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NetEase: Activision Blizzard deal extension proposal "rude and unreasonable" News Jan 19th, 2023

NetEase: Activision Blizzard deal extension proposal "rude and unreasonable"

The World of Warcraft maker asked for six more months after contract expired

Chinese games sales dropped over 10% in 2022 News Jan 18th, 2023

Chinese games sales dropped over 10% in 2022

That's the first drop in over 20 years

Blizzard claims NetEase turned down partnership extension News Jan 17th, 2023

Blizzard claims NetEase turned down partnership extension

World of Warcraft maker wanted six extra months

NetEase reportedly disbands Blizzard team News Jan 16th, 2023

NetEase reportedly disbands Blizzard team

Comes ahead of the companies' agreement coming to an end

Chinese government to take key shares in Tencent News Jan 13th, 2023

Chinese government to take key shares in Tencent

State looking to have greater control over companies in its tech sector

China opens foreign games approvals as addiction worries ease News Jan 3rd, 2023

China opens foreign games approvals as addiction worries ease

44 titles from abroad, including Valorant, given the nod

China says minor video game addiction "basically solved" News Nov 23rd, 2022

China says minor video game addiction "basically solved"

Industry body says that the bulk of kids are playing just three hours a week

Blizzard suspends China game services amid NetEase contract expiration News Nov 17th, 2022

Blizzard suspends China game services amid NetEase contract expiration

Diablo Immortal unaffected by this decision

Gearbox takes over Eidos Shanghai Job News Nov 16th, 2022

Gearbox takes over Eidos Shanghai

GM Gigi Ning will continue to lead the studio

Report: Chinese PC games market to grow for first time since 2017 News Nov 4th, 2022

Report: Chinese PC games market to grow for first time since 2017

But overall, the sector is set to decline

Spiral Up wants to help Western indies launch in China News Oct 17th, 2022

Spiral Up wants to help Western indies launch in China

"Marketing a game in China is not quite as straightforward"

Tencent's games business sees slight dip News Aug 19th, 2022

Tencent's games business sees slight dip

The post-lockdown world is hitting the company's balance sheet ever so slightly

Unity setting up Chinese joint venture News Aug 10th, 2022

Unity setting up Chinese joint venture

Company valued at $1 billion

Tencent looking to increase Ubisoft stake News Aug 5th, 2022

Tencent looking to increase Ubisoft stake

The Chinese firm is prepared to pay a massive premium for stock in the French publisher

Report: Unity setting up separate China business News Aug 4th, 2022

Report: Unity setting up separate China business

Firm is courting investors to set up outfit valued at $1 billion

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