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Chinese Video Game Publisher NetEase Tops Earnings Target But Sales Lag

NetEase, one of China's leading online games and internet services providers, beat Q2 views for earnings but missed on sales.

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Fallout-inspired MMO Ashfall begins closed beta testing next week

You can sign up now for an early look at the game that combines the famous Fallout setting with Eastern influences.

PC Gamer

NetEase Cloud Music Expands Music Catalog With RYCE Entertainment Deal

NetEase gains 30-day launch rights to distribute new additions and promote RYCE artists in China.

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NetEase Continues to Soar Despite China’s Economic Uncertainty

Shares of China’s NetEase (NTES ) climbed to a nearly 1-year high Monday and may be poised to move even higher after the company released new online games that ranked among the country's top three highest grossing video games. Since posting a 3-1/2 year low last October, NetEase has soared...

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Dow Jones Futures Fall, Techs Jump After Debt-Ceiling Deal; Nvidia, Tesla Rise On News

Tech futures umped up after a debt-ceiling deal. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is in China. Nvidia unveiled new AI offerings.

Investors Business Daily

Former DC Universe Online chief is heading up the creation of a brand-new Warhammer MMO

Jack Emmert's Netease-backed studio has a new name and a new game.

PC Gamer

Ashfall is a Fallout-inspired MMO set in 'a whole new kind of wasteland'

Beta sign-ups are open now, and the first one is happening this July.

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Activision Blizzard says it's 'committed to the Chinese market' following China's approval of Microsoft acquisition

Activision Blizzard gets a little good news from China for the first time in a while.

PC Gamer

This Chinese gaming company is about to get infused with Microsoft Azure OpenAI

Microsoft and CMGE have signed a framework agreement for the Chinese gaming company to use Azure OpenAI to improve games.

Windows Central

Former Halo and Control developer launches new studio with NetEase

343 Industries and Remedy veteran Paul Ehreth founded a new development studio with NetEase to make action-adventure games

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NetEase is not suing Blizzard—The Chinese court system confused one angry man with a corporate behemoth

Yesterday's reports that NetEase was suing Blizzard were erroneous.

PC Gamer

A single angry player might be suing Blizzard, not its former Chinese publisher

A new report claims one player is suing Blizzard, not NetEase

GamesRadar

The gloves come off as NetEase sues Blizzard for $44 million

This relationship ended very badly indeed.

PC Gamer

NetEase reportedly suing Blizzard, seeking $43.5 million for player refunds

The lawsuit comes after Blizzard servers were shut down in China earlier this year

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The Chinese versions of Blizzard's games may have been shut down over a big misunderstanding

A New York Times report says the bad blood came to a boil over a perceived threat during a licensing negotiation.

The Conversation

How to cope when you lose access to a digital world you love

US games developer Blizzard Activision has become embroiled in worldwide litigation relating to its proposed acquisition by Microsoft. It has also fallen out with its Chinese distributor NetEase. This might sound like news for the business pages only. But it has had tangible, real-world consequences.

AFP

Chinese gamers bid sad farewell to 'World of Warcraft'

Beijing (AFP) - Chinese players of roleplaying epic "World of Warcraft" bade a sad farewell to the land of Azeroth on Monday, with the game set to go offline after a dispute between US developer Blizzard and local partner NetEase.

The Independent UK

China's NetEase criticizes Blizzard offer as unequal, unfair

China games company NetEase Inc. says it has rejected a proposal from World of Warcraft creator Activision Blizzard to temporarily extend its partnership while the U.S. company seeks a new partner, in an escalating public spat

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China Approves 88 Games in January, Including Titles by Tencent and NetEase

China's video games regulator on Tuesday granted publishing licenses to 88 online games, including titles belonging to Tencent Holdings Ltd , NetEase Inc and miHoYo. Shenzhen-based Tencent, the world's largest gaming company, received at least one game license for a mobile game named "Yuanmengzhixing", the list published by the National…

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China Allows Pokemon Game Into The Country As Gaming Crackdown Ends

The video game regulators in China has given a nod for release of 44 foreign video games as the country softens up on licensing.

Investors Business Daily

5 China Stocks Near Buy Points Right Now

Several China stocks are doing well, setting up near potential buy points or early entries.

AFP

China's Tencent wins first game licence in 18 months

Beijing (AFP) - China has granted tech giant Tencent its first licence for a video game in 18 months, ending a dry spell that had threatened its position as the world's top game maker.

AFP

Blizzard to pull popular games from China after license spat

Beijing (AFP) - US gaming giant Blizzard Entertainment will suspend most of its services in China from January, the company said Thursday, after it failed to reach a licensing deal with local firm NetEase.

The Independent UK

Blizzard, NetEase gaming partnership in China to end

American game developer Blizzard Entertainment says it will suspend most of its game services in mainland China after current licensing agreements end with Chinese games company NetEase

AFP

Hounded at home, China's video game firms welcomed in Europe

Paris (AFP) - China is investing billions in Europe's video game industry, but analysts have warned that there could be trouble along the road unless regulators start to take stricter notice.

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