Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens for the clue delivery of Hongru with a smile! CTOnews.com, November 17, local time, Blizzard Entertainment announced that most of Blizzard's game services on Chinese mainland will be suspended because the existing license agreement with NetEase expires on January 23, 2023, including World of Warcraft, hearthstone Legend, Watchman, StarCraft, Warcraft III: reset, Diablo III and Storm Hero.

Today, NetEase issued an important announcement about the expiration of the operation of Blizzard game products on the official website of World of Warcraft, saying, "as the term of our agreement with partner Blizzard Entertainment is about to expire. "World of Warcraft", "hearthstone Legend", "Watch Pioneer", "Diablo III", "StarCraft II", "Warcraft III: remake" and "Storm Hero" (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Blizzard Game products"), which are operated by Shanghai net Zhiyi Network Technology Development Co., Ltd., will cease operation at 0: 00 on January 24, 2023. "

For the expiration of the agreement with Blizzard, NetEase previously responded that the company has been doing its best to negotiate with Blizzard, hoping to push forward the renewal of the contract. After long negotiations, NetEase is still unable to agree on some key terms of cooperation with Activision Blizzard. "We very much regret that Activision Blizzard announced the cessation of cooperation today, and we will have to accept this decision. NetEase will continue to perform his duties and serve our players until the last minute."

Full text of the announcement is attached to CTOnews.com:

To dear Blizzard gamers:

Thank you for your support and love for Blizzard game products all the time. We are honored to work with you for 14 years to create and share an unforgettable game experience. Once again, we would like to express our heartfelt thanks to you all.

As the term of our agreement with partner Blizzard Entertainment is about to expire, "World of Warcraft", "hearthstone Legend", "Watch Pioneer", "Diablo III", "StarCraft II", Warcraft III: remake "Storm Hero" (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Blizzard Game products"), operated by Shanghai Netflix Network Technology Development Co., Ltd., will cease operation at 0: 00 on January 24, 2023. Matters related to the termination of the regional operation of Chinese mainland are hereby notified as follows:

Starting from November 23, 2022, the recharge service and user registration entry of Blizzard game products in Battle.net and clients will be closed.

Between November 23, 2022 and January 23, 2023, the servers of Blizzard game products will be open normally, and the content updates of "World of Warcraft", "Dragon Age", "Legend of the hearthstone", "March of the Lich King" and "the return of the Vanguard" will be launched as usual, and users can continue to log in and experience the game content. At the same time, the battle outlets and virtual currencies that users keep in their accounts can still be consumed in Battle.net Mall.

From 000: 00 on January 24, 2023, the operation of Blizzard game products was officially stopped, Battle.net login and all game servers were closed, and client downloads were also closed.

After the game server is closed, all account data and role information in each game (including but not limited to personas, remaining game time, game props, materials, recharge information, etc.) will be sealed. We will properly handle the game data in accordance with the requirements of laws and regulations to protect the legitimate rights and interests of users.

For online game virtual currencies that players have recharged but not consumed in the game, and game time that has been paid for and not yet expired (if any), we will begin to arrange a refund after Blizzard game products are out of operation. for more information, please follow and bind the "Blizzard Game Service Center" official account.

If you have any doubts, please feel free to contact NetEase Blizzard Game customer Service (online support: www.battlenet.com.cn/ support / zh/;: 0571-28090163).

We apologize for the inconvenience caused by this termination of operation. We appreciate your understanding and forgiveness, and sincerely look forward to your continued support and attention!

Shanghai net Zhiyi Network Technology Development Co., Ltd.

November 17, 2022

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