Since 2008, NetEase, China’s second-largest gaming firm, has released games for Blizzard. The collaboration assures that Blizzard’s games adhere to China’s stringent content rules. NetEase is also an Overwatch League franchisee, owning the Shanghai Dragons team. According to Bloomberg, the two businesses couldn’t agree on a contract in August and scrapped a World of Warcraft mobile game.
The issue wasn’t only the financial details of the agreement; who controlled the intellectual property and player data was also disputed, according to Bloomberg, citing unidentified sources.
