{"id":27082,"date":"2023-03-29T17:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T16:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/activision-blizzard-may-have-pulled-out-of-china-over-messy-miscommunication\/"},"modified":"2023-03-29T17:20:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T16:20:00","slug":"activision-blizzard-may-have-pulled-out-of-china-over-messy-miscommunication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/activision-blizzard-may-have-pulled-out-of-china-over-messy-miscommunication\/","title":{"rendered":"Activision Blizzard May Have Pulled Out Of China Over Messy Miscommunication"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Last November, Activision Blizzard made a shocking decision when it suddenly ended its partnership with Netease, the company which brought games like <em>Overwatch <\/em>and <em>World of Warcraft <\/em>to China, after 14 years. Now we know why. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/03\/29\/technology\/activision-netease-china-breakup.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>New York Times<\/em><\/a>, Netease suggested it could sway Chinese regulators on\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/activision-blizzard-china-netease-microsoft-warcraft-1850278516\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; kotaku.com<\/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>Last November, Activision Blizzard made a shocking decision when it suddenly ended its partnership with Netease, the company which brought games like Overwatch and World of Warcraft to China, after 14 years. Now we know why. 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