Wasan tsira da aka soke Blizzard, mai suna Odyssey, ya kasance yana ci gaba sama da shekaru shida.
Jiya aka ruwaito Microsoft ya kori ma'aikata 1900 daga ko'ina cikin ƙungiyoyin wasan bidiyo da kuma cewa Blizzard na cikin-aiki wasan tsira an soke. Wannan wasan ya kasance yana rike da shi tsohon shugaban Far Cry Dan Hay, kuma zai yi jigilar 'yan wasa zuwa "dukkanin sabon sararin samaniya".
Wani sabon rahoto ta Bloomberg yanzu ya raba ƙarin cikakkun bayanai kan sabon aikin Blizzard da aka soke. Wasan ya fara haɓakawa shekaru shida da suka gabata, yana bin filin ra'ayi na mai haɓaka Blizzard Craig Amai a cikin 2017. Manufar ita ce ƙirƙirar wasan tsira a cikin irin wannan yanayin zuwa Minecraft da Tsatsa, amma tare da gogewa mai gogewa.
Duk da yake asalin mai haɓakawa ya ci gaba da mayar da hankali kan IPs da aka riga aka kafa, irin su Diablo, a cikin 'yan shekarun nan ɗakin studio ya ƙara mayar da hankali ga Odyssey, tare da rahoton ƙungiyar fiye da 100 da ke aiki a kai.
Amma ko da tare da wannan babban ma'aikata, Odyssey ya ba da rahoton kokawa saboda narkar da matsalolin fasaha. Odyssey an samo asali ne a cikin Injin Unreal, amma an matsar da ci gaban zuwa Synapse, injin ciki na Blizzard da ake amfani da shi don wasannin hannu. Wannan ya kasance don mafi kyawun tallafawa ma'aunin burin wasan wanda zai iya ganin 'yan wasa har 100 a kowace taswira.
Koyaya, wannan matakin ya zo da nasa matsalolin, tare da Bloomberg yana mai cewa "fasaha ta yi jinkirin haɗuwa". Majiyoyi sun shaida wa mujallar Odyssey masu fasaha za su shafe lokaci suna yin kwatancen abun ciki a cikin Injin Unreal, wanda suka san cewa za a jefar da su daga baya. Lokacin da Microsoft a ƙarshe ya sayi Activision Blizzard a bara, da yawa a ɗakin studio sun yi fatan za su iya komawa Injin Unreal, amma hakan bai faru ba.
Ko da waɗannan koma baya, duk da haka, an ce Odyssey ya sami karɓuwa sosai daga waɗanda suka buga farkon wasan. 'Yan wasan sun ji cewa wasan tsira na Blizzard yana da yuwuwar, duk da kasancewar shekarun da suka rage a sake shi (An bayar da rahoton cewa Blizzard yana yin niyya a ƙaddamar da 2026, kodayake masu haɓakawa sun yi imanin hakan yana da kyakkyawan fata).
Daga ƙarshe, an soke aikin saboda sigar Synapse ɗinsa bai shirya don samarwa ba. Sakamakon haka, an kori yawancin tawagar Odyssey.
“Ba takobi gareni. An bar ni daga Blizzard, tare da wasu da yawa a cikin ƙungiyar Survival," Matt London, tsohon darektan labarin wasan, wanda aka raba akan X jiya.
Babu takobi gareni. An bar ni daga Blizzard, tare da wasu da yawa a cikin ƙungiyar Tsira.
Zan kasance cikin neman dama ga kaina da takwarorina don haka da fatan za a sanar da ni.
Ku kasance da soyayya, abokai ✌️ pic.twitter.com/iwxwGGDSIp
- Matt London (@themattlondon) Janairu 25, 2024
Kakakin Blizzard Andrew Reynolds ya ce game da soke Odyssey:
"Kamar yadda yin waɗannan yanke shawara ke da wahala, gwaji da ɗaukar haɗari wani ɓangare ne na tarihin Blizzard da tsarin ƙirƙira. Tunani suna shiga cikin wasu wasannin ko kuma a wasu lokuta sun zama wasannin nasu.
"Fara wani sabon abu gaba daya yana daga cikin mafi wahalan abubuwan da za a yi a wasan caca, kuma muna matukar godiya ga duk masu hazaka da suka goyi bayan aikin."
Tare da Microsoft, a wannan shekara an ga wasu kamfanoni da yawa sun ba da sanarwar sallama, ciki har da Wasannin Wasannin Riot League of Legends, Wasannin gandun daji baki, Unity, Mabudin Halayya da kuma Iyayengiji na Fallen mawallafin CI Wasanni.
