Vanguard and Warzone release dates pushed back by Activision Blizzard.

 

Activision Blizzard has announced that the release date of Call of Duty: Vanguard Season 2 has been pushed back to February 14. Vanguard Season 2, which was coming with the free-to-play Warzone, was originally scheduled for a release on February 2. 

The decision has been taken so that the developers can use the extra time to work on bug fixes, updates and overall game stability.

 

Activision released a statement on the delay, which read:

“To date, we’ve deployed a number of updates, but more needs to be done. We will use this additional development time to deliver updates, including optimizations to gameplay, game balancing (including weapon and equipment balancing), to fix game stability and bugs, and to ensure an overall level of polish to improve the experience for players across Vanguard, Warzone Pacific, Black Ops Cold War, and Modern Warfare.

“Upcoming implementations will address several concerns raised by the community and other quality-of-life improvements. Adjusting the core gameplay loop, mechanics, and balance is a continuing and important focus. Fixes will apply to your platform of choice—two generations of consoles and PC—as well as gameplay in general across all five systems.”

 

The announcement comes during a tough period for Activision. Multiple employees have left the firm or have been on strike since Microsoft’s acquisition of the company, which had already been in the news for workplace harassment issues.

The Call of Duty League pre-season event, Kickoff Classic, starts from January 21, while the regular season gets underway from February 4.