Activision Blizzard is as soon as once more delaying Overwatch 2 and Diablo IV. Following months of upheaval at its Blizzard Entertainment subsidiary stemming from a sexual harassment lawsuit the State of California filed in July, the writer introduced throughout its current third-quarter 2021 earnings name that it's pushing these video games again to provide the groups engaged on them extra time.
"Whereas we’re nonetheless planning to ship a considerable quantity of content material from Blizzard subsequent 12 months, we are actually planning for a later launch for Overwatch 2 and Diablo IV than initially envisaged," the corporate stated.
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It didn’t share a revised launch date for both title. "These choices will push will push the monetary uplift that we had anticipated to see subsequent 12 months," Activision stated. "However we’re assured that’s the proper plan of action for our folks, our gamers, and the long-term successes of our franchises."
Blizzard unveiled Overwatch 2 and Diablo IV at Blizzcon 2019. On the time, the studio made it clear that each video games had been in early improvement, however the expectation was that it will launch them someday in 2021. Activision dashed these hopes firstly of the 12 months when it stated neither title would come out in 2021.
