The North American giant, responsible for sagas such as Call of Duty, ensures that its ongoing projects are not affected at this time.
Activision is in full study of the consequences that the coronavirus may have in its next video games. The American giant, responsible for sagas such as Call of Duty, has spoken to CNBC on behalf of its CEO, Bobby Kotick, who will forward a new statement within a month to update the status of the matter.
"It is too early to know the consequences it may have on developments"
The first thing that has come out of his appearance before said media is that Activision Blizzard employees have been working from home, the so-called telework, for a few weeks. Thus, the departments in charge of licenses such as Call of Duty, Crash Bandicoot, Overwatch, Diablo, Warcraft or World of Warcraft, among others, have applied the work remotely.
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"I don't know yet," he begins, saying when asked about the possible impact that staying away from headquarters could have during the period of confinement caused by the severity of COVID-19.
“Most of the things we have in production and in development are on time for now. I think we will have to re-evaluate the situation in one month and in three months, ”he continues, indicating that the release schedule strictly depends on how the situation evolves; mainly in the United States, where the vast majority of the company's main studios are located, based in Santa Monica, California.
"It is too early to know the consequences that may have in the developments for the next year or so," he expands, aware that the situation does not depend on his will.
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Now, what is susceptible to be affected by the coronavirus? As far as we know publicly, since last March we learned that Activision has scheduled a new iteration of the Call of Duty saga for the end of 2020, although there are no details about it beyond rumors about a possible return of Black Ops. If the current turn is maintained, after Infinity Ward this year Treyarch would be in charge of taking over.
The saga is at its best, with a perfectly established Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Warzone – the new free to play bet in the battle royale genre – with more than 50 million players in one month. For their part, Blizzard works on Overwatch 2, still without a release date but confirmed for the current generation of consoles and PC. For its part, Diablo IV as the other outstanding major production.
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