Action role-playing game Lost Soul Aside received a licence for release on personal computers as well as for gaming consoles PlayStation 4 and 5, according to the NPPA list. NetEase’s Broken Land was previously known as Code 56. Photo: NetEase Tencent Holdings, which runs the world’s biggest video gaming business by revenue, received the regulator’s … Read more
Blizzard Entertainment, the video game giant behind World of Warcraft, is resuming its partnership with NetEase under its new owner Microsoft, marking a revival of the most enduring US-China video game partnership that had an acrimonious break-up over a year ago. Confirming an earlier South China Morning Post report, the two companies renewed a publishing … Read more
Blizzard Entertainment, the video game giant behind of World of Warcraft, and long-time Chinese partner NetEase are expected to announce a new deal this week that will allow for a highly anticipated comeback to the country. The two companies are expected to announce on Wednesday that they have reached a new agreement for the distribution … Read more
Microsoft In October 2023, Microsoft completed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and by the end of the year, the latter company’s CEO had departed. Now, this will be the year where we’ll see how Activision Blizzard functions when fully integrated into Microsoft. The most immediate change for those who play games will likely be Activision … Read more
2024 isn’t going to be as jam-packed with new AAA games as 2022 and 2023 were, giving us more time to go back and appreciate the classics. Anniversaries and the celebrations that follow are commonplace in the video game industry, especially if that anniversary is a multiple of five. Plenty of fantastic, influential games will … Read more
The PC space is home to some of the most experimental and diverse multiplayer games on the market. Sure, you can get your standard shooters, sports, and MMOs here too, but indie games often make their mark on this platform first. That gives PC users a near-endless selection of multiplayer games to sift through. Many … Read more
Reports that US video gaming giant Blizzard Entertainment has struck a new deal with NetEase to bring its flagship title World of Warcraft back to China sparked online speculation that the two companies may have reached a detente after the American firm suspended services in the market in January. Blizzard has sought to work with … Read more
