As such, it may be assumed that Activision Blizzard isnвЂ™t concerned about having problems with their esports. By Steve Watts on Novemat 2:03PM PDT 40 Comments Activision Blizzard has delayed the releases of both Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4, two of Blizzards most anticipated releases. There has been no announcement to pause financial or contractual movement between teams and organizations. So Activision Blizzard will need to get their accounts and quarterly/yearly reports together soon if they want to stabilize the league. On Activision Blizzard earnings call, Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra says that Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 were delayed largely due to changes in leadership on both teams. Many contracts and trades are currently pending league approval right now. Speaking on the call, Activision president and COO Daniel Alegre said Blizzard was now planning a 'later launch' for both games than 'originally. Thats according to Activision Blizzard which stated as much during its Q3 2021 call to investors last night. A few short months after a July 2021 lawsuit exposed a slew of cultural issues at the company. Looks like we will have to wait until at least 2023 to play Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2. Or they could play the season in the original Overwatch title. Activision Blizzard just had another rough day. They could either delay the season quite a bit further than the Spring. Originally the 2022 season of the Overwatch League was planned to be played in an early build of Overwatch 2.

Overwatch League still being played in Overwatch 2? In their update, Activision Blizzard said, 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 IV than originally envisaged.вЂќ The way this is worded makes it sound as if both games are no longer in the 2022 plans at all. For Overwatch 2 however, most fans were already certain of the fact that the game wouldnвЂ™t be releasing in the middle of 2022 as previously announced. For Diablo IV, this is an unexpected and surprising announcement.

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