Tony Hawk remake studio Vicarious Visions officially drops its name, merges with Blizzard

Tony Hawk remake studio Vicarious Visions officially drops its name, merges with Blizzard

Image: Visions by Proxy/Activision
Vicarious Visions, the creators of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2, has been fully merged with Blizzard Entertainment, the studio announced on Tuesday. The development team remains located in Albany, New York and is focused entirely on Blizzard Entertainment games, he said.
The completed merger means a studio founded 31 years ago will lose its original name and brand. Blizzard announced the merger last year, and workers were notified of the name change in October 2021.

We have officially merged with Blizzard Entertainment. Our development team will remain in Albany, NY and will be fully dedicated to Blizzard games. We invite you to follow us @Blizzard_Ent
— Indirect visions (@VvisionsStudio) April 12, 2022

Vicarious Visions was founded in 1991 by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala, who sold the studio to Activision in 2005. Since then, developers at Vicarious Visions have worked on ports for titles like Ultimate Spider-Man, Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy. The studio is best known for the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2and for supporting the campaign last September Diablo II: Risen.
Former Vicarious Visions studio head Jen Oneal became executive vice president of development at Blizzard after Vicarious Visions integrated with Blizzard in January. The following July, when Blizzard President J. Allen Brack resigned in light of a workplace discrimination and harassment lawsuit filed by California regulators, Oneal and Mike Ybarra took Brack’s place as CEO. Blizzard. Oneal stepped down from that role soon after, and a Wall Street Journal report later said Oneal told others she had little faith in Activision Blizzard’s leadership under the huge cloud created by many. multiple investigations into sexual harassment and discrimination.
In January, Microsoft announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard in a landmark $68.7 billion deal, which will come under scrutiny from regulators with the Federal Trade Commission. Chief Executive Bobby Kotick is also being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice for potential insider trading, the Journal reported.

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Tony Hawk remake studio Vicarious Visions officially drops its name, merges with Blizzard

Image: Visions by Proxy/Activision
Vicarious Visions, the creators of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2, has been fully merged with Blizzard Entertainment, the studio announced on Tuesday. The development team remains located in Albany, New York and is focused entirely on Blizzard Entertainment games, he said.
The completed merger means a studio founded 31 years ago will lose its original name and brand. Blizzard announced the merger last year, and workers were notified of the name change in October 2021.

We have officially merged with Blizzard Entertainment. Our development team will remain in Albany, NY and will be fully dedicated to Blizzard games. We invite you to follow us @Blizzard_Ent
— Indirect visions (@VvisionsStudio) April 12, 2022

Vicarious Visions was founded in 1991 by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala, who sold the studio to Activision in 2005. Since then, developers at Vicarious Visions have worked on ports for titles like Ultimate Spider-Man, Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy. The studio is best known for the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2and for supporting the campaign last September Diablo II: Risen.
Former Vicarious Visions studio head Jen Oneal became executive vice president of development at Blizzard after Vicarious Visions integrated with Blizzard in January. The following July, when Blizzard President J. Allen Brack resigned in light of a workplace discrimination and harassment lawsuit filed by California regulators, Oneal and Mike Ybarra took Brack’s place as CEO. Blizzard. Oneal stepped down from that role soon after, and a Wall Street Journal report later said Oneal told others she had little faith in Activision Blizzard’s leadership under the huge cloud created by many. multiple investigations into sexual harassment and discrimination.
In January, Microsoft announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard in a landmark $68.7 billion deal, which will come under scrutiny from regulators with the Federal Trade Commission. Chief Executive Bobby Kotick is also being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice for potential insider trading, the Journal reported.

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