After delays to its release in China, Diablo Immortal is finally due to launch on July 25 2022, one month later than initially expected.
The Activision Blizzard game – being published via NetEase in China – originally launched elsewhere around the globe in early June to huge success, earning $49 million in its first month.
Chinese controversy
A Chinese company, NetEase was a co-developer on Diablo Immortal and is among the country’s largest games publishers. The title’s launch in China was delayed, according to those familiar with the matter who spoke with Bloomberg, because of controversy surrounding a social media post taken as a criticism of Xi Jinping, China’s president.
彭博还被告知，新的发布日期，几天后，仍然有可能改变。
网易声称《暗黑不朽》的原定延期美国的发布是因为它需要增强内容，然而中国官方的暗黑不朽帐户；的微博网站违反了“相关法律法规”，因此已被屏蔽。
动视暴雪也延迟了游戏& rsquo该公司将于6月23日至7月8日在印尼、香港和其他亚太市场推出新产品，尽管没有那么引人注目。在中国最初的延迟导致网易股票在6月20日暴跌至136美元，低于10天前172.50美元的六个月峰值。
