Blizzard Entertainment, known for such titles as Starcraft, World of Warcraft, Diablo, and Rock and Roll Racing, has announced their entry into the fighting game genre with Blizzard Outcasts: Vengeance of the Vanquished. The new game takes underdog villain characters from multiple Blizzard franchises and allows players to duke it out in the ring with them.

While no gameplay has been revealed so far, they have dropped this teaser trailer.

In addition, Blizzard hasalso shown a preview of the title’s official arcade stick. Among the unique features of this stick are 32-buttons (allowing for instant access to a characters moves) and a built-in credit card reader for faster microtransactions.

While the announcement of a fighting game seems rather out of place for the company, the FAQ section of the official site does point out that the company has already worked on a fighting game before with Justice League: Task Force.

The game itself is supposedly scheduled for release on PC, Mac, and special arcade cabinets this holiday season.

Source: Blizzard, special thanks to MarkMan for the tip.