Blizzard confirms Warcraft is coming to mobile this year

A mobile Warcraft has been rumoured for years

World of Warcraft

While aWarcraftmobile game has been rumoured since as early equally 2017, we haven't gotten any official word nonetheless — until now.

During its Q4 2021 earnings study, Activision Blizzard confirmed that a mobile iteration is indeed coming in 2022.

No other details were provided, such as how the game volition play or even what information technology will be called. Nonetheless, this is pregnant news, given the popularity of World of Warcraft.

Information technology was too inevitable; in 2020, Activision Blizzard confirmed that all of its franchises would go new mobile entries. Over the past few years, we've seen that happen with the likes ofCall of Duty Mobile, Crash Bandicoot: On the Run!and the upcomingDiablo Immortal.Call of Duty Mobilealone made $i billion USD (well-nigh $1.27 billion CAD) in 2021, per the Q4 earnings study.

It's worth noting, though, that this news comes via a press release. That'due south considering the company skipped property an earnings call. While a specific reason for that wasn't provided, it's likely due to a couple of factors.

Firstly, the visitor has been embroiled in significant controversy since concluding summer due to a California lawsuit. Following a years-long investigation, Activision Blizzard was defendant of fostering a toxic work culture that led to the regular abuse of female person employees. CEO Bobby Kotick has besides come up under fire for reportedly working to cover up these misconduct scandals. And most recently, Microsoft announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion (about $87 billion CAD).

Given these factors, information technology's likely that the company didn't want to respond to any inquiries during an earnings call. Ultimately, the adjacent several months will be significant for Activision Blizzard, particularly as the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigates the conquering. Information technology remains to be seen whether the deal will even be approved, simply assuming it does, Microsoft has said it doesn't look it to close until "fiscal twelvemonth 2023," which could exist up to 18 months from now.

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