Neowin News Feed for: Netease

Microsoft is bringing Blizzard games back to China, new deal struck with NetEase

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 08:40:02 +0000

Blizzard Entertainment games are coming back to mainland China. Following the 2022 breakup, Microsoft and NetEase have entered a new agreement to bring back both old and new titles to the country. Read more...

Marvel Rivals announced and it looks a lot like Overwatch; a closed alpha is coming in May

John Callaham — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:40:02 +0000

Marvel and NetEase Games have just announced Marvel Rivals, a new PC team shooter that looks an awful lot like Overwatch. The game will have a closed alpha test sometime in May 2023. Read more...

A new Warhammer MMO game is in the works, but it won't launch for a while

John Callaham — Wed, 24 May 2023 18:00:01 +0000

Publisher Netease will release the upcoming Warhammer MMO game, which is being developed by the new game studio Jackalyptic Games. Details about the new MMO have yet to be revealed. Read more...

Beijing finally grants licenses to NetEase and Tencent to publish new paid games

Usama Jawad — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:10:01 +0000

It seems like China has finally started loosening its grip a little on its local tech sector. The country's regulator has finally given NetEase and Tencent permission to publish new paid games again. Read more...

NetEase is acquiring Heavy Rain developer Quantic Dream

Usama Jawad — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:12:02 +0000

Chinese tech giant NetEase Games is acquiring Quantic Dream for an undisclosed amount. The latter is a David Cage-led studio behind popular titles like Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human. Read more...

China will allow minors to play video games only for one hour per day on the weekends

Usama Jawad — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 14:40:01 +0000

China has announced a new rule under which people below the age of 18 can only play video games one hour daily from Friday to Sunday. Real-name registration systems will also be implemented. Read more...

Niantic finds launch partner in China for Pokémon Go

Paul Hill — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 17:26:01 +0000

Niantic and the Chinese firm NetEase have struck a partnership which will allow games such as Pokémon Go and Ingress to come to China sometime in the future. No launch date has been announced. Read more...

Blizzard is suing an alleged Overwatch clone in China

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Sat, 14 Oct 2017 06:26:01 +0000

Blizzard and its Chinese operator for Overwatch are taking Heroes of Warfare, a mobile game that looks eerily similar to Blizzard's own team-based shooter, to court in China over copyright concerns. Read more...

Minecraft is heading to China, with a special version 'tailored for the Chinese market'

Paul Hill — Sat, 21 May 2016 06:06:01 +0000

Microsoft subsidiary Mojang has announced a partnership that will see Minecraft Pocket Edition and the PC version launch in China. Details were thin on the ground, with no launch date announced. Read more...