U.S. games developer Blizzard Entertainment and China’s NetEase said that licenses covering the Chinese distribution of games titles including “World of Warcraft,” the “StarCraft&…
,” the “StarCraft” series, “Hearthstone,” “Heroes of the Storm,” “Overwatch” and “Diablo III” would expire in January 2023 and not be renewed. Netease has distributed the titles since 2008.
In its own statement NetEase said: “We have put in a great deal of effort and tried with our utmost sincerity to negotiate withso that we could continue our collaboration and serve the many dedicated players in China. However, there were material differences on key terms and we could not reach an agreement.”
“We will make sure our players’ data and assets are well protected in all of our games,” said William Ding, CEO of NetEase. NetEase also specified that the co-development and publishing of “Diablo Immortal” is covered by a separate long-term agreement and will continue.
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