{"id":400295,"date":"2025-10-31T17:49:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T17:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2174731"},"modified":"2025-10-31T17:49:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T17:49:53","slug":"overwatch-2-and-diablo-4-have-been-delayed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/overwatch-2-and-diablo-4-have-been-delayed\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 have been delayed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/overwatch-2-and-diablo-4-have-been-delayed.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Activision Blizzard has announced Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2 will now arrive later &#8220;than originally envisaged&#8221;, potentially pushing the launch of both titles into 2023 at the earliest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As we have worked with new leadership in Blizzard and within the franchises themselves,&#8221; the publisher explained in its <a 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