The new licensing agreement was signed on to continue working on the most popular MMO in China, when the previous agreement expired.
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. and NetEase.com, Inc.obyavili yesterday that the license for the World of Warcraft will be transferred to a subsidiary of NetEase.com, Inc. in mainland China for a period of 3 years, since the time the current contract expired.
Both companies have signed a contract last summer, the partnership to work on gaming platforms Warcraft III, StarCraft II and Battle.net. Yesterday’s statement only strengthens the chances for cooperation between Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase, and promises a constant level of quality for all gaming company Blizzard Entertainment, which includes a partnership.
“We appreciate the enthusiasm we have provided the Chinese gamers all these years, and we have always worked hard in collaboration with other partners to ensure that for gamers, that they would receive the same quality of what we deliver to other parts of the world – said Mike Morhaime , CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. – A new agreement with NetEase will support our goal for years to come, and we look forward to working with them to promote World of Warcraft forward without any hesitation or problems. ”
“We are very excited about this collaboration with Blizzard Entertainment in connection with work on wow power leveling, StarCraft II and Battle.net, – said the executive director of NetEase William Ding. – Combining the experience of Blizzard Entertainment in the game development world-class force NetEase in China, I am confident that we can provide our gamers the best quality in the world. “