For NetEase's Shanghai Nets Zhiyi Network Technology Development Co., Ltd., in Shanghai, the violation of Blizzard Entertainment Co., Ltd. violated the series of license agreements in Shanghai and requested to refund 300 million (RMB, about 60 million yuan) in arrears. BlizzardReply said that the relevant complaint was not received at present, but I believe the company has not violated any authorization agreement.
Comprehensive IT home, 36 氪, and interface news reports, due to the expiration of the authorization agreement with NetEase, the World of Warcraft Hearthstone legends operated by Shanghai Nets in mainland China in mainland ChinaOverwatch Dark Destroyer Three Warcraft Three: Remake Edition Storm Heroes StarCraft Series products have been terminated on January 24.
Shanghai.com's violation of Blizzard Entertainment Co., Ltd. violated a series of license agreements in Shanghai and requested to refund 300 million arrears.The prepaid payment for the inventory of the unsusted game product, the prepaid margin of several unopened games, etc.
Blizzard responded that "Blizzard has not received relevant complaints at present, but we believe that we have not violated any authorization agreement. NetEase's suspected dissatisfaction contract terms involved the standard industry practice and in the past in the pastOver the years, it has been mutually beneficial for both parties. Although these continuous behaviors have disappointed and confused. It should be pointed out that the operation process in China has been very positive and pleasant in the past two decades. We will continueDeliven to serve local players and protect their rights. "
The cooperation between the Yi and Blizzard began in 2009 and lasted for 13 years.During the period, the Nets represented a number of games owned by Blizzard, such as World of Warcraft.However, with the downturn of Blizzard's global game market and Microsoft's acquisition plan for Activision Blizzard, the cooperation between the two sides has cracks.
It was reported before that in the renewal negotiations between the Activities Blizzard and NetEase, Blizzard had proposed that NetEase had to pay a one -time payment of 500 million US dollars in the number of renewal conditions.There are also media reports that Blizzard requires partners to be responsible for the development of Blizzard mobile games and issued globally, but it can only enjoy the division of China and need to pay huge deposits as a guarantee, otherwise it will be "punished".
Blizzard China Network Server stopped service on January 17 this year.At present, Blizzard is still looking for a new Chinese network server agent, but there is no clear result.The Yiyi turned to the game of the self -developed and other manufacturers of Microsoft.
