The COVID-19 pandemic has not yet had time to affect the release schedule of Activision Blizzard games, but the situation may change

Activision Blizzard President and CEO Bobby Kotick CNBC interview spoke about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the publisher's release schedule.

“I don’t know if we can talk about it yet. Most of what we have in production and development is currently behind schedule, ”Kotik assured.

However, the president of Activision Blizzard admits that in the coming months the company may revise its plans: the transfer of employees to a remote mode of work has not yet fully “backfired” on the publisher.

Kitty's words contradict recent rumors: according to TheGamingRevolution, the next part of Call of Duty will not be released in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition to the new Call of Duty, Activision Blizzard is also expecting a Shadowlands expansion for World of Warcraft before the end of the year, as well as several "reissues and reimaginings." Overwatch 2 and Diablo IV don't even have a rough release date yet.

In the same CNBC interview, Kotik confessedthat, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he sent out his phone number to all Activision Blizzard employees. The opportunity to communicate with the boss has so far been used by only "a few hundred" employees.

The COVID-19 pandemic has already led to the postponement of hotly anticipated projects like Wasteland 3, The Last of Us Part II and Marvel's Iron Man VR. September premiere Cyberpunk 2077 Developers are not going to postpone yet.

Source: 3dnews.ru