In the hours in which the postponement of the game was confirmed, network users did not miss the ban on the official Diablo profile from Weibo, one of the most popular social networks in China. Blizzard has reassured Chinese users by telling them that it will be worth the wait, however, the facts are still controversial.

Bloomberg further reported that the official Diablo Immortal account on the Chinese microblogging site Weibo has since been suspended for “violating relevant laws and regulations”.Last June 20, when the launch was just a few days away, Diablo Immortal was indefinitely postponed to China, a market usually very receptive to free-to-play products for mobile.

The post, reportedly, referred to popular cartoon character Winnie the Pooh which was “interpreted as criticism of Chinese President Xi Jinping”. But now, reports have revealed that the culprit was none other than Winnie the Pooh.Īccording to a Bloomberg report, the latest edition of Diablo was delayed because of a social media post.

Back then, the game delayed its launch out of the blue and no communication was provided as to why the delay occurred. The game is co-developed by Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase and was supposed to be launched in June 2022 under the label of the latter. While delays like these are nothing out of the routine and mostly involve licensing and registration, Diablo Immortal's case was quite different. However, it is still subject to any last-moment changes. After a month-long delay, Diablo Immortal is finally going to release on Monday, July 25.

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