Vicarious Visions becomes a full-fledged Blizzard studio – News

News business Vicarious Visions turns into a full blizzard studio

Vicarious Visions, the studio that surprised us with Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy or, more recently, Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1 + 2, is now a Blizzard studio.

Program change for Vicarious Visions, the studio that forged the best remakes of the past few years. Indeed, The studio, which has been part of Activision Publishing since 2005, will no longer develop games as a lead developer as it will now be “solely dedicated to Blizzard games and initiatives”.

News that will please more than one as we know the weight of the studio’s capabilities and what it can mean for Blizzard productions, but news that may upset players who are impatient for the arrival of a Tony Hawks Pro DLC Skater 3 waited for Tony to have Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2.

After working with Vicarious Visions for a while and building a great relationship, Blizzard realized that Vicarious Visions had the opportunity to provide long-term support. An Activision Blizzard spokesperson

Jen O’neal, director of Vicarious Visions Studio, which currently employs 200 people, has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Development at Blizzard, where she will join the company’s management team to report directly to the current President of Blizzard, namely, J. Allen Brack.