According to website Develop, Activision Blizzard's stock has been downgraded from ‘buy' to ‘neutral' by Lazard Captial Markets, after a survey revealed that gamers are growing tired of the MMO.
In another worrying development for Activision Blizzard, in the same pole (conducted in conjunction with Peanut Labs), 50 percent of the 381 online gamers surveyed admitted that they were going to buy The Old Republic when it comes out next month. A further 38 percent of those questioned claimed to be interested in Bioware's game.
With World of Warcraft leaking subscribers, and with a genuine challenger to its MMO crown coming in the form of The Old Republic, the future is looking slightly less assured for Blizzard's all conquering flagship title.