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Chinese gamers say goodbye to World of Warcraft and other Blizzard games

This multiplayer role-playing game is one of the most successful in its genre worldwide. | Font: Blizzard

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Chinese gamers”World of Warcraft“On Monday, they expressed regret that a successful online role-playing game is no longer available at the Asian giant due to commercial disputes between the American company. Blizzard and your local partner.

After disagreeing with the Chinese NetEase, Blizzard already announced in November that Chinese users would no longer be able to play”World of Warcraft“, as well as other star titles of the company, such as “Overwatch“, “Diablo III“either Home.

Servers for these games will stop working in China Tuesday at 00:00 (17:00 GMT on Monday).

End of an era

“This is the end,” wrote a user of the Weibo social network (an analogue of Twitter in China), who accompanied his message with a crying face emoji.

“This was not just a game, but the youthful memories of an entire generation,” said another user.

Set in a medieval fantasy universe, this online role-playing game has become a worldwide phenomenon, especially in the first decade of the 2000s.

Blizzard He ran “World of Warcraft” in China in 2008 thanks to a cooperation agreement with a Chinese Internet giant NetEase.

Foreign video game companies must cooperate with a local company to enter the Chinese market.

Blizzard D NetEase They ended their partnership in November after they failed to reach an agreement during negotiations to extend production contracts.

“These two companies are taking players hostage,” complained Wu, a 32-year-old graduate student and user of “World of Warcraft“since ten years ago.

But this gamer, who spent three hours a day playing role-playing games, prefers to see the glass half full before the servers close.

“I spent little time with my wife.World of Warcraftdisappear, I can forgive myself,” he says. (AFP)

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