People familiar with the matter talk about the reunion of NetEase and Blizzard: Chinese server games will not be launched in the short term

According to 36Kr’s report, it is said that Blizzard is negotiating with many domestic game manufacturers about the “return of the national server”, and finally decided to re-cooperate with NetEase

After confirming the cooperation, both parties need to reorganize The national server operations team conducts testing of servers and related systems. Therefore, it may take half a year or even longer for the game to be launched. According to multiple people familiar with the matter, there are currently multiple signs that Blizzard and NetEase are about to restart their partnership. The new cooperation method for the national server has not yet been finalized. The national server will not be re-launched in the short term, and the possibility of recovery before the Spring Festival is small.

According to sources, the agent for the national server has been determined and is expected to be launched on New Year's Day Server testing will be carried out before and after, and it may take half a year to be officially launched

This site attaches a brief summary:

On August 13, 2008, Blizzard and NetEase announced that they had reached a cooperation agreement and began to Mainland China operates games such as World of Warcraft and Battle.net. In the following 14 years, these two companies brought countless happiness and memories to domestic game players

On November 17, 2022, Blizzard issued a unilateral statement announcing that due to the The existing licensing agreement is about to expire on January 23, 2023, and Blizzard will suspend the provision of most game services in mainland China

Subsequently, NetEase responded that they have been going all out to cooperate with Activision Blizzard Negotiations are underway with the hope of advancing the contract renewal process. After long negotiations, they still cannot reach an agreement with Activision Blizzard on some important terms of cooperation

Starting from 0:00 on January 24, 2023, all national Blizzard games will officially cease operations, including " Games such as "World of Warcraft", "Warcraft III: Reforged", "StarCraft" series, "Hearthstone", "Heroes of the Storm", "Overwatch" and "Diablo III" will not be able to log in and play

On October 13, 2023, Microsoft officially announced the completion of the acquisition of Activision Blizzard for US$68.7 billion, which is widely considered by players to be the restart of Blizzard’s national server. hope.

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