Originally slated for an August 2020 release, that game has never rolled out in China, after Tencent initially said that it needed to upgrade its anti-addiction system.Ĭhina is expected to become Immortal’s largest market, where players are more accustomed to a freemium business model instead of buying copies outright. In the worst case scenario, Diablo Immortal could run into a so-called black swan event similar to what happened with Tencent’s DnF Mobile, Morgan Stanley analysts wrote. Blizzard also delayed its release in other Asia-Pacific markets such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan, to July 8. NetEase and Blizzard said on the game’s official website they needed additional time for content enhancement in pushing back the game’s availability in China. Immortal garnered 10 million downloads in the first week after its international launch outside of China on June 2, but the game’s devotees criticized its pay-to-win elements and in-app purchases, leading to a 0.4 out of 10 user score on rating site Metacritic. It was unclear what content might have been in violation.ĭiablo is one of Blizzard’s most popular franchises and the debut of its mobile iteration has been a hotly anticipated event. The official Diablo Immortal account on Weibo was blocked from posting for “violating relevant laws and regulations” last week, according to a banner notice affixed to the feed. The surprise postponement comes at a delicate time for China’s games industry, which is only just emerging from a months-long freeze on game licenses during a wide-ranging crackdown on tech firms. Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s closest rival in China said Sunday that it will postpone the original June 23 China launch of Diablo Immortal, the mobile game it co-developed with Activision Blizzard Inc. Shares slumped almost 11% in Hong Kong, leading declines on the benchmark Hang Seng Tech Index, which dropped as much as 2.5%. Powell Says Soft Landing ‘Very Challenging ’ Recession Possible US Equities Waver as Traders Parse Fedspeak: Markets Wrap Juul Soon to Be Ordered Off the Market by FDA, WSJ Reports
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