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ActiBlizz not renewing their contract with NetEase (the pulisher that gets their games to China), suspending operations there

Blizzard destroyed their reputation to sell games in China and now China won't let them sell their games bau businesswire HOME SERVICES NEWS EDUCATION ABOUT US A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY COMPANY Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase Suspending Game Services in China Certain games will no longer be available at end of license with NetEase on January 23, 2023 November 16, 2022 09:00 PM Eastern Standard Time Search IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced today that it will be suspending most Blizzard game services in mainland China due to the expiration of the current licensing agreements with NetEase, Inc. on January 23, 2023. This includes World of Warcraft®, Hearthstone®, Warcraft III: Reforged, Overwatch®, the StarCraft® series, Diablo III, and Heroes of the StormⓇ. Diablo Immortal co-development and publishing is covered under a separate agreement between the two companies. "We're immensely grateful for the passion our Chinese community has shown throughout the nearly 20 years we've been bringing our games to China through NetEase and other partners" Tweet this About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Blizzard Entertainment has had licensing agreements with NetEase since 2008, covering the publication of these Blizzard titles in China. The two parties have not reached a deal to renew the agreements that is consistent with Blizzard's operating principles and commitments to players and employees, and the agreements are set to expire in January 2023. We will suspend new sales in the coming days and Chinese players will be receiving details of how this will work soon. Upcoming releases for World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, Hearthstone: March of the Lich King, and season 2 of Overwatch 2 will proceed later this year. "We're immensely grateful for the passion our Chinese community has shown throughout the nearly 20 years we've been bringing our games to China through NetEase and other partners," said Mike Ybarra, president, Blizzard Entertainment. "Their enthusiasm and creativity inspire us, and we are looking for alternatives to bring our games back to players in the future." Best known for iconic video game universes including WarcraftⓇ, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft®, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry's most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Battle.net®, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements: The statements contained herein that are not historical facts are forward- looking statements including, but not limited to statements of our plans and objectives, including those related to releases of products or services. Activision Blizzard, Inc. generally uses words such as "outlook," "forecast," "will," "could," "should," "would," "to be," "plan," "aims," "believes," "may," "might," "expects," "intends," "seeks," "anticipates," "estimate," "future," "positioned," "potential," "project," "remain," "scheduled," "set to," "subject to," "upcoming," and the negative version of these words and other similar words and expressions to help identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to business and economic risks, reflect management's current expectations, estimates, and projections about our business, and are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict.

Blizzard destroyed their reputation to sell games in China and now China won't let them sell their games bau businesswire HOME SERVICES NEWS EDUCATION ABOUT US A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY COMPANY Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase Suspending Game Services in China Certain games will no longer be available at end of license with NetEase on January 23, 2023 November 16, 2022 09:00 PM Eastern Standard Time Search IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced today that it will be suspending most Blizzard game services in mainland China due to the expiration of the current licensing agreements with NetEase, Inc. on January 23, 2023. This includes World of Warcraft®, Hearthstone®, Warcraft III: Reforged, Overwatch®, the StarCraft® series, Diablo III, and Heroes of the StormⓇ. Diablo Immortal co-development and publishing is covered under a separate agreement between the two companies. "We're immensely grateful for the passion our Chinese community has shown throughout the nearly 20 years we've been bringing our games to China through NetEase and other partners" Tweet this About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Blizzard Entertainment has had licensing agreements with NetEase since 2008, covering the publication of these Blizzard titles in China. The two parties have not reached a deal to renew the agreements that is consistent with Blizzard's operating principles and commitments to players and employees, and the agreements are set to expire in January 2023. We will suspend new sales in the coming days and Chinese players will be receiving details of how this will work soon. Upcoming releases for World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, Hearthstone: March of the Lich King, and season 2 of Overwatch 2 will proceed later this year. "We're immensely grateful for the passion our Chinese community has shown throughout the nearly 20 years we've been bringing our games to China through NetEase and other partners," said Mike Ybarra, president, Blizzard Entertainment. "Their enthusiasm and creativity inspire us, and we are looking for alternatives to bring our games back to players in the future." Best known for iconic video game universes including WarcraftⓇ, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft®, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry's most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Battle.net®, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements: The statements contained herein that are not historical facts are forward- looking statements including, but not limited to statements of our plans and objectives, including those related to releases of products or services. Activision Blizzard, Inc. generally uses words such as "outlook," "forecast," "will," "could," "should," "would," "to be," "plan," "aims," "believes," "may," "might," "expects," "intends," "seeks," "anticipates," "estimate," "future," "positioned," "potential," "project," "remain," "scheduled," "set to," "subject to," "upcoming," and the negative version of these words and other similar words and expressions to help identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to business and economic risks, reflect management's current expectations, estimates, and projections about our business, and are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict.

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Printed ad announcing the delay of the North America-only Genesis port of Lufia & the Fortress of Doom featured in the January 1995 issue of Game Players

Lufia & The fortress TAITO ΤΟ O TM GENESIS Spring 1995 Coming December 1994 It's worth the wait! TM © 1994 Lufia & The Fortress of Doom is a trademark of Taito Corporation. Taito is a registered trademark of Taito Corporation. Sega and Genesis are trademarks of Sega Enterprises, LTD. All rights reserved.

Lufia & The fortress TAITO ΤΟ O TM GENESIS Spring 1995 Coming December 1994 It's worth the wait! TM © 1994 Lufia & The Fortress of Doom is a trademark of Taito Corporation. Taito is a registered trademark of Taito Corporation. Sega and Genesis are trademarks of Sega Enterprises, LTD. All rights reserved.

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Printed ad for the North America-only Genesis port of Lufia & the Fortress of Doom featured in the December 1994 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly

س & The fortress of Boom T iTO TC GENESIS™ Coming December 1994 1994 Lufia & The Fortress of Doom is a trademark of Taito Corporation. Taito is a registered trademark of Taito Corporation. Sega and Genesis are trademarks of Sega Enterprises, LTD. All rights reserved.

س & The fortress of Boom T iTO TC GENESIS™ Coming December 1994 1994 Lufia & The Fortress of Doom is a trademark of Taito Corporation. Taito is a registered trademark of Taito Corporation. Sega and Genesis are trademarks of Sega Enterprises, LTD. All rights reserved.

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Printed ad for Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages, with a contest to win a trip to Roswell, New Mexico

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Sometimes California isn't censoring video games...

CALIFORNIA, NO! CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC Sorry, force of habit What? CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC CERO, NO!

CALIFORNIA, NO! CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC Sorry, force of habit What? CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC CERO, NO!

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A good plan

گانی Spare them! What fate shall await our enemies? Spare and make them your servants Spare, make them your servants and then make them marry you! Marry ALL of them! →)) -

گانی Spare them! What fate shall await our enemies? Spare and make them your servants Spare, make them your servants and then make them marry you! Marry ALL of them! →)) -

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level 3 ass noob

MILLENNIALS Dude stop laughing I only have all this gear on because the stats are good and not because I think it looks good Tide PODS

MILLENNIALS Dude stop laughing I only have all this gear on because the stats are good and not because I think it looks good Tide PODS

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Razputin

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modern games be like

T 50 LEVEL STATS ARMOR HEALTH STAMINA F 5/25 O 0/3 013 Esc Close 013 39 STREET CRED DESKTOP-C7ETROS- ARMES (OP) 223 A 2675 315 BACKPACK WEAPONS 99 898 623 180 WEAPONS 1/ 113 ARMURE PROTECTION DU TORSE APENAS 1 STATS CYBERWARE LOADOUT SKILLS STAKE LAUNCHER M02 LVL 1 UNRIVALED STAKE LAUNCHER Rating Rate of Fire Reload Rate W Magazine Size 3 Open Backpack Increased hipfire accuracy + Increased accuracy while moving + Stakes do additional damage Triple-barrel, breech-loaded stake launcher R Details COMPÉTENCES RARE CRAFTING NIV 113 3+ Scrap Value 200 Compare CARTE DEFENSE EMPLACEMENTS INVENTORY ⓇMAD PROTÈGE-ÉPAULE EN MÉTAL PLAQUÉ Armure offensive robuste qui augmente la FORCE. EMPLACEMENT D'ENCHANTEMENT VIDE MAP OBJECTIFS A PIECE ÉQUIPÉE 22 26 CHARACTER 3 HEAD LOWER BODY QUICK ACCESS MISSIONS ARCHIVE ASSION ITEMS TO QUICKSLOTS CODEX UPPER BODY SPECIAL ARMOR MEDKIT 1/ REMNANTS RESSOURCES 311/588 $ 560000 CYBERDECK SELECTIONNER unequip Select 30 2 ! 1 ! 800 ITEM SHOP MEMENTO # OX ♡ Close F View Friends HP 180/180 4781 B FORCE RUNES DEFENSE VITALITÉ ! CHANCE 10 RÉCUPÉRATION ⒸINSURGENCY JOURNAL MAP ARSENAL AMIGOS RIDES INVENTORY COLLECTION SYSTEM ARSENAL T33 104 WEAPONS 201 GEAR +SHOW FINS AR 35008 BACK+LOADOUT TUTORIAL TOGGLE PVP STATS O ⒸAFFICHER LES DESCRIPTIONS 90 15 84 0 6 G 32 PEL CARTE WAR LEGEND 107 5 PANTHER SNR MK1 L11543 SMG MK1 Vector HOG KI P320 INVENTORY OVERVIEW BACKPACK PER B Back 110 1017 109 90806 Cas NEW LOADOUT DEFAULT WEAPONS 19/24 @ ^ ACCESSORIES 12/16 CONSUMABLES 12/16 LB MAP TOOLS S LOAD WEIGHT 42/300 33 O ONLINE MENU Call for Help 320 109 220 107 105 99 108 +SKIN OVERRIDE OUTFIT Legendary Outfit 660/660 16054,884 2,800 € 300 L.Gan Toggle Headgear HEADWEAR 15.11 Flag Bearer Cap ! THE ¹3 HANDWEAR Hatch Operator Gloves JOURNAL INVENTORY CRAFTING SKILLS COLLECTABLES HINTS 20 LEYENDA 5.11 VIAC LEE Tactical Vest PANTS Cargo Pants Steel-toed Boots GEAR 2 GEAR ARMOR 26 Back (0 o MAP CASE FILES CHALLENGES GEAR ABILITIES DATABASE EMAIL LOADOUTCRAFTING MODS STYLE x47 MAIN MENU BRACK 1012 QUIC Stats Toggle Outfit R Rotate SWORDS 4 3 HEAVY BLUNTS STAFFS (1) HEAVY BLADED 1 HEALTH 721 ***** wwww. Equip E 40 3 STOCK SUIT 99* MOMENTUM ABILITY SUIT 93* JUMPSTART SUIT 90* TEAM-UP TOXIC SUIT 82 ● Sorted by Power Dismantle Mods View Details LB Map 12 ☆ HUNTER DAMAGE- 101 Quests 96 7 7 Required Level 3 32 DPS 7 Shotel COMMON SWORD 2 Inventory Abilities Mercenaries RB 13 0 5 6 // SEASON RANK 111/1018/067,410 +4% Warrior Damage Go to Blacksmith to Engrave 11 Rarity Level Power Armar Health Conditional Stats zá WARRIOR DAMAGE 48 To strike opponents behind their shields, a soldier should use this curved sword. A UNEQUIP Style: NEW GUARD Colorway: Iconic Alpha Compare Equip 09 9 /9.200 XP LEVEL DISMANTLEX ASSASSIN DAMAGE 648 ‒‒‒‒ - SAVIOR 51 (01²) Uncommon 7 40 460 48 Back ARMOR 16 COLLECTIONS TRIUMPHS CHARACTER 27,310 POWER *1018 STORE (4) 77 105 54 775 732 LI _ 100 €

T 50 LEVEL STATS ARMOR HEALTH STAMINA F 5/25 O 0/3 013 Esc Close 013 39 STREET CRED DESKTOP-C7ETROS- ARMES (OP) 223 A 2675 315 BACKPACK WEAPONS 99 898 623 180 WEAPONS 1/ 113 ARMURE PROTECTION DU TORSE APENAS 1 STATS CYBERWARE LOADOUT SKILLS STAKE LAUNCHER M02 LVL 1 UNRIVALED STAKE LAUNCHER Rating Rate of Fire Reload Rate W Magazine Size 3 Open Backpack Increased hipfire accuracy + Increased accuracy while moving + Stakes do additional damage Triple-barrel, breech-loaded stake launcher R Details COMPÉTENCES RARE CRAFTING NIV 113 3+ Scrap Value 200 Compare CARTE DEFENSE EMPLACEMENTS INVENTORY ⓇMAD PROTÈGE-ÉPAULE EN MÉTAL PLAQUÉ Armure offensive robuste qui augmente la FORCE. EMPLACEMENT D'ENCHANTEMENT VIDE MAP OBJECTIFS A PIECE ÉQUIPÉE 22 26 CHARACTER 3 HEAD LOWER BODY QUICK ACCESS MISSIONS ARCHIVE ASSION ITEMS TO QUICKSLOTS CODEX UPPER BODY SPECIAL ARMOR MEDKIT 1/ REMNANTS RESSOURCES 311/588 $ 560000 CYBERDECK SELECTIONNER unequip Select 30 2 ! 1 ! 800 ITEM SHOP MEMENTO # OX ♡ Close F View Friends HP 180/180 4781 B FORCE RUNES DEFENSE VITALITÉ ! CHANCE 10 RÉCUPÉRATION ⒸINSURGENCY JOURNAL MAP ARSENAL AMIGOS RIDES INVENTORY COLLECTION SYSTEM ARSENAL T33 104 WEAPONS 201 GEAR +SHOW FINS AR 35008 BACK+LOADOUT TUTORIAL TOGGLE PVP STATS O ⒸAFFICHER LES DESCRIPTIONS 90 15 84 0 6 G 32 PEL CARTE WAR LEGEND 107 5 PANTHER SNR MK1 L11543 SMG MK1 Vector HOG KI P320 INVENTORY OVERVIEW BACKPACK PER B Back 110 1017 109 90806 Cas NEW LOADOUT DEFAULT WEAPONS 19/24 @ ^ ACCESSORIES 12/16 CONSUMABLES 12/16 LB MAP TOOLS S LOAD WEIGHT 42/300 33 O ONLINE MENU Call for Help 320 109 220 107 105 99 108 +SKIN OVERRIDE OUTFIT Legendary Outfit 660/660 16054,884 2,800 € 300 L.Gan Toggle Headgear HEADWEAR 15.11 Flag Bearer Cap ! THE ¹3 HANDWEAR Hatch Operator Gloves JOURNAL INVENTORY CRAFTING SKILLS COLLECTABLES HINTS 20 LEYENDA 5.11 VIAC LEE Tactical Vest PANTS Cargo Pants Steel-toed Boots GEAR 2 GEAR ARMOR 26 Back (0 o MAP CASE FILES CHALLENGES GEAR ABILITIES DATABASE EMAIL LOADOUTCRAFTING MODS STYLE x47 MAIN MENU BRACK 1012 QUIC Stats Toggle Outfit R Rotate SWORDS 4 3 HEAVY BLUNTS STAFFS (1) HEAVY BLADED 1 HEALTH 721 ***** wwww. Equip E 40 3 STOCK SUIT 99* MOMENTUM ABILITY SUIT 93* JUMPSTART SUIT 90* TEAM-UP TOXIC SUIT 82 ● Sorted by Power Dismantle Mods View Details LB Map 12 ☆ HUNTER DAMAGE- 101 Quests 96 7 7 Required Level 3 32 DPS 7 Shotel COMMON SWORD 2 Inventory Abilities Mercenaries RB 13 0 5 6 // SEASON RANK 111/1018/067,410 +4% Warrior Damage Go to Blacksmith to Engrave 11 Rarity Level Power Armar Health Conditional Stats zá WARRIOR DAMAGE 48 To strike opponents behind their shields, a soldier should use this curved sword. A UNEQUIP Style: NEW GUARD Colorway: Iconic Alpha Compare Equip 09 9 /9.200 XP LEVEL DISMANTLEX ASSASSIN DAMAGE 648 ‒‒‒‒ - SAVIOR 51 (01²) Uncommon 7 40 460 48 Back ARMOR 16 COLLECTIONS TRIUMPHS CHARACTER 27,310 POWER *1018 STORE (4) 77 105 54 775 732 LI _ 100 €

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dedicated server era

Dedicated Server era (Quake, Half Life, etc.) Wacky gamer: Just wants to "have fun" and not focus on being pro or hardcore Plays on fy_iceworld sliding maps, "rats" miniature maps, etc. W--! I paid $50 for this game, I can play however I want!!! Stoner Zone: Just wants to replay what they know, zone out for 6 hours and relax REPORTED REPORTED REPORTED Plays de_dust or 2fort 24/7 server. Happy gamer. Happy gamer. Modern match-making queue era Ⓡ Hardcore gamer: Wants to get better, wants people to contribute and follow rules of competition It's just, like, a game, maaaan... I like being Hanzo REPORTED REPORTED REPORTED Finds server that allows trash talk and punishes being bad. Happy gamer. I CANNOT BE- LIEVE HOW BAD ALL YOU &*@#$)(* ARE REPORTED REPORTED Normal gamer: Wants to play game they heard so much about Plays a mix of things, eventual- ly finds "their server" It's a good game mechani- cally, but all the players are so toxic and unhappy for no reason all the time! Why do the devs take so long to respond to all my reports?

Dedicated Server era (Quake, Half Life, etc.) Wacky gamer: Just wants to "have fun" and not focus on being pro or hardcore Plays on fy_iceworld sliding maps, "rats" miniature maps, etc. W--! I paid $50 for this game, I can play however I want!!! Stoner Zone: Just wants to replay what they know, zone out for 6 hours and relax REPORTED REPORTED REPORTED Plays de_dust or 2fort 24/7 server. Happy gamer. Happy gamer. Modern match-making queue era Ⓡ Hardcore gamer: Wants to get better, wants people to contribute and follow rules of competition It's just, like, a game, maaaan... I like being Hanzo REPORTED REPORTED REPORTED Finds server that allows trash talk and punishes being bad. Happy gamer. I CANNOT BE- LIEVE HOW BAD ALL YOU &*@#$)(* ARE REPORTED REPORTED Normal gamer: Wants to play game they heard so much about Plays a mix of things, eventual- ly finds "their server" It's a good game mechani- cally, but all the players are so toxic and unhappy for no reason all the time! Why do the devs take so long to respond to all my reports?

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Ulala ✨

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Riot City - The Greatest Walking Animation Of All Time

TESTOVAN PERINA

TESTOVAN PERINA

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Overwatch shutting down while servers for Splatoon on the Wii U are still up:

I saw you being born and I saw you die @ OVERWATCH Splatoon

I saw you being born and I saw you die @ OVERWATCH Splatoon

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Ulala

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very different games

undertale OH GOD WHAT DONE HAVE I earthbound its ok guys he just fainted

undertale OH GOD WHAT DONE HAVE I earthbound its ok guys he just fainted

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Jamtine (my waifu)

PO 6 6 O G G

PO 6 6 O G G

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Shattered Steel

%100 2200 WEAP SHIELD DRIVE 세 세 80 1:51 E | 100 김

%100 2200 WEAP SHIELD DRIVE 세 세 80 1:51 E | 100 김

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Desert Strike

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| # X

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Cat Harvest Kitten: Harvest / Rescue

HARVEST Cats uprooted 1/96 RESCUE

HARVEST Cats uprooted 1/96 RESCUE

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Bagura/Buggler

B SUPER BMBIT ERMEN DARKTAILS-X

B SUPER BMBIT ERMEN DARKTAILS-X

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