Masewera opulumuka a Blizzard, otchedwa Odyssey, adapangidwa kwa zaka zopitilira zisanu ndi chimodzi.
Dzulo, zidanenedwa Microsoft idachotsa antchito 1900 kuchokera m'magulu ake amasewera apakanema komanso kuti masewera opulumuka a Blizzard achotsedwa ntchito. Masewerawa anali kuthandizidwa Bwana wakale wa Far Cry Dan Hay, ndipo akanatero adatengera osewera kupita ku "chilengedwe chonse chatsopano".
Lipoti latsopano la Bloomberg wagawana zambiri za projekiti yomwe yathetsedwa kumene ya Blizzard. Masewerawa adayamba kukula zaka zisanu ndi chimodzi zapitazo, potsatira lingaliro la Blizzard wopanga Craig Amai mu 2017. Lingaliro linali kupanga masewera opulumuka mofanana ndi Minecraft ndi Rust, koma ndi chidziwitso chopukutidwa.
Ngakhale kuti poyamba wopanga mapulogalamuwa adasunga kwambiri ma IPs omwe adakhazikitsidwa kale, monga Diablo, zaka zaposachedwa studioyo idakulitsa chidwi chake pa Odyssey, ndi gulu lodziwika la anthu oposa 100 omwe akugwira ntchito.
Koma ngakhale ndi antchito okulirapo awa, Odyssey akuti adavutika chifukwa chazovuta zaukadaulo. Odyssey poyambirira adawonetsedwa mu Unreal Injini, koma chitukuko chidasunthidwa ku Synapse, injini yamkati ya Blizzard yomwe imagwiritsidwa ntchito pamasewera am'manja. Izi zinali kuthandizira bwino masewerawa omwe atha kuwona osewera 100 pamapu aliwonse.
Komabe, kusunthaku kudabwera ndi zovuta zake, pomwe Bloomberg akuti "ukadaulo udachedwa kugwirizanitsa". Magwero adauza cholembedwacho kuti ojambula a Odyssey amathera nthawi ndikuwonetsa zomwe zili mu Unreal Injini, zomwe akudziwa kuti ziyenera kutayidwa pambuyo pake. Pamene Microsoft idagula Activision Blizzard chaka chatha, ambiri pa studio akuyembekeza kuti abwerera ku Unreal Engine, koma izi sizinachitike.
Ngakhale ndi zolepheretsa izi, komabe, Odyssey akuti adalandiridwa bwino ndi omwe adasewera masewera oyambirira. Osewera adawona kuti masewera opulumuka a Blizzard ali ndi kuthekera, ngakhale kuti patsala zaka zambiri kuti amasulidwe (Blizzard akuti amayang'ana kukhazikitsidwa kwa 2026, ngakhale opanga amakhulupirira kuti izi ndi zabwino).
Pamapeto pake, polojekitiyi idathetsedwa chifukwa mtundu wake wa Synapse sunali wokonzeka kupanga. Zotsatira zake, ambiri a gulu la Odyssey adachotsedwa ntchito.
“Palibe lupanga kwa ine. Ndamasulidwa ku Blizzard, pamodzi ndi ena ambiri pagulu la Survival, "Matt London, yemwe kale anali wotsogolera nkhani zamasewerawa, adagawana pa X dzulo.
Palibe lupanga kwa ine. Ndamasulidwa ku Blizzard, pamodzi ndi ena ambiri pagulu la Survival.
Ndikhala ndikuyang'ana mwachidwi mwayi wanga ndi anzanga kotero chonde ndidziwitseni.
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— Matt London (@themattlondon) January 25, 2024
Mneneri wa Blizzard Andrew Reynolds anali ndi izi ponena za kuchotsedwa kwa Odyssey:
"Ngakhale zovuta kupanga zisankhozi, kuyesa ndikuyika pachiwopsezo ndi gawo la mbiri ya Blizzard komanso njira yopangira. Malingaliro amapanga njira yawo mumasewera ena kapena nthawi zina amakhala masewera awoawo.
"Kuyambitsa china chatsopano ndi chimodzi mwazinthu zovuta kwambiri kuchita pamasewera, ndipo ndife othokoza kwambiri kwa anthu onse aluso omwe adathandizira ntchitoyi."
Pamodzi ndi Microsoft, chaka chino awona makampani ena angapo akulengeza kuchotsedwa ntchito, kuphatikiza Wopanga League of Legends Riot Games, Masewera akuda akuda, mgwirizano, Kuchita Zinthu Mwambiri ndi Masewera a Lords of the Fallen CI Games.
