Current and former Blizzard employees are hyped about its new survival game

pcgamer.com:

We know that Blizzard's upcoming survival game is set in a new universe, but otherwise the studio isn't saying much about the game, which it's still referring to as «unannounced.»

However, both current and former Blizzard employees have expressed their feelings about the survival game and its development team on social media. They're prevented from spilling any secrets due to non-disclosure agreements, which are standard in the business, but what they are saying, with notable consistency, is that they're thrilled about the game and the team behind it.

Blizzard's effort to hire new developers for the project is surely being helped by all the praise, especially in the context of last year's sexism and harassment allegations and uncertainties around the impending Microsoft acquisition, but the enthusiasm appears to be genuine. Asked whether Blizzard had any part in the outpouring of praise, a company spokesperson told PC Gamer that the company «did not encourage employees to make positive posts about the recent announcement.» 

«We have a talented team creating this game, and we're happy to see their genuine enthusiasm for their work, and others' excitement to share it,» the spokesperson said.

Notably, even some of Activision Blizzard's most outspoken critics have praised the project.

«Super excited about today's reveal,» wrote Valentine Powell, a World of Warcraft senior UI engineer who has helped organize Activision Blizzard employees in the wake of last year's sexism and harassment lawsuit. «This game looks amazing, and I'm happy that the devs on the project can now be open about working on it.»

Leading the survival game project is Craig Amai, who previously worked on World of Warcraft for over a decade, starting as an