#DIABLO 4 DELAYED UPDATE#

Overwatch game director Luis Barriga and lead designer Jesse McCree were both let go from the company in August, though no official reason was given by the Activision Blizzard. The lawsuit alleges that a 'frat-boy culture' of sexual harassment and discrimination was rife at the company. Soon after, Activision Blizzard found itselfВ dealing with an ongoing lawsuit from the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. Overwatch 2вЂ™s director Jeff Kaplan left the company in April. The delays come following a troubled year for Activision Blizzard. The report notes that the delays will вЂњpush out the financial uplift expected to see next year.вЂќ As such, itвЂ™s highly unlikely that either Overwatch 2 or Diablo 4 will be released in 2022, though Activision has yet to confirm any planned release windows. вЂњWhile 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 4 than originally envisaged.вЂќ The games in question? OverwatchвЂ™sВ hero shooter sequel and the next instalment of Blizzard's classic RPG series, Diablo 4. вЂњAs we have worked with new leadership in Blizzard and within the franchises themselves,вЂќ the report details, вЂњparticularly in certain key creative roles, it has become apparent that some of the Blizzard content planned for next year will benefit from more development time to reach its full potential.вЂќ

#DIABLO 4 DELAYED UPDATE#

In an update to the planned content pipeline, several titles were highlightedВ for delay. The news arrives as part of the publisherвЂ™s Q3 2021 earnings report. While no new timelines and dates have been confirmed, itвЂ™s now likely that neither title will arrive until 2023 at the earliest. Activision Blizzard has confirmed that both Overwatch 2 and Diablo have been delayed.

Diablo 4 delayed