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World of Warcraft is returning to China as Microsoft strikes a new deal with NetEase
Microsoft has struck up a new deal with NetEase to end a long running feud that had kept Blizzard games out of China
Microsoft, which recently acquired Activision Blizzard for $69bn, announced that other popular titles will also be coming back to China after they were pulled in 2023. The games will “return to mainland China beginning summer 2024”, according to a blog post on Blizzard’s website. World of Warcraft and other Blizzard titles were pulled from China in January 2023, much to the dismay of millions of Chinese players.
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