Blizzard to delay ‘World of Warcraft: Shadowlands’ to later this year

Blizzard did not announce a date for the release of ‘Shadowlands’, but said the parent company does not expect the delay to have a material impact on its financials for the year. — Blizzard Entertainment

Online role-playing game World Of Warcraft: Shadowlands will be released later this year, Blizzard Entertainment said on Oct 1, as employees working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic has slowed some processes.

Blizzard, a unit of videogame publisher Activision Blizzard Inc, did not announce a date for the release, but said the parent company does not expect the delay to have a material impact on its financials for the year.

The expansion of one of Blizzard’s biggest labels, initially slated for release at October-end, is now in public beta testing.

Activision’s shares have gained about 39% this year as it posted strong quarterly results after people turned to its other games, including Call Of Duty and Diablo, to shake off lockdown boredom.

Blizzard will roll out a substantial patch for World Of Warcraft players from Oct 13 onwards, ahead of the Shadowlands release. – Reuters