World of Warcraft developer Blizzard has been in the spotlight for a number of months due to serious, ongoing challenges, like its reported toxic workplace culture, and gender discrimination issues. Now, Blizzard has announced it intends to create a new, original survival game for PC and consoles, and that it’s looking to hire development staff. The news comes via the Blizzard blog. ‘Blizzard is embarking on our next quest,’ the announcement reads. ‘We are going on a journey to a whole new universe, home to a brand-new survival game for PC and console. A place full of heroes we have yet to mee ..read more

The opening minutes of effective survival games really set the tone of what’s to come. Awaking within the twisted carcass of an airliner in The Forest; crunching tentatively through the snow in The Long Dark; diving into the foreboding promise of some alien ocean in Subnautica. In the Australian-developed Len’s Island, you wash onto the shores of an idyllic, tropical land. The soft strings and keys of the soundtrack herald your arrival. The wind blows softly through the trees like an applause. You’re supposed to be here, as if this was always your home. Len’s Island finds itself slated more to ..read more