Chinese gamers are in for a treat: Blizzard games will return to China in the summer of 2024

In January 2023, after 14 years of partnership between Blizzard Entertainment and the Chinese corporation NetEase, the parties failed to reach an agreement on further cooperation and cancelled the contract. A little more than a year later, the agreement was re-signed.

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Blizzard announced the signing of a new agreement with NetEase. Blizzard games such as World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, Warcraft III: Reforged, Overwatch 2, StarCraft, Diablo III, and Heroes of the Storm will return to China in the summer of 2024.

Microsoft Gaming also signed a separate agreement with NetEase. It is aimed at making the Chinese corporation's games available on Xbox consoles.

Source: blizzard