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Mass Effect veteran Mac Walters is heading up a new studio with NetEase

Worlds Untold aims to develop big-budget games with an emphasis on narrative and worldbuilding.

PC Gamer

Former Mass Effect and Dragon Age lead launches new studio with a focus on narrative and world-building

Mac Walters was the lead writer on Mass Effect 2 and 3

GamesRadar

Power up: will Chinese financing be the saviour of the Japanese video game industry?

Japan is seen as the home of games, but the sector is struggling – and China is poaching its talent. It’s a power shift that may change the gaming landscape for good

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Greg Street, who quit working on the League of Legends MMO to do 'something new,' has revealed that the new thing is another MMO

Fantastic Pixel Castle is a new Netease studio that's currently working on an fantasy MMO codenamed Ghost.

PC Gamer

5 astonishing uses of AI happening right now

From making medical discoveries to changing the way we play games, generative AI is recreating our world

Tom’s Guide

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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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.

PC Gamer

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

USA Today Sports Media Group

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.

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

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

PC Gamer

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

This relationship ended very badly indeed.

GamesRadar

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

PC Gamer

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.

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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.

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

Asharq Al-Awsat

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.

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

The Independent UK

China grants gaming license to NetEase, 1st since crackdown

China has granted a game license to its second largest gaming firm, NetEase, the first in over a year in a possible sign Beijing may be easing a crackdown on the industry

USA Today Sports Media Group

Blizzard has reportedly canceled an unannounced Warcraft mobile game

Netease worked with Blizzard on a mobile Warcraft MMORPG for three years, but it was scrapped for business reasons.

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