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Three characters sit fishing and eating a picnic by a river in Floatopia.

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Super Fuzzy Animals | I'm quietly obsessed with Floatopia, a free-to-play superpowered Animal Crossing-like that's New Horizons meets My Hero Academia

Nothing says "cosy life sim" like rocket shoes and superpowers?

Aug. 29, 2024 James Billcliffe

Key artwork for Dead by Daylight Mobile showing characters in the foreground with an evil looking villain looming large in the background.

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Dead by Daylight Mobile codes

What's your favourite scary mobile game?

Aug. 14, 2024 Dion Dassanayake

Marvel Rivals - group shot

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Powering Up | Marvel Rivals reminds me of pre-identity crisis Overwatch in the best possible way, but it's far from ready

The promise and style are there, but it needs more time in the oven.

July 26, 2024 Fran Ruiz

A black and white cutout of David Vonderhaar over the top of a split image consisting of Call of Duty World at War and Black Ops characters, as well as art of his new studio, BulletFarm.

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FROM FARM TO TABLE | Why Black Ops' David Vonderhaar doesn't want his new studio Bulletfarm to compete with Call of Duty

David Vonderhaar made Call of Duty for nearly 20 years. Now he's creating something new at BulletFarm.

March 19, 2024 James Billcliffe

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New AAA studio BulletFarm, led by ex-Call of Duty studio director David Vonderhaar, is making a co-operative, Unreal 5-based game

David Vonderhaar's game with BulletFarm will be "set in an original universe with an emphasis on co-operative gameplay".

Feb. 29, 2024 James Billcliffe

PinCool is a new studio from a former Dragon Quest producer and NetEase

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Cool! | PinCool is a new studio from a former Dragon Quest producer and NetEase

The studio will work on a range of interactive media.

May 29, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

Pre-registration is open for Dead by Daylight’s new, revamped mobile game

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A NEW TRIAL | Pre-registration is open for Dead by Daylight’s new, revamped mobile game

Dead by Daylight Mobile's biggest overhaul yet.

Feb. 22, 2023 Kelsey Raynor

Quantic Dreams x Netease Games acquisition art.

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Quantic C.R.E.A.M | Quantic Dream has been acquired by Netease Games — will continue to "operate independently"

The studio will continue creating and publishing titles as they were, albeit with new Netease backing.

Aug. 31, 2022 Connor Makar

Where Winds Meet is a lovely RPG set in the final days of the Ten Kingdoms era of Chinese history

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Wuxia combat | Where Winds Meet is a lovely RPG set in the final days of the Ten Kingdoms era of Chinese history

Play as a swordsman facing unknown paths where blood and swords are intertwined.

Aug. 24, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Three guardians on the moon in Destiny 2.

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Destiny on the go | Destiny mobile game may be in development, per new report

According to a source who spoke to The Game Post, Bungie and Netease might be cooking up a Destiny game for phones.

July 6, 2022 Connor Makar

Naraka: Bladepoint devs “not at all” concerned about losing out on sales with Xbox Game Pass launch

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Unchained worldwide | Naraka: Bladepoint devs “not at all” concerned about losing out on sales with Xbox Game Pass launch

We sat down and talked with Archer Wang about Game Pass and levelling the playing field.

June 20, 2022 Connor Makar

Diablo Immortal deserves to sink into oblivion, but I’m thankful it made me finally play Diablo 3 on console

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cease and tristram | Diablo Immortal deserves to sink into oblivion, but I’m thankful it made me finally play Diablo 3 on console

If there’s any good to come out of the shameless Diablo Immortal, it would be that it convinced me to check out Diablo 3 on consoles.

June 17, 2022 Sherif Saed

NetEase acquires Suda51’s Grasshopper Manufacture

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Acquisition | NetEase acquires Suda51’s Grasshopper Manufacture

Grasshopper plans to release three games in the span of ten years.

Oct. 22, 2021 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi may be leaving Sega for NetEase

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end of an era | Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi may be leaving Sega for NetEase

The legendary Toshihiro Nagoshi may soon end his storied career at Sega.

Aug. 30, 2021 Sherif Saed

Blizzard rolling out limited alpha test for Diablo Immortal

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Blizzard rolling out limited alpha test for Diablo Immortal

Dec. 18, 2020 Alex Calvin

Bloodstained: Ritual of The Night is coming to Android and iOS 'soon'

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Bloodstained: Ritual of The Night is coming to Android and iOS 'soon'

Oct. 26, 2020 Dom Peppiatt

Eve Echoes Beginner's Guide: How to access the map, buy and sell items and get started with mining

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Eve Echoes Beginner's Guide: How to access the map, buy and sell items and get started with mining

Aug. 19, 2020 Lauren Aitken

Arsenal star Mesut Ozil removed from PES 2020 in China over Uighur Muslims comments

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Arsenal star Mesut Ozil removed from PES 2020 in China over Uighur Muslims comments

Dec. 19, 2019 Sherif Saed

"A liar and a bully": Blizzard’s company values no longer matter to protesting fans

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"A liar and a bully": Blizzard’s company values no longer matter to protesting fans

Nov. 6, 2019 Kirk McKeand

Diablo Immortal's Demon Hunter class, Ultimate Abilities and Legendary items detailed

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Diablo Immortal's Demon Hunter class, Ultimate Abilities and Legendary items detailed

Nov. 2, 2019 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

All of Quantic Dream's future games will be multiplatform at launch

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All of Quantic Dream's future games will be multiplatform at launch

Aug. 12, 2019 Hunter Wolfe

PUBG Corp. and NetEase settle copyright lawsuit over Knives Out, Rules of Survival

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PUBG Corp. and NetEase settle copyright lawsuit over Knives Out, Rules of Survival

March 26, 2019 Sherif Saed

Quantic Dream will once again become a multi-platform developer

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Quantic Dream will once again become a multi-platform developer

Jan. 29, 2019 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Former Blizzard devs are working on a new Marvel game

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Former Blizzard devs are working on a new Marvel game

Jan. 4, 2019 Sherif Saed

Blizzard and Netease on Diablo Immortal: "It's a real co-development. We act like one team"

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Blizzard and Netease on Diablo Immortal: "It's a real co-development. We act like one team"

Nov. 8, 2018 Hannah Dwan

Destiny developer Bungie files trademark for new project, Matter

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Destiny developer Bungie files trademark for new project, Matter

Oct. 1, 2018 Sherif Saed

Bungie and NetEase announce $100 million investment deal in the Destiny 2 studio

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Bungie and NetEase announce $100 million investment deal in the Destiny 2 studio

June 2, 2018 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

PUBG Corp. is suing the maker of Knives Out, Rules of Survival

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PUBG Corp. is suing the maker of Knives Out, Rules of Survival

April 6, 2018 Sherif Saed

There's a PUBG knock-off on mobile in China, and it has the Terminator license for some reason

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There's a PUBG knock-off on mobile in China, and it has the Terminator license for some reason

Aug. 10, 2017 Sherif Saed

Study - Online games market in China grew 32% in 2011 to $6.6B

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Study - Online games market in China grew 32% in 2011 to $6.6B

March 28, 2012 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

World of Warcraft Netease deal extended

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World of Warcraft Netease deal extended

March 21, 2012 Brenna Hillier

NetEase profits and revenue rise on Chinese WoW

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NetEase profits and revenue rise on Chinese WoW

Nov. 17, 2011 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

NetEase posts major growth, blames World of Warcraft

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NetEase posts major growth, blames World of Warcraft

Feb. 24, 2011 Brenna Hillier

StarCraft II submitted for review in China

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StarCraft II submitted for review in China

Nov. 19, 2010 Johnny Cullen

Wrath of the Lich King hits China on August 31

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Wrath of the Lich King hits China on August 31

Aug. 24, 2010 Patrick Garratt

Chinese WoW boss resigns from post

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Chinese WoW boss resigns from post

Feb. 26, 2010 Johnny Cullen

New account registration for WoW in China suspended

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New account registration for WoW in China suspended

Feb. 8, 2010 Johnny Cullen

Decision on Chinese WoW to be made soon

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Decision on Chinese WoW to be made soon

Jan. 5, 2010 Johnny Cullen

Shanghai: Q3 revenue drops 94% for The9 after losing WoW

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Shanghai: Q3 revenue drops 94% for The9 after losing WoW

Nov. 27, 2009 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

China orders World of Warcraft operator NetEase to shut game down

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China orders World of Warcraft operator NetEase to shut game down

Nov. 3, 2009 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

WoW goes back online in China

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WoW goes back online in China

Sept. 21, 2009 Patrick Garratt

Weekly MMO news round-up: Trouble Edition

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Weekly MMO news round-up: Trouble Edition

July 25, 2009 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

Chinese WoW down since June 7, no date for game to come back online

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Chinese WoW down since June 7, no date for game to come back online

June 25, 2009 Patrick Garratt

Why did Blizzard switch to NetEase in China? For $90 million a year, says Pachter

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Why did Blizzard switch to NetEase in China? For $90 million a year, says Pachter

April 16, 2009 Patrick Garratt

Confirmed: Blizzard partners with NetEase for China opps

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Confirmed: Blizzard partners with NetEase for China opps

April 16, 2009 Patrick Garratt

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NetEase posts Q2 net profit of $63.9m

Aug. 14, 2008 Mike Bowden

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Chinese company rumoured for "Starcraft Online" license

Jan. 30, 2008 Patrick Garratt