Blizzard shared details about the release of Diablo Immortal in the Asia-Pacific region. China, with the exception of certain regions, was not on the list of countries.

NetEase now helps with the entry into the mobile market not only Blizzard, but also Bungie. It is said that the studios have been working together for more than two years on a mobile shooter game in the Destiny universe.

Chinese gaming giant NetEase has published a corporate report highlighting the state of affairs in the company. Among other things, a special place in it was given to the R&D conducted in the company.

On Sunday, the Chinese giant NetEase announced that it will not release Diablo Immortal in China yet. This happened just four days before the release of the game. As a result, the company’s shares crept down on Monday morning.

The Chinese giant NetEase summed up the financial results of the first quarter of 2022. During the reporting period, its gaming revenue increased by 15.3%, not least due to the successes of Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, Ghost World Chronicle and Naraka: Bladepoin (however, the company did not share figures for these titles).

The Chinese tech giant NetEase has a studio in Austin, Texas — Jackalope Games. According to the company, industry veteran Jack Emmert, who previously headed Cryptic Studios and Daybreak Game Company, will lead the American division.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has added them to the list of potential candidates for delisting. It is known that in addition to the gaming giant NetEase, it includes JD.com , Pinduoduo, Bilibili and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.

At the beginning of the week, the Chinese giant NetEase announced that it will soon release a collection of NFT cards for Onmyoji. The company promised to donate the money earned on tokens to save pandas. The estimated amount is ¥100 thousand ($15,17 thousand).

NetEase has published a financial report for the fourth quarter and the whole of 2021. Successful releases of Naraka: Bladepoint, Harry Potter: Magic Awakened and Revelation Mobile helped the Chinese company to increase gaming revenue. As a result, it has overtaken a number of other large companies in terms of revenue from games.

Chinese players have complained about the facial expressions of female characters in the mobile Harry Potter: Magic Awakened. Allegedly, they look too provocative and have obvious sexual overtones. NetEase has already apologized for the situation and explained the cause of the problem.Examples of facial expressions of female characters in Harry Potter: Magic Awakened

In the near future, the Chinese regulator will again issue licenses to online games. He hasn’t done it in four months. Against the background of such news, the shares of local giants Tencent and NetEase increased in price.

NetEase’s gaming revenue for the third quarter (ended September 30) was $2.5 billion. This is a record figure for a Chinese company. Not the least role in this was played by the successful launches of Naraka: Bladepoint and Harry Potter: Magic Awakened.Naraka: Bladepoint

Against the background of stricter laws regarding video games, more than 200 companies in China have pledged to independently regulate this area and cooperate with the authorities. They will take a number of measures to combat gambling addiction among teenagers — including using a facial recognition system.According to Reuters, the statement of the Chinese gaming association CGIGC was signed by a total of 213 companies.

On September 9, NetEase published Harry Potter: Magic Awakened in China, a mobile card game with an original combat system. For the whole first week, it holds the first place at the box office in the local App Store.

Toshihiro Nagoshi, creator of the Yakuza series, is close to leaving SEGA after 32 years at the company. According to media reports, the Japanese game designer’s next job will be NetEase. Thus, the Chinese giant wants to impose competition on Tencent in the Japanese console market.Toshihiro Nagoshi, photo: Jin Wang

Chinese authorities continue to look for new ways to regulate online business and video games. In just a day, the shares of local giants like Tencent and NetEase have sharply lost in price. This is due to an article in a state newspaper that equated games with drugs and called for stricter control measures of the industry.

Now the Chinese gaming industry is dominated by Tencent and NetEase. However, now ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has launched its own store and plans to compete with them by independently developing and releasing projects.Own store and publishing house

Leslie Benzies, who previously served as president of Rockstar North, has attracted investments of $42 million to develop a new game Everywhere. One of the investors was the Chinese giant NetEase.The funds will be received by the Benzis studio Build a Rocket Boy.

The Chinese company ByteDance is mainly engaged in social networks (TikTok, Douyin, Helo). But back in January, she began to strengthen her position in the gaming industry. Now ByteDance continues to follow the set course. Recently, the company has opened almost a thousand vacancies for its gaming division.