World of warcraft is coming back to china – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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World of Warcraft is coming back to China.

Blizzard and its former Chinese publisher NetEase have reached an agreement to restore several games in the country after they were taken offline last year due to a licensing feud between the companies.

Additional games returning alongside the popular MMO (which previously had an estimated three million players in China) include Hearthstone and titles in the Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft franchises.

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