Blizzard was unable to renew the agreement and is pulling out of China. Players lose access to World of Warcraft, Hearthstone and other games
Blizzard was unable to renew the license agreement with NetEase. Company leaving Chinaand players will be denied access to games such as World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, Warcraft III: Reforged, Overwatch, StarCraft, Diablo III, and Heroes of the Storm.
Game Executive Producer Nathan Lyons Smith turned to the community Hearthstone in China. According to him, he is not onlydeveloper“, but also an avid Hearthstone player: “As a player, I can imagine how you feel about the game being suspended. [в Китае]…Watching players enjoy updates and additions is what motivates us. We will miss these moments after the upcoming server suspension in January».
Nathan urged to stay in touch. Blizzard is looking to give fans back access to Hearthstone. Negotiations are underway with potential partners for publishing Blizzard games in China.
The statement of the representative of Blizzard is in no hurry to believe. Some Chinese players emotionally say goodbye to the game or demand that it be returned after playing it for so many years.
One of the commenters asked why Blizzard banned all players (from China) who logged into the server in Argentina and in other regions.
They also wonder who will now even agree to take Blizzard games for release in China (rumoured, problems with the release of Blizzard games associated with the scandalous post on a social network on behalf of the Diablo Immortal account). Some accused the company of incompetence.