why is blizzard working with netease for diablo immortal

Though the falling out between NetEase and Blizzard has been incredibly public, the two companies technically still work together in some capacity.

Warcraft general manager John Hight said 'everyone will be able to keep their game history and memory in their own hands,' until a new partner in China is found. In order to prevent Chinese WoW players from losing decades worth of progress in the MMORPG, Blizzard announced it will roll out a new feature that will allow players to download their characters for safekeeping ahead of the game's upcoming shut down in the region. 'One day, when what has happened behind the scene could be told, developers and gamers will have a whole new level understanding of how much damage a jerk can make,' Zhu said. Shortly after Blizzard and NetEase first announced they would be going their separate ways last year, NetEase president of global investment and partnerships Simon Zhu said there was more to the falling out between the two companies than meets the eye. 'We believe that Blizzard's proposal-including today's sudden statement-is outrageous, inappropriate, and not in line with business logic.'

'Considering the unequal, unfair, and other conditions attached to the cooperation, the two parties failed to reach an agreement in the end,' a NetEase statement (transcribed via Google Translate) reads. NetEase has since fired back with a statement of their own, claiming that Blizzard was seeking three-year deals with other companies even as it offered NetEase a six-month deal. 'It is a pity that NetEase is not willing to extend services of our game for another six months on the basis of existing terms as we look for a new partner,' Blizzard China said on a post on Chinese blogging site Weibo (via Reuters). The failure between the two parties to come to a deal has prompted a new round of finger-pointing between the two companies.

That fate is looking more and more likely following the news that Blizzard offered NetEase a six-month deal to further extend their publishing agreement and avoid disruption to Blizzard's services, only for the deal to be declined. Now Playing: Launch Gameplay Trailer | Dragonflight | World of Warcraft By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's

Why is blizzard working with netease for diablo immortal