<p>Online role-playing game <em>World of Warcraft: Shadowlands</em> will be released later this year, Blizzard Entertainment said on Thursday, as employees working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic has slowed some processes.</p>.<p>Blizzard, a unit of videogame publisher Activision Blizzard Inc, did not announce a date for the release, but said the parent company does not expect the delay to have a material impact on its financials for the year.</p>.<p>The expansion of one of Blizzard's biggest labels, initially slated for release at October-end, is now in public beta testing.</p>.<p>Activision's shares have gained about 39 per cent this year as it posted strong quarterly results after people turned to its other games, including <em>Call of Duty</em> and <em>Diablo</em>, to shake off lockdown boredom.</p>.<p>Blizzard will roll out a substantial patch for <em>World of Warcraft</em> players from October 13 onwards, ahead of the <em>Shadowlands</em> release.</p>
<p>Online role-playing game <em>World of Warcraft: Shadowlands</em> will be released later this year, Blizzard Entertainment said on Thursday, as employees working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic has slowed some processes.</p>.<p>Blizzard, a unit of videogame publisher Activision Blizzard Inc, did not announce a date for the release, but said the parent company does not expect the delay to have a material impact on its financials for the year.</p>.<p>The expansion of one of Blizzard's biggest labels, initially slated for release at October-end, is now in public beta testing.</p>.<p>Activision's shares have gained about 39 per cent this year as it posted strong quarterly results after people turned to its other games, including <em>Call of Duty</em> and <em>Diablo</em>, to shake off lockdown boredom.</p>.<p>Blizzard will roll out a substantial patch for <em>World of Warcraft</em> players from October 13 onwards, ahead of the <em>Shadowlands</em> release.</p>