Chinese eSports commentator Alan Gai reported that on Jan. 18, NetEase destroyed a World of Warcraft statue in front of its headquarters in Hangzhou. along with a live stream showing the destruction of statues via official social media channels
In addition, those who smash the statue will receive rewards from NetEase. is “Blizzard Green Tea”, which for China, “Green Tea” or green tea, is a term used on social media. It’s used to refer to someone who appears bright and innocent, but deep down is deceitful, manipulative, and immoral.
Netease dismantled the Warcraft Gorehowl statue in its park and set up a live stream. $ NTES rejected Blizzard $ATVI‘s proposal about extending their 14-year partnership for six months to look for a new partner, saying that was non-reciprocal and unfair.https://t.co/Z35BaWer2B pic.twitter.com/lLUb3QsT4W
— CN Wire (@Sino_Market) January 18, 2023
This comes after Blizzard announced it was ending its 14-year contract with NetEase, causing World of Warcraft to shut down in China on Jan. 23, and NetEase recently rejected Blizzard’s offer. Renewing rights to publish Blizzard games in China
Blizzard originally issued a statement asking NetEase for more time to continue operating its games. stating that every effort has been made But NetEase was unable to find a solution and it ended all game services on January 24th. NetEase issued a statement stating that Blizzard tried to extend the contract for another 6 months, but instead ran a long-term contract. Long with another company in China instead of NetEase.
In the video, NetEase called Blizzard’s actions “unfair, commercially unreasonable,” and NetEase has previously spoken out against Blizzard several times over the issue. This news, of course, shows that the relationship between NetEase and Blizzard is clearly frantic.
Source: VGC