Blizzard dev tributes pour in for the "sick" canceled survival game we'll never play and the "fantastic" team behind it

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Tributes from developers have 🔯been flooding in for Blizzard's unannounced surv🐲ival game following its cancellation. 

Yesterday brought the news that Blizzard'ꦑs survival game set in "a♚ whole new universe" is no more. This comes as part of changes within 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Microsoft's gaming division that have also resulted in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:job losses for over 1,900 st🉐aff members across Activision Blizzard, Zenimax, and Xbox.

In the wake of the announcement, many, including those﷽ who worked on the ill-fated title, have taken to Twitter to express their regret that it will ༒never see the light of day and show their appreciation and support for the talented folks behind it.

"I was making incredible creatures and enemies with some of the most talented people I'♚ve ever met," , who worked as an encounter designer on the project, s💖ays on Twitter. "I'm heartbroken, and I'm so sorry I won't get to deliver this amazing game to you all…"

Former Blizzard developer writes: "The Blizz survival game was fantastic,♑ the team behind it even more fantastic, and it is our collective loss to never be able to experience it a🔯s a finished piece.."

For Riot software engineer , ꦆthis was the first AAA game they worked on: "I'm devastated no one else w🐼ill get to experience it," they write.

The sentiment is sha🦩red by many others, including gameplay programmer , who describes the game as "sick," and lighting artist , who says, "My heart is breaking. I loved this project, and I loved this team".

The existence of this ambitious survival game came to light in early 2022 with a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:post on Blizzard's website seeking individuals to fill several key development roles. According to d꧂etails that have emerged🐬 following the cancelation, the pꦡroject had been in development for six years, and Synapse, its game engine, p🐻layed a role in its demise.

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Anne-Marie Ostler
Freelance Writer

Originally from Ireland, I moved to the UK in 2014 to pursue a Games Journalism and PR degree at Staffordshire University. Followin♍g that, I've freelanced for GamesMaster, Games TM, Official Play🦂Station Magazine and, more recently, Play and GamesRadar+. My love of gaming sprang from successfully defeating that first Goomba in Super Mario Bros on the NES. These days, PlayStation is my jam. When not gaming or writing, I can usually be found scouring the internet for anything Tomb Raider related to add to my out of control memorabilia collection.