Now it looks as though the problems may go even deeper, as Blizzard is being accused of trying to skirt around Chinese laws that impose restrictions on the ability of foreign companies to operate online games in the country.īlizzard may have gone beyond simply providing the game for NetEase to run and actually entered into a joint venture to operate the game in order to increase its take of the game's Chinese revenues, according to a report by. When The9 halted service on June 7, NetEase wasn't ready to assume control of the operation and at last report the game still hadn't come back online. Unfortunately for Chinese fans of the game, the handover has not gone smoothly. NetEase is the company Blizzard contracted to operate World of Warcraft in China after its existing deal with The9 expired earlier this year. The Shanghai News and Publication Bureau is apparently conducting a "deep" investigation into Blizzard's relationship with NetEase at the behest of the government's General Administration of Press and Publication. The Chinese government is reportedly investigating Blizzard's potentially illegal role in operating World of Warcraft in the country and could end up imposing a permanent ban on the game as a result.
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