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Blizzard’s return to China has already counted over two million interested WoW players

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After over a year of bad blood following the removal of most all Blizzard's games from China, the World of Warcraft studio is poised...

NetEase and Blizzard ink deal to revive World of Warcraft, Overwatch 2, and Diablo IV in China

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(As of late tonight, Blizzard has officially confirmed the rumors. Our original post follows, and we've updated with the official news at the end.) It's...

Once Human finally enters its latest closed beta for PC after a couple of delays

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After a rescheduling and then a day-of false start, the PC multiplayer closed beta for the post-apocalypse survival shooter Once Human has begun at...

Post-apoc multiplayer shooter Once Human launches its multiplayer beta on PC today

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Over the past couple of years we've kept a weather eye on Once Human, a multiplayer post-apocalyptic survival shooter from NetEase-owned Starry Studio that...

NetEase and Marvel Games are building a new team shooter called Marvel Rivals, with closed alpha in May

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The lack of Marvel in the MMO space has always seemed kind of weird, especially given the vacuum left by the beloved Marvel Heroes,...

MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Evil v Evil, Blood Strike, Solium Infernum

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Welcome back to another roundup of some MMOs and MMO-adjacent multiplayer games that you've (probably) never heard of and we need to at least...

Q4 2023: NetEase’s revenues soar as the company invests in the western gaming industry

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I am not sure whether it's dawned on MMORPG fans yet, but NetEase is doing a lot more than jousting with Blizzard and milking...

Hey game devs, stop namedropping Star Wars Galaxies and make a spiritual successor

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If you're an MMORPG gamer who watches the mainstream gaming space, you probably know that most gaming sites take any opportunity they can get...

NetEase opens LA studio Bulletfarm, working on a new game emphasizing ‘co-operative gameplay’

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"NetEase opens new studio" might elicit a lot of different reactions depending on whom you ask, but around here it's news that perks up...

Fight or Kite: Harry Potter Magic Awakened’s February update nerfed dailies and degraded the UI

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Over the holiday and new year’s break, I spent the vast majority of my free time in mobile MMO Harry Potter: Magic Awakened. Because...

Diablo Immortal’s Tong-Shi’s Renewal celebrates Lunar New Year early starting tomorrow

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Tomorrow's Diablo Immortal update ushers in the Diablo equivalent of Lunar New Year celebrations with Tong-Shi's Renewal limited-time event. "Tong-Shi—a god of the Xian pantheon—invites...

Order and Chaos franchise returns with Guardians, a team-based RPG with ‘MMO-style advancement’

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To channel the spirit of one Obi-Wan Kenobi, "Now that's a name I haven't heard for a long time. A long time." The name in...

Massively Overthinking: The 2023 MMO trainwrecks (almost) nobody noticed

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This might be one of the most important Massively Overthinkings we do all year, and it's a pretty salty one. We always come away...
Popcorn appropriately.

Rumor: With Kotick gone, Blizzard and NetEase might repair year-long rift over China publishing

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Readers likely remember that 2023 started off with a tire fire as Blizzard and NetEase had a particularly nasty dissolution of a licensing deal...

Chinese regulators go into damage control mode after proposed gaming restrictions burn $80B in market value

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Last week we reported on some newly drafted restrictions by Chinese regulators that were aimed at curbing game time, limiting rewards for spending and...
We never like these things.

China’s government drafts new restrictions on gaming time, spending and login rewards, and lockboxes

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The Chinese government has decided to once more consider a tightening of the thumbscrews on gaming, as regulators in the country have issued a...

Revelation Online will sunset on March 13, 2024

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The year 2023 has a few more things to take from the MMO industry, apparently: Revelation Online is heading to sunset. MY.GAMES and NetEase...

The MOP Up: Alganon shows its first signs of life in ages

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Could we be hearing a heartbeat in the long-dormant Alganon? This past week, the official account announced that the website is back online and...

Diablo Immortal’s Splintered Souls update promises new maps, quests, and familiars

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Oh hey, remember Diablo Immortal? Blizzard definitely hasn't forgotten all about its last extant project with NetEase, and in fact, its next big patch...

The MOP Up: Dragon and Home goes to the Blazing Desert

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Dragon and Home warmed up a chilly winter with the debut of its third continent, the Blazing Desert. "This vast world presents the splendor of...

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