Analyst: Expect a StarCraft II delay

post from Joystiq on 10 July 2009 03:15:00 PM. © Joystiq

With Activision recently pushing back Singularity to 2010, Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia thinks the same fate will befall the highly anticipated StarCraft II, he told WSJ. The game is currently slated for a release this October, however the game's beta suffered a delay recently, which Bhatia says makes it "increasingly appear[s]" the game won't meet its Q4 2010 release target.

If the game ends up being pushed to 2010, it shouldn't hurt the company too much. With Modern Warfare 2 on slate for later this year, Bhatia doesn't see the delay hurting Activision's coffers too much. In fact, it's suggested a 2010 release would actually help company profits during what is expected to be a relatively slow year.