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Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 have been delayed to at least 2023
Two highly anticipated Blizzard games have pushed back
The next BlizzCon has been cancelled and the event is being ‘reimagined’
Announcement follows sexual discrimination scandal at Blizzard
Overwatch’s McCree will officially be renamed ‘Cassidy’ following Blizzard fallout
McCree was named after a designer who left following this summer's discrimination storm
Overwatch’s executive producer is Blizzard’s latest high-profile departure
Studio says the game is “in the final stages of production” as key figure quits
Overwatch is changing McCree’s name due to Activision Blizzard’s harassment lawsuit
The character was named after an employee who left in the wake of the lawsuit
Overwatch cross-play support is now available
Console players need to create and link a Battle.net account in order to participate
Overwatch is adding cross-play for all platforms
Cross-progression will not be available at launch but future support is planned
Overwatch 2 will reduce PvP team sizes to 5v5 instead of 6v6
The move is designed to make the game easier to keep track of what's going on
Blizzard’s player base has fallen 29% over the last 3 years
Monthly active users have declined from 38 million to 27 million
Blizzard game director Jeff Kaplan is leaving the company after 19 years
Studio claims Overwatch 2 development is “continuing at a good pace”