On December 25, according to the Financial Associated Press, in the past period of time, Blizzard negotiated the "return of the national server" with a number of domestic game manufacturers, and finally chose to re-cooperate with NetEase. After the cooperation is confirmed, NetEase and Blizzard need to rebuild the national server operation team and test the servers and related systems, so the games that players are looking forward to may have to wait half a year or more for the game to be relaunched. The reporter noticed that in the nearly one year since the service was closed, Tencent, NetEase and other leading manufacturers have reported news of cooperation with Blizzard's national service, but there is no follow-up.
As soon as this news came out, it immediately appeared on the hot search
Hot comments from netizens:
Blizzard and NetEase announced a partnership on August 13, 2008 to operate World of Warcraft, Battle.net, and more in Chinese mainland, bringing countless joys and memories to domestic gamers over the next 14 years. On November 17, 2022, Blizzard issued a unilateral statement saying that it would suspend most of Blizzard's game services in Chinese mainland due to the expiration of the existing licensing agreement with NetEase on January 23, 2023.
Subsequently, NetEase responded that NetEase has been doing its best to negotiate with Activision Blizzard, hoping to promote the renewal of the contract. After lengthy negotiations, it was still unable to agree on some key terms of the partnership with Activision Blizzard.
From 0:00 on January 24, 2023, all Blizzard games in China will officially cease to operate, including "World of Warcraft", "Warcraft III: Remastered", "StarCraft" series, "Hearthstone", "Heroes of the Storm", "Overwatch" and "Diablo III".
On October 13, 2023, Microsoft officially announced the completion of the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which is widely regarded by gamers as the hope of Blizzard's national server restart.
Source: Beijing Business Daily, IT House
disclaimer
If the content of the article involves the content of the work, copyright and other issues, please contact this official account within 30 days, and we will delete the content as soon as possible. This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment or application advice.