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Does Blizzard have a future? Analysis after shifting Diablo IV and OverVATCH 2

Blizzard North was the Bay Area department of Blizzard Enjoyment, known for its Diablo series. The studio was initially based in Redwood City, California, before relocating a brief range away to San Mateo, with Blizzard appropriate being based in Irvine, southern California. The bad news about Blizzard does not break off. A sexism scandal still overshadows the studio. Now with Diablo IV and Overwatch 2 are moved two of the most important titles and the new co-boss goes after 3 months. What does all this mean for the future of Blizzard? Listen to PODCAST. In the latest Investor Earnings Call Blizzard has revealed a few details, which relate to the future of the company. Now it is clear: Blizzard moves the release of Diablo IV and Overwatch 2. The games will no longer appear before 2023. After the next Blazon has already been canceled, it may not come as the biggest surprise. In the same breath, however, the new studio co-boss Jen ONEAL announces that she leaves Blizzard. Thus, wit...

Blizzard games have 26 million players, and wow (apparently) feels great

Pefrix recalled in the morning about delaying the premiere of Diablo 4 / Overwatch 2 and the departure of a new boss Blizzard - customer. I will deal with the monthly number of players in Blizzard (World of Warcraft, Diablo 3, Heroes of the Storm, Overwatch, Hearthstone, StarCraft 2, Diablo 2 Resurrected), which - for the first time in a very long time - remained on its current level. So 26 million. 38m in Q1 2018 37m in Q2 2018 37m in Q3 2018 35m in Q4 2018 32m in Q1 2019 32m in Q2 2019 33m in Q3 2019 32m in Q4 2019 32m in Q1 2020 32m in Q2 2020 30m in Q3 2020 29m in Q4 2020 27m in Q1 2021 26m in Q2 2021 26m in Q3 2021 The main merit of Diablo 2 Resurrected, which has balanced the loss of people from other titles. Only if this state of affairs will stay for a long time? I sincerely doubt. D2R is not a typical service game to have the same number of people all the time. And before Blizzard really skinny months. In addition to Diablo Immortal (premier...

Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 developers need an extra time to finish production

Activision Blizzard confirmed thatoverwatch 2 and Diablo 4 will not be launched as originally planned. The fans of these franchises have always knew that their official outings would still be far, especially after Jeff Kaplan, the former game director of Blizzard, told the players community in 2019 that he did not know when they were going out. I have no idea, Kaplan said at the time. We still have a way to go, just to handle the expectations, said Kaplan in February. But, we work extremely hard. Today, Activision officially announced when calling the third quarter, Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 results might not go out before 2023. Bien that we still plan to provide a substantial amount of Blizzard content next year, We do not expect a later launch for Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 as originally planned, Activision confirmed. It is a known fact that these two titles are among the most anticipated games in the world of video game, and their teams are made of great progress towards completi...