NetEase said it would not respond to "reunite with Blizzard".
Yesterday, the media 36Kr exclusively reported that according to its multiple independent sources, Blizzard negotiated the "return of the national server" with a number of domestic game manufacturers, and finally chose to cooperate with NetEase again and get back together.
According to today's financial network, NetEase said that it did not respond to the compound rumors. Regarding the reunion of the two parties, a person close to the company said that NetEase's previous team responsible for operating Blizzard's national service has long been disbanded, and it is unlikely that the team will be reorganized for Blizzard in a short time.
Although the news has not been officially confirmed, it seems that the incident is not groundless from various clues. For example, the previous related lawsuits between the two parties have basically been withdrawn, and the "World of Warcraft" community of the NetEase game community "NetEase God" has shown signs of updating, although it is impossible to confirm whether it is the official act, but many players still regard it as a positive signal.
On the other hand, compared to when NetEase Blizzard broke up, Activision Blizzard at this moment is indeed different from the past. After Microsoft officially took over, it is impossible to talk about the specific intervention and change of Activision Blizzard's management, but there are still some public changes.
As previously rumored in the plan, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Caldek confirmed that he will leave on December 29. The exit of this manager, who was "hated to the core" by players, can also explain to a certain extent why Blizzard has changed its strict attitude towards NetEase.
Regardless of what happens next, I sincerely hope that players will have the opportunity to return to the worlds they were forced to leave.
"Fallout 4" large-scale mod "Fallout: London" is finalized
Fallout 4's mega mod "Fallout: London" is set to launch on April 23, 2024, and players will travel to post-apocalyptic London to explore Europe's pre-war history and the impact of resource wars on Britain's class structure. According to the development team, the MOD volume is equivalent to a large DLC, supporting full dubbing, with a total text volume of more than 90,000 lines.
Although it is a mod, the development time of this game is not short, from January 2019 to the present, the entire development cycle is close to five years.
The new additions to this mod are quite numerous. In addition to the 15 new areas designed in the London style, there will also be more than 100 new weapons, more than 100 new missions, and all kinds of useful features, many players even call this Fallout 5.
Starfield Steam reviews have recently become mostly negative
As of the end of the draft, the praise rate of "Starry Sky" in the past month was only 33%, and the evaluation has dropped to mostly negative reviews.
Although Bethesda announced the follow-up update roadmap of "Starfield" on the 21st, and also opened a seven-fold discount, judging from the changes in the number of players, the effect of these measures is undoubtedly a drop in the bucket.
Looking at it now, the word-of-mouth problem shown by "Starry Night" is more complicated. On the one hand, the actual content of "Starfield" has a large deviation from the expectations of players, and as a key work announced by Microsoft this year, there are various design flaws. Despite this, many players are still waiting for the game to achieve corner overtaking through subsequent updates, after all, such examples have not been uncommon in recent years, but disappointingly, Bethesda's "tinkering operation" seems to be somewhat abrasive.
In the three months since its release, Starfield's updates have focused on bug fixes and no substantial new content, and many players have expressed a lack of motivation to return to the game, an inaction that is unconvincing for many teams with top-tier resources. For the mired "Starfield", if it wants to really turn the game's reputation, Microsoft may need to put in a considerable degree of effort.