According to a report from Bloomberg, Activision Blizzard announced that it has canceled the World of Warcraft mobile game. The mobile Warcaft game, which has been in development for almost 3 years, has been canceled due to a dispute between Blizzard and NetEase.
According to the source close to the companies, the two companies could not agree on financial terms. It must be a sad end for the project, which has been kept secret for a while and has been developed for three years. The project, called Neptune by the employees, was planned to be a spin-off production in the MMORPG genre, set in a different era than World of Warcraft. It is not known whether it will have a direct connection with the Warcraft trilogy. In addition, Blizzard’s Pokemon Go-style AR game has also been canceled in development.
Great success from Blizzard’s popular game Diablo Immortal
The cancellation also leaves Blizzard’s next move on mobile platforms in the fog. Because Blizzard’s partnership with NetEase dates back to 2008. The company co-developed the hugely popular mobile game Diablo Immortal, which attracts attention with its payment system, but makes money. Also, Blizzard games like Hearhstone and WoW are published by NetEase in China. Time will tell to what extent this cancellation process will affect the relationship between the two companies.
Blizzard’s mobile journey will continue
Therefore, the extent of the impact of the cancellation of the mobile WoW game co-developed with NetEase remains unclear. Blizzard is working on multiple projects for mobile platforms. Warcraft Arclight Rumble, which is an action strategy genre released this year, entered the beta process. Diablo Immortal made $24 million in revenue in just two weeks. It seems that Diablo Immortal’s serious revenue income will result in Blizzard’s more focus on mobile platforms.
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