Still, the announced delays from Activision Blizzard were particularly cutting as many analysts were expecting the games to be significant contributors to 2022 results.Īctivision Blizzard publishes such games as “Call of Duty” through its Activision label “World of Warcraft,” “Overwatch,” and “Diablo” through its Blizzard label, and “Candy Crush” through its King label. Long-awaited and long-overdue release last year of “Cyberpunk 2077” that forced distributors like Sony Group Corp. “While we are still planning to deliver a substantial amount of content from Blizzard next year, we are now planning for a later launch for ‘Overwatch 2’ and ‘Diablo IV’ than originally envisaged,” said Daniel Alegre, the company’s chief operating officer, on late Tuesday’s conference call with analysts.ĭelays in game releases have become more commonplace as publishers seek to avoid releasing games that may still have bugs, especially since CD Projekt SA’s Late Tuesday, the company turned in an earnings beat, but that mattered little as it also issued lighter-than-expected guidance and announced unspecified delays in the release of two of its highly anticipated games.
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