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May 23, 2023 2 min read
China's State Administration for Market Regulation has concluded its investigation into Microsoft's proposed $68.7 billion (USD) purchase of publisher Activision Blizzard, concluding that it has no issue with the transaction taking place and thus offers "unconditional" approval.
With the region's antitrust regulators taking no issue with the controversial...
January 17, 2023 2 min read
In late 2022, the Blizzard community received the shocking news that titles such as Overwatch 2, Hearthstone, and World of Warcraftwere to be shuttered in China, following the collapse of a partnership deal between Activision Blizzard and NetEase — New comments from the WoW publisher points to NetEase itself for being the cause of the...
November 17, 2022 2 min read
Following on from this morning's extraordinary news that Blizzard Entertainment is to suspend service of its games in China, the president of Chinese publishing partner NetEase has blasted the World of Warcraft developer for its role in the breakdown of contract negotiations.
Speaking very candidly on LinkedIn, Simon Zhu, spoke of his disappointment with the...
November 17, 2022 2 min read
Blizzard Entertainment has announced that it is preparing to suspend service for all of its gaming properties in China in 2023.
On January 23, Blizzard's agreement with Chinese holding company NetEase, which handles regional publishing duties, will expire. The two companies have been unable to negotiate new terms for a contract extension, and thus Blizzard will...
November 15, 2022 2 min read
Gearbox Entertainment, the developer/publisher behind the Borderlands franchise, has announced that it has extended its development to China, with the founding of Gearbox Studios Shanghai.
The new studio — formerly Eidos Shanghai — represents Gearbox Entertainment's first foray into Asia, which the studio notes is an important market in its long-term...
November 01, 2022 2 min read
Former Capcom producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi has established a new game development studio within the infrastructure of Chinese tech conglomerate NetEase — The new studio, titled GPTRACK50, will be situated in Osaka, Japan, and will design and produce new titles under the NetEase Games banner.
"I believe that NetEase Games, a company with extensive...
October 31, 2022 1 min read
A new recruitment video from studio Virtuos has sparked internet whispers that the global game developer has started work on a new Metal Gear Solid project. The rumors circulated this weekend after "clues" were spotted in the presentation, which was designed to spotlight the studio's Montreal team.
While speaking with one of Virtuos' key concepts artists, Louis-Alex...
May 11, 2022 1 min read
Chinese Cheekers Riot Games has found itself embroiled in yet another IP infringement lawsuit with developer Moonton Technology. The League...
The post Riot Games files suit against another Moonton League of Legends ‘clone’ appeared first on Destructoid.
May 10, 2022 1 min read
Over 650 million downloads to date Activision has announced that Call of Duty Mobile has been a staggering success for...
The post Call of Duty Mobile playerbase almost matches that of PC and console appeared first on Destructoid.
May 09, 2022 1 min read
Yet another TV-based teaser website The weird obsession with CRT-based teaser websites continues, as miHoYo has launched a brand new...
The post Genshin Impact’s miHoYo teases Zenless Zone Zero appeared first on Destructoid.
May 06, 2022 1 min read
Eastern tech giant sets up shop in the west China’s NetEase Games has established a new studio in North America...
The post Chinese tech giant NetEase opens first U.S. studio, Jackalope Games appeared first on Destructoid.
May 02, 2022 1 min read
Making the wrong kind of Impact Studio MiHoYo has announced that the next update to its uber-popular RPG adventure title...
The post Genshin Impact Version 2.7 update hit with indefinite delay appeared first on Destructoid.
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