer Oneal將在暴雪的領導團隊中佔有一席之地,直接向總裁匯報。
知情人士透露:「Vicarios Visions從去年開始就與暴雪合作《暗黑破壞神》系列,包括計劃重製的《暗黑破壞神2》。」
Blizzard said today that it's absorbing Vicarious Visions. What it didn't say:
– VV has been working on a Diablo II remake
– Team 1, Blizzard's "classic team," was quietly dismantled last fallNew from me, including some insight on WC3 Reforged: https://t.co/VGczypoBPi
— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) January 22, 2021
彭博社記者Jason Schreier表示:「《暗黑破壞神2》的重製工作原本是由暴雪Team 1負責,後該項目被轉交至暴雪Team 3(《暗黑破壞神4》),Team 3將監督並同Vicarious Visions一起致力於《暗黑破壞神2:重製版》,Team 1被解散。」
Last year, Blizzard pulled the D2 remake from Team 1 and gave it to Team 3 (the Diablo IV team) which is now overseeing and working with Vicarious Visions on the project
— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) January 23, 2021
暴雪的一位發言人拒絕就Vicarious Visions目前參與的項目發表評論,只是證實該工作室確實「已經與暴雪合作一段時間了」
https://www.ign.com/articles/vicarious-visions-reportedly-brought-into-blizzard-to-work-on-diablo-2-remake