‘World Of Warcraft’, other top games to return to China


A Jan 26, 2024 file photo shows people playing computer games at an Internet cafe in Beijing. Popular video games including ‘World of Warcraft’ will return to China this summer, US developer Blizzard and local partner NetEase said on April 10, 2024, over a year after a contract dispute pulled them from the market leaving millions of fans bereft. — AFP

SHANGHAI: World Of Warcraft is returning to China this summer, its developer and local partner said April 10, more than a year after dismayed devotees saw the hugely popular video game and other titles pulled from the market in a contract dispute.

US-based game-maker Blizzard and China’s NetEase said a new deal would see the sequential return of World Of Warcraft (WoW) alongside first-person shooter Overwatch and spin-offs such as WoW card game Hearthstone.

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