The deal between the gaming company Blizzard, now owned by Microsoft, and the Chinese giant NetEase renews a partnership that lapsed more than a year ago.
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China Appears to Backpedal From Video Gaming Crackdown
A proposal to tighten restrictions on online video games disappeared from a regulator’s website, weeks after the plan prompted a sell-off in tech stocks.
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Rift Between Gaming Giants Shows Toll of China’s Economic Crackdown
The New York Times – Business:Activision Blizzard and NetEase could not agree on a new deal to distribute video games in China, cutting millions of players from the games in January.
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World of Warcraft and Other Blizzard Games to Be Pulled From China
The New York Times – Business:Blizzard Entertainment is suspending most of its gaming services in China after failing to renew a licensing deal with NetEase, a Chinese gaming partner.