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Microsoft and NetEase to Relaunch Warcraft and Other Games in China

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.

By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu

Beijing (China) China Computer and Video Games Computers and the Internet Netease.com Inc Tencent Holdings Ltd

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.

By Vivian Wang

Computer and Video Games Computers and the Internet Intellectual Property Microsoft Corp Netease.com Inc Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

Rift Between Gaming Giants Shows Toll of China’s Economic Crackdown

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.

By Kellen Browning and Chang Che

Blizzard Entertainment China Communist Party of China Computer and Video Games Computers and the Internet E-Sports Netease.com Inc

World of Warcraft and Other Blizzard Games to Be Pulled From China

Blizzard Entertainment is suspending most of its gaming services in China after failing to renew a licensing deal with NetEase, a Chinese gaming partner.

By Chang Che

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