[NetEase disbands Blizzard-related teams, 14-year cooperation is coming to an end]
According to the South China Morning Post, most of NetEase's employees have left, and the dissolution of the Shanghai team has dispelled speculation that Blizzard and NetEase could strike a last-minute deal.
The detailed summary of the report is as follows:
· According to three people familiar with the matter, NetEase is disbanding the local team responsible for running Blizzard games
· According to anonymous sources, NetEase has arranged for most of NetEase employees to leave or transfer internally
· NetEase previously had fewer than 100 employees (the correction should be between 150-160), which is not a large department at NetEase, and most of its members are operational personnel. Most of them left in November after NetEase and Blizzard made it clear that they would not renew their contracts, and only a few technicians were transferred to other teams in Shanghai
· The source said that "it seems that there is no hope of extending the agreement"
· About 10 members stayed to deal with the aftermath, but it is unlikely to take more than half a year
· Dark Immortal is operated by NetEase's Hangzhou headquarters team under a separate agreement and is not affected by this layoff
· The dissolution of the NetEase team in Shanghai dispelled speculation on Chinese social media that Blizzard and NetEase could strike a last-minute deal
· Blizzard is in talks with some potential partners in China. But one of the sources said that while several Chinese companies have sent representatives to the U.S. to negotiate, none of them appear likely to reach an agreement with Blizzard before Jan. 23
As of today (January 14), there are 10 days left before the domestic Blizzard game is suspended.
[Official response to goose duck kill live broadcast regulations, games should not be used to spread hatred or harm]
For the live broadcast specifications released by B station and other platforms, Goose Duck Kill official also responded, developer Herbert said that with the rise of "Goose Duck Kill" popularity, the official also feels a heavy responsibility, hope that everyone can play harmoniously, the game should not be used to spread hatred or harm, any illegal creators may be permanently banned from playing the game, and thank the cooperation and support of B station, Douyu and other platforms.
The official text is as follows:
["Spra" has obtained the core gameplay patent, Nintendo has registered multiple Spradun trademarks]
Recently, a domestic mobile game suspected of plagiarizing Nintendo's third-person shooter "Spradun (Jet Fighter)" has caused heated discussions on the Internet. But Nintendo seems to have coped with it, and "Sprae" has now obtained core gameplay patents and registered a number of game trademarks.
According to the patent information disclosed by the USPTO of the US Patent Office, Nintendo has passed the patent for the core gameplay of "Spra" on December 29, 2022, and the creator is marked as "Shintaro Sato" the program director of "Spra".
According to the Qichacha APP, Nintendo's "Spra" trademark application information has a total of 21 articles, the applicants are all Nintendo Co., Ltd., and 18 trademarks have been successfully registered, including education and entertainment, office supplies, scientific instruments, etc.