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What has reportedly been a bright spot at the company was revealed as a dark cloud hangs over the rest. Even prior to the last several months of allegations of harassment, discrimination, and other mistreatment across Activision Blizzard, the Diablo maker faced waves of senior departures, reportedly as a result of increasing interference by CEO Bobby Kotick. Those resignations grew into an exodus over last summer and beyond, resulting in an industry-high 16 percent attrition rate.

As Blizzard cleans house and others leave of their own accord, production schedules for Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2, already hampered by the pandemic, were pushed into 2023 last November. Meanwhile, as Overwatch 1 and World of Warcraft fall on hard times, it’s clear Blizzard is in need of a new hit.

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“Our top priority—now and into the future—is the work we are doing to rebuild your trust in Blizzard,” wrote Blizzard president Mike Ybarra in an update on workplace culture last week. Time will tell if the company makes good on its promises to its own developers, and if “Unannounced Survival Game” will show the fruits of that labor.