Activision Blizzard, the mega-publisher behind a few of gaming’s hottest franchises, has simply delayed two key releases. Within the firm’s latest quarterly financial report, it is said that Diablo IV and Overwatch 2 have been pushed again.
These two video games are Blizzard’s most hotly anticipated titles, and each have been floating vaguely on the horizon for fairly a while. Overwatch 2 specifically is a curious case, initially pitched as a sequel-sized replace to the primary recreation somewhat than a standalone launch. Introduced about two years in the past, it seems there’s nonetheless loads of work to be completed. Diablo IV was introduced extra just lately, however in typical Blizzard trend, issues are shifting slowly.
“As we’ve got labored with new management in Blizzard and throughout the franchises themselves, significantly in sure key artistic roles,” reads the report, “it has grow to be obvious that a few of the Blizzard content material deliberate for subsequent 12 months will profit from extra improvement time to achieve its full potential.”
The earnings report continues to say the delay to each video games will give Blizzard’s groups “additional time to finish manufacturing and proceed rising their artistic sources to assist the titles after launch”.
Although not said explicitly, the wording within the report implies that neither recreation will launch earlier than 2023.
Clearly the video games have been caught in a turbulent time on the firm. Key leaders have been leaving within the wake of a lawsuit in opposition to Blizzard filed by California’s Division of Honest Employment and Housing, which alleges the writer of significant, and quite a few, acts of misconduct. That is to say nothing of the pandemic, which is able to proceed to be inflicting delays in manufacturing.
Diablo IV and Overwatch 2 aren’t coming anytime quickly, then. Nonetheless, are you wanting ahead to both of those? Decide a hero within the feedback part under.
