Activision Blizzard, NetEase Halt World of Warcraft Project, Bloomberg Reports
August 03 2022 - 1:38PM
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--Videogame company Activision Blizzard Inc. and Chinese gaming
giant NetEase Inc. scrapped a World of Warcraft smartphone game
that has been in development for three years, Bloomberg reports,
citing people familiar with the matter.
--The two companies disagreed over terms and ultimately called a
halt to the project, Bloomberg says, citing a person familiar with
the deal.
--NetEase has disbanded a team of more than 100 developers
tasked with creating content for the title, and only some were
offered internal transfers, the report says.
--Representatives for Activision and NetEase didn't immediately
respond to a request for comment from Dow Jones Newswires.
Full story at
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-03/blizzard-netease-scrap-warcraft-game-after-financing-dispute?sref=b0us4KbN
Write to Denny Jacob at denny.jacob@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
August 03, 2022 13:23 ET (17:23 GMT)
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