Activision

2022 - 11 - 18

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Activision Blizzard to End Most Game Services in China, NetEase ... (The Wall Street Journal)

The two companies disagreed over issues including data control of Chinese videogame players, people familiar with the negotiations said.

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World of Warcraft maker Activision cuts ties with China's NetEase (Nikkei Asia)

HONG KONG -- Shares of Chinese gaming company NetEase slid as much as 14% Thursday on news that its tie-up with U.S.-based Blizzard Entertainment is e.

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NetEase boss blames "damage" done by "a jerk" for Activision ... (Eurogamer.net)

The president of NetEase, the Chinese publisher of World of Warcraft and Overwatch, has blasted the actions of an unnamโ€ฆ

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World of Warcraft to go offline in China as Activision Blizzard and ... (CNBC)

NetEase's Hong Kong-listed shares plunged 9% Thursday. It means Chinese gamers will no longer be able to play titles from blockbuster franchises such as World ...

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Blizzard Suspending Games In China Including 'World Of Warcraft ... (Forbes)

While it remains unclear if Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard will end up going through, now they'll have a new issue to face if it does.

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World of Warcraft to go offline in China (BBC News)

A number of Activision Blizzard titles will disappear, following the end of an arrangement with publisher NetEase.

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Activision And NetEase To Take Revenue Hit As They Fail To ... (Benzinga)

Activision Blizzard, Inc's (NASDAQ: ATVI) revenue will likely take a hit as it will suspend its popular American video games due to the expiration of the ...

Activision Still Sees Growth Potential in China After NetEase Split (MarketWatch)

By Dean Seal Activision Blizzard Inc. said it still sees long-term growth opportunities in China despite the impending expiration of its 14-year licensing.

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NetEase President blasts Activision Blizzard 'jerk' for China license ... (Destructoid)

NetEase president Simon Zhu has blasted an unnamed "jerk" at Activision Blizzard for causing "damage" to recent contract negotiations.

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Activision And NetEase To Take Revenue Hit As They Fail To ... (Yahoo Finance)

Activision Blizzard, Inc's (NASDAQ: ATVI) revenue will likely take a hit as it will suspend its popular American video games due to the expiration of the ...

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Activision Blizzard (ATVI) to Halt Blizzard Services in China (Zacks.com)

NetEase has been a developer and operator of some of the most popular mobile and PC games in markets including China and Japan and had a partnership with ...

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Activision Blizzard Is Shutting Down Services In China (Free)

The agreements expire on January 23, 2023, and will end service for Warcraft, Hearthstone, Warfcraft III: Reforged, Overwatch, the StarCraft series, Diablo III, ...

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Overwatch, Diablo, and Other Activision Blizzard Games Will Soon ... (IGN Southeast Asia)

Activision Blizzard has announced that several of its game franchises including Overwatch, Diablo, World of Warcraft, and more will be unplayable in China ...

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Overwatch, Diablo, and Other Activision Blizzard Games Will Soon ... (IGN)

Activision Blizzard has announced that several of its game franchises including Overwatch, Diablo, World of Warcraft, and more will become unplayable in ...

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NetEase, Blizzard sever ties as Chinese exec calls out Activision 'jerk' (Polygon)

NetEase and Activision both confirmed that a 14-year publishing agreement in China for games like World of Warcraft and Overwatch will end Jan. 23, 2023.

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Google agreed to pay $360 mln to Activision to stop competition ... (Reuters)

The details emerged in a newly unredacted copy of a lawsuit "Fortnite" video game maker Epic Games first filed against Google in 2020 over allegedly ...

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Google agreed to pay $360 million to Activision to stop competition ... (Investing.com)

OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Inc's Google has struck deals with at least 24 big app developers to stop them from competing with its Play ...

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Activision Blizzard Committed to Chinese Gaming Market Following ... (IGN)

A NetEase executive has published a social media post criticizing a lone 'jerk' for ruining the partnership between the Chinese company and Activision ...

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channelnews : Activision Blizzard Ends Long Term Chinese ... (ChannelNews)

World of Warcraft creator Blizzard Entertainment has ended its 14-year licensing deal with Chinese gaming company NetEase, after disagreements over ...

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Activision Blizzard Loses Partnership In China (Motley Fool)

One of America's biggest gaming companies just rage-quit China. Activision Blizzard failed to reach a renewal deal with NetEase, its Chinese...

Google agreed to pay $360 mln to Activision to stop competition ... (Financial Post)

OAKLAND โ€” Alphabet Inc's Google has struck deals with at least 24 big app developers to stop them from competing with its Play Store, including an agreement ...

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Google Paid Activision $360 Million to Not Compete, Epic Says (Bloomberg)

Alphabet Inc.'s Google paid Activision Blizzard Inc. and Riot Games millions of dollars to not launch competing app stores or to prevent developers from ...

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Google agreed to pay $360 million to Activision to stop competition ... (The Hindu)

Google also agreed in 2020 to pay Tencent Holdings Ltd's Riot Games unit, which makes "League of Legends," $30 million over one year in a similar deal, the ...

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Google paid Activision Blizzard King $360 million for remaining on ... (FOSS Patents)

This blog covers software patent news and issues with a particular focus on wireless, mobile devices (smartphones, tablet computers, connected cars) as well as ...

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