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Controversially, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/activision-blizzard-blames-netease-for-lack-of-chinese-partnership-extension\">Activision Blizzard claimed it had offered NetEase a six-month extension to its contract<\/a> &#8211; and said it was a &#8220;pity&#8221; NetEase had not taken up its offer.<\/p>\n<p>\nIn response, staff at NetEase have seemingly made their feelings clear &#8211; by taking mallets to a large World of Warcraft sculpture and tearing it down, before sipping on NetEase-branded drinks. The event was even livestreamed on social media to some 30,000 people, according to a report by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wowhead.com\/news\/netease-response-to-blizzard-entertainment-local-orc-statue-torn-down-331041\">WOWHead<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/netease-smashes-up-giant-world-of-warcraft-statue-as-bitter-divorce-from-activision-blizzard-continues\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; eurogamer.net<\/p>\n<p>All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NetEase staff have smashed up a giant World of Warcraft statue by their studio, as the ongoing and increasingly bitter dispute between it and Activision Blizzard continues. 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