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Is Blizzard working on a new Overwatch game?

Job listing reveals that the studio is working on an FPS game at least.
Eirik Hyldbakk Furu Editor-in-Chief Norway 22 November 2016

There's no doubt that Overwatch has been quite successful for Blizzard, and the studio seems to have taken a liking to the first person shooter genre, if recent information that has emerged online is anything to go by.

Two new job listings reveals that they're looking for a "Lead Software Engineer, Engine" and a "Lead Software Engineer, Tools" to work on an unannounced FPS game. Could this be related to the recent cancellation of the Overwatch graphic novel? Maybe Blizzard decided they wanted to tell the story in a single player focused Overwatch game instead? The studio hasn't made many first person shooters through the years so it's interesting to see that they're working on a new one. It could be anything from a new IP, one of their popular franchises going first-person, or a new Overwatch - time will tell. What do you hope for?

Editor-in-Chief Norway Eirik Hyldbakk Furu wrote for Gamereactor from around 2015 to 2026, first as news editor and from 2022 as editor-in-chief of the Norwegian edition. He covered video games across news, previews and reviews for both the Norwegian and international sites.
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