[블리즈컨라인2021] Half a festival… Past legacy shined (general)

Input 2021.02.21 06:00

No distinct new work or intellectual property rights (IP) appeared. Nevertheless, Diablo-related news has certainly succeeded in attracting the attention of gamers around the world. The potential of the past was a place that could be confirmed. However, compared to expectations, the disappointment was great. There were no plans for a new game to develop as well as a follow-up to Overwatch. Nevertheless, Blizzard showed confidence in the next 30 years. Blizzard Entertainment’s online event celebrates its 30th anniversary this year BlizzConlineIt is a summary of.

Blizzard held the BlizzConline for the annual community game festival on the 20th. The event will be held for two days until the 21st. The opening ceremony and executive interview session held on the first day of the event gave a glimpse into Blizzard’s past, present and future.

Diablo 2’s Resurrection,’Legacy of the Past’, a lifeblood of salvation

Blizzard is a remastered work that improved Diablo 2’s graphics and sound to the level of modern games. ‘Diablo 2 Resurrection’Revealed. When Diablo 2 Recreation appeared along with Tristram’s local background music, Korean users who watched the event online cheered through real-time comments. Diablo 2 Resurrection was the only game mentioned in the BlizzConline in the ranking of Naver’s rapidly rising search terms, showing the long-lasting potential in the top 10.

Diablo 2 is a classic released in 2020. Not only did it make a name for the time, it set the standard for action role-playing games (RPG) and hack and slash genre games, and influenced numerous games that appeared in the future.

Diablo 2 Resurrection stood out among Blizzard’s numerous games at this BlizzConline.
Since no new IP or new work was announced at this event, analysis says that if there was no Diablo 2 remaster,’there would be nothing to eat at the rumored feast’. However, considering that it is a work that has only modified graphics and sound elements, it is possible to realize the power of the past IP of Saesam Blizzard.

However, it will be difficult in the future to collect topics by utilizing the legacy of the past. Blizzard President J Allen Brack said in an executive interview, “There are no more games to remaster in the future.”

Good choice and focus, but no news

Blizzard is implementing a’choice and focus’ strategy to improve its parent company Activision and management performance. This BlizzConline also revealed this strategy intact. However, from the point of view of the fans, the voice of dissatisfaction had to rise. There was no release of the new work, and there was no specific release schedule for Overwatch 2 or news of Overwatch updates.

First of all, Blizzard boldly drove the lineup of StarCraft and Heroes of the Storm, which has a bad atmosphere recently, into one session. Rather than releasing updates or news of new works, it only provided things to see to users such as e-sports events and carbot animations.

Overwatch, the core of Blizzard’s esports business, didn’t even mention it at the opening ceremony. This is due to the fact that Overwatch 2 could not be released within the year at the recent annual earnings release and conference call. However, some of the development progress was introduced at this event. However, it still did not improve the thirst of fans.

Jeff Kaplan and other Overwatch production crew directly appeared to deliver the news about Overwatch 2, but this was not what fans expected. Hundreds of PvE (combat with mobs) modes were possible, or graphics such as sound and clothing were upgraded except for the introduction of environmental elements.

In the case of World of Warcraft (WoW) Dark Land and WoW Classic, which are showing steady results, we announced the first major update and the addition of the expansion pack’Burning Crusade’ respectively. Hearthstone creates 235 new cards of the’Core Set’, a card set that replaces the existing basic cards, and provides them to users for free.

Oneself in the next 30 years

President Allen Brack and Vice President Alan Adham announced a new IP or major new title at the 30th Anniversary BlizzConline. Even when it was pointed out that it was not disclosed, I did not lose any confidence.

They explained, “The reason the news of Blizzard’s new work was so low at this event is because of the philosophy of revealing it only when you think the game is ready to some extent.” He added, “We are working on a number of projects that have not been disclosed yet.”

Instead, it showed a willingness to continue new attempts, such as expanding the existing IP and discovering completely new game types in the next 30 years. They mentioned not only the development of simple graphics and game systems, but also the virtual reality (VR) platform that Blizzard does not currently release games. This is why there is a growing expectation that Blizzard’s famous IP may be available in a VR environment.

“There will be interesting and surprising announcements in the area of ​​technology and art, as well as new technologies such as VR,” said Adham. Will come out.”

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