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Blizzard has reportedly set up a "smaller" team to create AA games based on its franchises

Activision and Microsoft have reportedly approved the creation of a new "smaller" team within Blizzard Entertainment - …

That's according to Windows Central's Jez Corden, whose sources say the new initiative reflects an eagerness at Microsoft to "explore and experiment" with smaller teams within the larger organisation, in response to the "monstrously ballooning costs" of AAA game development. The goal, though, is reportedly to create smaller-scale, lower budget titles built around Blizzard's existing franchises - which could potentially mean anything from current hits like Overwatch to long-dormant series such as StarCraft. Corden notes a mobile focus would make sense for the new team, given Microsoft is currently looking to launch an Xbox gaming store for iOS and Android following new EU laws demanding Google and Apple open their platforms up to competitors.

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