Chinese publications write that Activision Blizzard and NetEase have allegedly agreed to work together again in China. Previously, there were rumors that Blizzard tried to reach an agreement with Tencent, ByteDance and Bilibili Games, but the negotiations were unsuccessful.
The information that Activision Blizzard and NetEase are collaborating again was confirmed by several sources of the publication. CLS. Interestingly, the news came days after the announcement of Bobby Kotick’s departure.
In addition, it is reported that an announcement about the cessation of the MMORPG in the country has disappeared on the Chinese World of Warcraft forums. Now the forum actively publishes the latest news about the game.
It is reported that NetEase still owns the servers and data of Blizzard games, so it will be possible to restore their work quite quickly. The companies themselves do not comment on the information.
Blizzard games have been unavailable in China since January 2023 due to an expired agreement that the parties were unable to renew.
