Blizzard’s mysterious survival game Odyssey is now confirmed to be under the direction of a former Ubisoft CEO for the Far Cry franchise. Very little is known about Blizzard’s survival game at the moment, and by all indications, it’s still in the early stages of development.
However, Blizzard she doesn’t shy away from the existence of the survival game, and is willing to share information about the project when it makes sense. However, the confirmation of the participation of a former director of Far Cry it is quite unexpected.
The game of survival Blizzard it was first revealed in January 2022 with a recruiting post seeking talent to help “create a new universe”. The description given of the game was sparse on details, but hinted at shared worlds with crossovers between the “real world” and a fantastic one.
Concept art showed a portal of rock and roots found in nature, but with skyscrapers from a nearby city visible in the distance. Through the portal, a floating castle is visible.
News about Blizzard’s development of the survival game was shared in an end-of-year update from the company. The post detailed the changes in the various development teams at Blizzard and, surprisingly, Dan Hay, former CEO of the brand Far Crand from Ubisoft, he was listed as the general manager of the survival game.
Dan Hay wrote that the team working on the survival game had doubled in size by 2022 and expects to continue growing in 2023.
