Activision has revealed that Blizzard gained’t be releasing any large games in 2019.
In its full 12 months earnings report, the place Activision introduced hundreds of layoffs regardless of a report quarter, the corporate touched on what it expects from Blizzard – certainly one of its greatest studios – in 2019.
CFO Dennis Durkin warned that Blizzard’s monetary efficiency in 2019 will probably be hit as a result of the developer doesn’t have any main releases deliberate for the 12 months. This confirms that World of Warcraft gained’t be getting an growth this 12 months, nor will we see a brand new main Diablo game – or some other challenge for that matter.
Durkin didn’t contact on each single Blizzard franchise, for apparent causes, however we do know the studio is launching World of Warcraft Classic this summer season, and Warcraft 3: Reforged later within the 12 months. It’s possible additionally planning extra Hearthstone expansions, to not point out Overwatch content material updates.
It’s attention-grabbing, nonetheless, that Durkin doesn’t view any of that to be vital sufficient as to say it as a part of Blizzard’s 2019 slate.
That apart, the Activision Blizzard CFO famous that Blizzard’s pipeline for PC, console, and cell games “is richer than ever”. And, as a result of the writer will probably be assigning extra growth assets to the studio, it expects these initiatives to be developed at a extra speedy tempo than what’s usually anticipated of Blizzard.
On the identical name, COO Coddy Johnson additionally confirmed that a number of Diablo initiatives are at the moment within the works at Blizzard. This consists of Diablo Immortal. He additionally reiterated that Diablo’s growth groups “will grow substantially” in the course of the 12 months.
Unfortunately, not one of the executives on the decision talked about once they count on any of those initiatives to start out turning into accessible for the general public, however they’re positively not coming this 12 months.
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