Gamers in the U.S., outraged by the censorship, mounted a boycott of the company’s products. The company has been under fire in recent weeks for imposing stiff penalties on a professional gamer who spoke out in favor the Hong Kong protests after a match. On Wednesday, Activision said the latest version of Call of Duty for game consoles like PlayStation 4 generated sales of more than $600 million in its first three days. It was downloaded by more than 35 million people in the first three days.
The company introduced a mobile version of one of its most enduring franchises, Call of Duty, in conjunction with Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. Recent product debuts have been better, however. Amid an overall dearth of new titles, Activision laid off hundreds of employees and replaced the heads of its three main divisions. In January, the company cut ties with the publisher of Destiny, one of its larger franchises. A mobile game called Diablo Immortal, showed at a conference largely catering to PC-gaming fans, turned into a disappointment for attendees who were expecting Diablo IV instead. A poor company forecast and critical reviews at the 2018 BlizzCon sparked a decline in the stock. It’s also expanding Hearthstone, its free-to-play digital card game.Īctivision has struggled with falling sales over the past year. The company also announced Diablo IV, a new version of the demonic dungeon game that debuted in 1996, and World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, an expansion of its long-running subscription-based game, which will be available for order this year. The event is staged for fans of the company’s Blizzard Entertainment division, which is headquartered nearby. Tickets for the event, modeled after fan conclaves like Comic-Con, started at $230 each. The company made the announcements on the opening day of BlizzCon, a two-day fan event it puts on yearly in Anaheim, California. Overwatch is a key title in Activision’s growing esports business.
Existing Overwatch customers will be able to access some content in the new game. The refreshed game will feature additional characters and terrain - providing something new for a three-year-old title that some fans say had grown stale. Overwatch 2 will include a mode that lets players compete against computer-controlled enemies rather than just other players. announced new versions of its Overwatch shooting game and Diablo role-playing title in a bid to re-engage disenchanted fans.
0 kommentar(er)
